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Screen grab of Ian Lavender who plays Private Pike.<br />
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Never-seen-before film of the cast of Dad's Army behind the scenes has emerged to show Private Pike wasn't such a 'stupid boy' after all.<br />
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The home movie footage captures actor Ian Lavender doing the Times crossword as he prepares to face the audience during the stage version of the classic BBC comedy.<br />
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Dressed in his Home Guard uniform and with his trademark maroon scarf draped around his neck, the young actor is seen puffing on a cigarette with the paper on his lap.<br />
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Although his character Pvt Frank Pike was a simple mother's boy, actor Ian was known to be the most intelligent member of the cast.