7. The Recruit (1973)
Capt. Mainwaring has gone into hospital for an operation on ingrowing toenails. Meanwhile Wilson as acting CO has asked the vicar and the verger to join the platoon to make up the numbers. Note: This is the first episode not to feature James Beck as Pte. Joe Walker, although Beck is still included in the closing credits.
Release date: 1973-12-12
Season number: 6
Episode number: 7
Runtime: 29 minutes
Cast
Arthur Lowe
as Captain George Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Clive Dunn
as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones
John Laurie
as Private James Frazer
Arnold Ridley
as Private Charles Godfrey
Ian Lavender
as Private Frank Pike
Bill Pertwee
as ARP Warden Bert Hodges
Edward Sinclair
as Maurice Yeatman
Frank Williams
as Reverend Timothy Farthing
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James Beck - Private Joe Walker, Colin Bean - Private Sponge, Talfryn Thomas - Private Cheeseman, Janet Davies - Mavis Pike