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The Bishop Gives a Present

Episode 15 of 20

The Archdeacon's not too keen on celebrating the Dean's silver wedding. Stars Robertson Hare. From October 1972.

The Archdeacon's not too keen on celebrating the Dean's silver wedding.

Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV.

Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.

The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Bishop's Chaplain …. Jonathan Cecil
The Dean …. John Barron
Mrs Pugh-Critchley …. Joan Sanderson

All Gas and Gaiters started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on ´óÏó´«Ã½1 from 1966 to 1971.

Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in October 1972.

This programme is an off-air recording, and so does have a few issues with its technical quality – but we hope you enjoy it anyway.

30 minutes

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Mon 18 Mar 2024 03:00

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