It Sticks Out Half a Mile (radio series)
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It Sticks Out Half a Mile is a British radio sitcom, spun off from the television series Dad’s Army, that follows the comedic efforts to restore a dilapidated seaside pier after World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| It Sticks Out Half a Mile | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British radio sitcom
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radio spin-off ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dad's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
comedy of bureaucracy
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postwar reconstruction ⓘ small-town community life ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1983 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Radio 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | post-World War II events ⓘ |
| format | radio series ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arthur Wilson
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Bert Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Pike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
character-driven comedy
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workplace comedy ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Dad's Army (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1984 ⓘ |
| mainPlot | restoration of a dilapidated seaside pier ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | attempts to save and run a pier as a business ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastMedium | analog radio ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Radio 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Dad's Army franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Martin Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| settingLocation | British seaside town ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| spinOffFrom | Dad's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Bill Pertwee
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Ian Lavender NERFINISHED ⓘ John Le Mesurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult radio listeners ⓘ |
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