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060 - The Recruit |
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| Script | Jimmy Perry and David Croft |
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| Director | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Recorded | July 22, 1973 |
| Original transmission | December 12, 1973 6.50pm |
| Series | Six |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Original Viewing Figures | 11.5 million |
| Preceded by | Things that Go Bump in the Night |
| Followed by | Everybody's Trucking |
The Recruit is the seventh episode of the sixth series of the British television sitcom Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on 12 December 1973.
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Synopsis
Captain Mainwaring is indisposed due to an ingrowing toenail, so Sergeant Wilson takes charge temporarily of the platoon. When, however, he allows the vicar and the verger to join the ranks, the rest of the men are far from happy.
Plot
Notes
This is the first episode not to feature James Beck, who was in a coma during its recording. James passed away shortly thereafter and is still credited during the end credits. Walker's absence in this episode is explained by a note left in Walker's place reading "Gone to the smoke". Following this episode the character was never seen or referred to again.
Cast
| Cast | Characters |
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| Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
| John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
| Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
| John Laurie | Private Frazer |
| Arnold Ridley | Private Godfrey |
| Ian Lavender | Private Pike |
| Bill Pertwee | ARP Warden Hodges |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Frank Williams | The Vicar |
| Susan Majolier | Nurse |
| Lindsey Dunn | Hamish, the Small Boy |
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