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If the Cap Fits

Dad's Army Series 2
Episode 2 of 20

Captain Mainwaring promotes fractious Frazer with unexpected results. Adapted from 麻豆社 TV with John Laurie. From 1975.

When Captain Mainwaring decides to promote fractious Private Frazer, there are some unexpected results...

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 Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.

Captain Mainwaring 鈥�. Arthur Lowe
Sgt Wilson 鈥�. John Le Mesurier
Cpl Jones 鈥�. Clive Dunn
Pt Pike 鈥�. Ian Lavender
Pt Frazer 鈥�. John Laurie
Pt Godfrey 鈥�. Arnold Ridley
Warden Hodges 鈥�. Bill Pertwee
Col Square 鈥�. Geoffrey Lumsden
The Verger 鈥�. Edward Sinclair
Gen Menzies/Sgt McKenzie 鈥�. Fraser Kerr
Announcer/Newsreader 鈥�. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 1975.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 Jan 2026 02:30
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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  • Mon 14 Dec 2009 08:00
    麻豆社 Radio 7
  • Mon 14 Dec 2009 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 7
  • Mon 14 Dec 2009 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 7
  • Thu 15 Dec 2011 08:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 15 Dec 2011 12:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 15 Dec 2011 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 26 Sep 2013 08:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 26 Sep 2013 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 26 Sep 2013 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 15 Jun 2015 08:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 15 Jun 2015 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 15 Jun 2015 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 24 Apr 2017 08:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 24 Apr 2017 12:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 24 Apr 2017 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 29 Jul 2019 08:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 29 Jul 2019 12:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 29 Jul 2019 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 6 Aug 2021 08:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 6 Aug 2021 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 6 Aug 2021 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 2 Nov 2023 08:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 2 Nov 2023 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 3 Nov 2023 03:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 5 Jan 2026 07:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 5 Jan 2026 12:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 5 Jan 2026 18:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 6 Jan 2026 02:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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