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The bumbling civil servants' secretary is set to be lured away. With Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From March 1970.

The bumbling bureaucrats' secretary is set to be lured away...

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government offices and to all the others who spend their days there as well.

Number One ...... Deryck Guyler
Number Two ...... Richard Murdoch.
Mildred ...... Norma Ronald

With John Graham, Gordon Clyde and Jo Manning Wilson.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Producer: Edward Taylor,

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1970.

30 minutes

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