The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker 2635537 196758460 2008-03-08T13:27:02Z Tim! 203786 cat ==TV episode== {{Infobox Dad's Army |episode_number episode_name=009 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker |script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft |director=David Croft |producer=David Croft |recorded=Sunday 27/10/68 |original_transmission=Saturday 15/3/69 7.00pm |series=Two |length=30 minutes |viewing_figures=11.3 million |preceding=[[The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage]] |following=[[Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret]] }} '''''The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker''''' is an episode in the [[United Kingdom|British]] comedy series [[Dad's Army]]. It was originally transmitted on Saturday [[15 March]] [[1969]]. ===Synopsis=== To his complete surprise, Walker receives his call-up papers. Mainwaring tries his best to get them to reconsider. ===Plot=== When Walker is called up, he applies to the Military Service Hardship Committee, who reject him on the grounds that he doesn't keep books for his business. After Jones' attempts to sabotage his medical test fail, he is invalided out because he's allergic to [[Corned beef]]. ===Notes=== #This episode is currently missing from the BBC's television archives after they wiped them so they could reuse the tapes. This is one of three Dad's Army episodes that are still [[Dad's Army missing episodes|missing]] from the archives. The others are [[A Stripe for Frazer]] and [[Under Fire (Dad's Army episode)|Under Fire]]. ===Cast=== {| class="wikitable" !Cast !Characters |- |[[Arthur Lowe]] |[[Captain Mainwaring]] |- |[[John Le Mesurier]] |[[Sergeant Wilson]] |- |[[Clive Dunn]] |[[Lance Corporal Jones]] |- |[[John Laurie]] |[[Private Frazer]] |- |[[James Beck]] |[[Private Walker]] |- |[[Arnold Ridley]] |[[Private Godfrey]] |- |[[Ian Lavender]] |[[Private Pike]] |- |[[Anthony Sharp]] |Brigadier (War Office) |- |[[Diana King (actress)|Diana King]] |Chairwoman |- |[[Patrick Waddington]] |Brigadier |- |[[Edward Evans (actor)|Edward Evans]] |Mr Reed |- |[[Michael Knowles (actor)|Michael Knowles]] |Captain Cutts |- |[[Gilda Perry]] |Blonde |- |[[Larry Martyn]] |Soldier |- |[[Robert Lankesheer]] |Medical Officer |- |[[Colin Bean]] |[[List of characters in Dad's Army#Recurring characters#Other platoon members|Private Sponge]] |- |} ==Radio episode== {{Infobox Dad's Army |episode_number episode_name=014 - The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Walker |script=Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles |director= |producer=John Dyas |recorded=Friday 20/7/73 |original_transmission=Monday 22/4/74, 6.15pm |series=One |length=30 minutes |viewing_figures=1.2 million |preceding=[[The Showing Up of Corporal Jones#Radio episode|The Showing Up of Corporal Jones]] |following=[[The Lion Has Phones#Radio episode|Sorry, Wrong Number]] }} ===Synopsis=== ===Plot=== ===Notes=== ===Cast=== ==References== *{{cite book|title=The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army|author=Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard|date=2000|publisher=Orion|isbn= 0-75284-637-X}} *{{imdb title|0552328}} *{{tv.com episode|67050}} {{dadsarmy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker}} [[Category:Dad's Army radio episodes]] [[Category:Dad's Army episodes]] [[Category:Lost BBC episodes]] [[Category:1969 television episodes]] {{DadsArmy-tv-stub}}