Delightful spin-off from Dad’s Army, also written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles. The war is now over and Arthur Wilson is manager of Swallows Bank. However, peace is shattered when Bert Hodges reappears with a surprising proposition for Frank Pike. The usual suspects John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee and Vivienne Martin all star.
This series is rather a strange concoction of circumstance in as much as it was intended as a vehicle for Arthur Lowe, to follow on from the role of George Mainwairing he had played in the very successful Dad's Army. A pilot was recorded with Arthur playing Mainwairing, some years after the war, retired from Swallows Bank and just back in the country after a longish stay abroad.
He has the idea of buying the decaying Frambourne Pier (a little up the coast to the familiar Walmington) and appraches a certain Arthur Wilson, the current manager of Swallows Bank, and the Town Council in order to get the renovations underway and the money he needs to do it. The Town Council are very keen as they have been trying to find the funds to demolish the pier and having it taken off their hands would save them a lot of money.
The pilot was recorded but, alas, shelved due to the death of Arthur Lowe of the 15th of April 1982. As Arthur had liked the idea and thought it to have potential, the writers re-wrote the storyline to include another former Dad's Army character, that of Warden Hodges, to take up the role that would have been Mainwairings.
The two zip files contain:
Episode Description
Episode Detail Summary
OTRR Group Certification Document
Pictures
Roger's Labels
Series Description
Series Log
It Sticks Out Half A Mile Intro.mp3
It Sticks Out Half A Mile (81-05-29) Pilot Show.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(83-11-13)(s01e01)TheBusinessProposition.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(83-11-20)(s01e02)TheBankLoan.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(83-11-27)(s01e03)WhoOwnedThePier.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(83-12-04)(s01e04)InspectingThePiles.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(83-12-11)(s01e05)PikeInLove.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(83-12-18)(s01e06)FriendsOfFranbournePier.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(84-01-01)(s01e07)TheFirstMeeting.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(84-01-08)(s01e08)Marooned.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(84-01-15)(s01e09)TheFancyDressParade.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(84-01-22)(s01e10)TheBuilder.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(84-01-29)(s01e11)WarDamage.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(84-02-05)(s01e12)ThePin-UpGirl.mp3
ItSticksOutHalfAMile(84-02-12)(s01e13)HiddenTreasure.mp3
X01 Arthur Lowe Biography.mp3
X02 Bill Pertwee Biography.mp3
X03 Ian Lavender Biography.mp3
X04 John Le Mesurier Biography.mp3
All episodes are 128-44 quality.
Sample Show:
It Sticks Out Half A Mile (83-11-13) (s01e01) The Business Proposition
FILES:
It Sticks Out Half A Mile (BBC) (OTRR Certified) 1-2.zip
It Sticks Out Half A Mile (BBC) (OTRR Certified) 2-2.zip
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