Dad's Army Zealand in 2004–05, starring Jon English. Several sections of this stage show were filmed and have subsequently been included as extras on the final "Dad's Army" DVD. In April 2007, a new stage show was announced with cast members including Leslie Grantham as Private Walker and "Emmerdale" actor Peter Martin as Captain Mainwaring. The production contained the episodes "A Stripe for Frazer", "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker", "Room at the Bottom" and "The Deadly Attachment". Many of the TV episodes were remade for BBC Radio 4 with the original cast, although other actors played Walker after James Beck’s
Private Walker cameo appearance in the episode "My British Buddy". Walker is the second-youngest member of the platoon, the youngest being Private Pike. A pleasant and amiable (if slightly shifty) personality, Walker is nevertheless a constant thorn in Captain Mainwaring's side, for he doesn't share Mainwaring's idealism, and makes cheeky and witty interruptions during his serious lectures. However, despite this he is good-natured and loyal to his commanding officer and platoon comrades, and is a valuable asset to the platoon, owing to his many "business" connections and his ability to mysteriously conjure up almost anything that, due to the War, is rationed