´óÏó´«Ã½

The Bishop and Canon go head-to-head to acquire a rare Minton for their collections.

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

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

This programme is an off-air recording, so it's not the best technical quality – but we hope you enjoy it anyway.

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

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.