An episode of Dad’s Army not seen since it was first broadcast as part of the original BBC series nearly 47 years ago has been turned into an animation to be released next month exclusively by the BBC Store.

In A Stripe for Frazer Captain Mainwaring makes Frazer a Lance Corporal but soon regrets doing so. Newly promoted Frazer vies with Lance Corporal Jones for Mainwaring’s favour and resorts to issuing a series of increasingly bizarre charge sheets to the consternation of Mainwaring and other members of the Platoon.

The episode was one of three from the second series that was lost, by either being recorded over or simply discarded by the BBC, but a high quality audio recording of it was recently found, which enabled the animators to recreate the sitcom classic as a 30-minute flash animation.

As part of the celebration of Dad's Army BBC Store is inviting fans to nominate their favourite episodes for inclusion in an exclusive BBC Store Best Of Dad’s Army Collection by tweeting suggestions @BBCStore #BestDadsArmy or posting them on the BBC Store Facebook page.

Jonathan Green, Director BBC Store says, “As the UK renews its love affair with Dad’s Army we’re delighted to be bringing fans an exclusive chance to buy this brilliant lost episode which has been missing from the Dad’s Army portfolio for nearly half a century.”

A Stripe For Frazer will be available exclusively on BBC Store from Thursday 4th February, 2016.

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