Radio
Episode 12: Something Nasty in the Vault
 Based
on the TV episode Something Nasty
In The Vault (1969)
Studio Recording: Monday 23rd
July 1973
Original
Broadcast: Monday 15th April 1974, BBC Radio 4,
6.15pm
Adapted for Radio by Michael Knowles & Harold Snoad,
Based on the Television Scripts by Jimmy Perry & David
Croft.
Produced By John Dyas.
Mr. West
from head office visits Swallows bank in Walmington On Sea, but
during an air raid Captain Mainwaring (the Bank Manager) ensures
everyone goes undercover.
Returning
from the shelter, both Mainwaring and Wilson fall into a hole
in the bank vault and are left holding a German bomb. The rest
of the platoon then congregate in the bank to take immediate action
and perform a rescue of their commanding officer's.
Cast:
Arthur Lowe
(Captain Mainwaring) , John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Wilson),
Clive Dunn (Lance Corporal Jones), John Laurie (Private
Frazer), Ian Lavender (Private Pike), Bill Pertwee
(The ARP Warden), John Barron (Mr. West), Frank
Thornton (Captain Rogers), Elizabeth Morgan (Janet King),
John Snagge (BBC Announcer)
 Now,
Pay Attention...
Perhaps one of the
fondest remembered episodes of Dad's Army, the
radio version, again differs slightly to what went before
on television, perhaps because the central action of this
episode centres around Mainwaring and Wilson who are holding
the bomb in the bank vault.
Although
niether the characters of Godfrey or Walker appear, Jones,
Frazer and Pike are in great prominence. Also listen out
for the only radio appearance of Janet King (played here
by Elizabeth Morgan). Miss King never featured in the
TV version of this episode but was a regular throughout
the first TV Series when played by Caroline Dowdeswell.
Famous guest stars for this episode are John Barron as
Mr.West (C.J. from Reginald Perrin) and Frank Thornton
(Captain Peacock from Are You Being Served).
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Available
on BBC Radio Collection Cassette: Dad's
Army 5 - Sorry Wrong Number
Dad's
Army Radio Episode Guide
Written,
researched and designed by Andy Howells (c) 2003. Design revised:
Andy Howells (C) 2003.
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