Private Pike

Private Pike
Dad's Army character
First appearanceThe Man and the Hour
Last appearanceNever Too Old
Portrayed byIan Lavender
Blake Harrison[1]
Tom Rosenthal[2]
In-universe information
Full nameFrank Pike
OccupationBank clerk
RelativesArthur Wilson (father)
Mavis Pike (mother)
Unnamed Half-Sister
George (uncle)
Lettice (great-aunt)
NationalityBritish
Affiliated withHome Guard

Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk, first portrayed by actor Ian Lavender in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. 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".[3]

  1. ^ "Blake Harrison as 'you stupid boy Pike'". ITV.
  2. ^ "Dad's Army Private Pike: 'I've always been a stupid boy' | Express.co.uk". express.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Ian Lavender: 'Dad's Army cost me a career in the movies'". the Guardian. 7 August 2014.