High & Dry (1987 TV series)

High & Dry is a 1987 British television sitcom produced by Ronnie Baxter for Yorkshire Television and starring Bernard Cribbins, Richard Wilson, Angus Barnett and Vivienne Martin. It was written by Harold Snoad (under the pseudonym Alan Sherwood as he was then contracted to the BBC) and Michael Knowles. It was a television adaption of the BBC radio series It Sticks Out Half a Mile, a sequel to Dad's Army.

High & Dry
GenreComedy
Created byHarold Snoad
(as Alan Sherwood)
Michael Knowles
StarringBernard Cribbins
Richard Wilson
Angus Barnett
Vivienne Martin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7 (+ 1 BBC pilot)
Production
ProducerRonnie Baxter
Running time25 minutes
Production companyYorkshire Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release7 January (1987-01-07) 
18 February 1987 (1987-02-18)

Following a pilot episode for BBC Television broadcast in 1985 under the title Walking the Planks, the writers took the concept to the ITV company. Only one series was made.

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