Private Pike
| Private Pike | |
|---|---|
| Dad's Army character | |
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| First appearance | The Man and the Hour |
| Last appearance | Never Too Old |
| Portrayed by |
Ian Lavender Blake Harrison |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Relatives |
Arthur Wilson (father) Mavis Pike (mother) Unnamed Half-Sister George (uncle) Lettice (great-aunt) |
| Affiliated with | Home Guard |
Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk; he was appointed as the platoon's information officer by Captain Mainwaring in The Man and the Hour. He is frequently referred to by Captain Mainwaring as "stupid boy". In the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army he was portrayed by Ian Lavender.
Pike was born in 1922, and is the youngest of the Walmington-on-Sea platoon. Aged 17 when the series begins, he is not old enough to join the army, although presumably he has reached, or is nearing, his 18th birthday when he is about to receive call-up papers in When You've Got to Go; in the event, it is revealed that he has a rare blood type that excludes him from military service. In War Dance, it is revealed to Mainwaring from Wilson that Pike "is going on 19". He lives in the shadow of his bossy and over-protective mother, Mavis Pike, who is in a relationship with Sergeant Wilson, referred to by Pike as "Uncle Arthur", who is hinted to be Pike's father. If so, he also has an older half-sister by Wilson's estranged wife. (The writers, Jimmy Perry and David Croft, confirmed after the series that Wilson was Pike's father. This was also revealed in the Radio Series (and sequel to Dad's Army) - It Sticks Out Half a Mile where Mainwaring meets Wilson in the branch at Frambourne, where Wilson is the Manager. On chatting to Wilson, he says "And how's your son?" Wilson laughs in an embarrassed tone and says that he has left the bank and is now Under Manager. Wilson's tone shows that he must be the father and Mainwarings question shows that he knows the truth. His mother is supposedly a widow; it is unclear if there ever really was a Mr. Pike, as he is never clearly mentioned. (However, if she is a widow, then Mr. Pike would have died when Pike was a baby, or may have died before Pike was born or even conceived, as he initially called Wilson "Daddy" until told to call him "Uncle.")
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