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The Bishop is Hospitable

Episode 14 of 20

A Church Times journalist and an exotic dancer cause havoc in The Bishop’s Palace. Stars William Mervyn. From October 1972.

A Church Times journalist and an exotic dancer cause havoc in The Bishop’s Palace.

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
Toni Rogers …. Margaret Woolfit

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

Last on

Mon 11 Mar 2024 03:00

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