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The Bishop Has a Rest
Episode 20 of 20
A peaceful Saturday afternoon at St Oggs is rudely interrupted. Stars William Mervyn and Jonathan Cecil. From December 1972.
The Bishop’s dream of a peaceful Saturday afternoon at St Oggs is rudely interrupted.
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 Bishop's Chaplain …. Jonathan Cecil
The Dean …. John Barron
Mrs Pugh-Critchley …. Joan Sanderson
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 December 1972.
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