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Keep Young and Beautiful

Episode 4 of 26

New War Office policy sparks drastic action amongst the platoon's old guard. Adapted from TV with Clive Dunn. From April 1976.

New War Office policy sparks drastic action amongst the platoon's old guard.

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Wig Maker …. Michael Burlington
Announcer …. John Snagge

Additional music by Dennis Gomm.

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 in April 1976.

30 minutes

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