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The Bishop Gains a Reputation
Episode 10 of 20
Clerical confusion abounds over the Archdeacon's tell-all book. Written for radio. Stars Robertson Hare. From July 1972.
Clerical confusion abounds over the Archdeacon's tell-all book.
Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on BBC TV.
Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Dean …. John Barron
The Bishop's Chaplain …. Jonathan Cecil
Mr Brown ...... Michael Kilgarriff
All Gas and Gaiters started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971.
Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
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