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A Bird in the Hand

Parsley SidingsSeries 2
Episode 6 of 10

A rare gull spotted during a station spring-clean, sparks chaos! Starring Arthur Lowe. From November 1973.

A rare gull spotted during a station spring-clean, sparks chaos on the railway!

Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.

Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station.

Horace Hepplewhite …. Arthur Lowe
Valentine/Bradshaw/Editor …. Kenneth Connor
Gloria Simpkins…. Liz Fraser
Bert Hepplewhite …. Ian Lavender
Train Driver …. John Baddeley

Recorded off-air and returned to the BBC archive.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1973.

30 minutes

Last on

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