Episode no.Series Nine
Episode 076 Story byJimmy Perry and David Croft Original air date9 October 1977
(recorded 1 July 1977)
"The Making of Private Pike" is the second episode of the ninth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on 9 October 1977.
Finally, Mainwaring has his own staff car. Pike, still heady from his raspberryade binge, borrows it to drive his new girlfriend to the cinema in Eastgate. Pike's naive and immature nature ruins the date. On the way back, however, and nine miles from Walmington, it runs out of petrol. It takes Pike all night to push it back. It's time for Wilson to have a serious word with the boy.
Cast
Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie as Private Frazer
Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender as Private Pike
Janet Davies as Mrs Pike
Bill Pertwee as ARP Warden Hodges
Frank Williams (actor) as Reverend Timothy Farthing