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Goodbye Private Pike! Last remaining Dad's Army star Ian Lavender is laid to rest in Suffolk funeral as Alfie Boe performs and Tim Healy and Rick Wakeman pay their respects
The actor, best known as the young Private Pike, was the last remaining main cast member from the wartime-set BBC show and died on Friday, February 2 aged 77.
The actor, best known as the young Private Pike, was the last remaining main cast member from the wartime-set BBC show and died on Friday, February 2 aged 77, with his wife and sons at his side. As Pike, Lavender was a comedic stooge in the series, frequently berated as a 'stupid boy' by the troupe's Captain Mainwairing, played by Arthur Lowe, although the other members of the reserve army behaved more warmly to him. Commissioned for an eight-week stint, Dad's Army proved such a runaway success that it lasted from 1968 to 1977 (Pictured: Clive Dunn, Ian Lavender and Arthur Lowe in 1974 episode 'The Godiva Affair')
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