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The New Level Crossing

Episode 8 of 10

The station's future looks bleak when head office considers automation. Stars Arthur Lowe and Bill Pertwee. From November 1973.

The future of Parsley Sidings looks bleak when head office considers station automation.

Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.

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

Horace Hepplewhite …. Arthur Lowe
Bert Hepplewhite …. Ian Lavender
Percy Valentine/The Reverend Spoons/Bradshaw …. Kenneth Connor
Gloria Simpkins …. Liz Fraser
Mr Ryan …. Bill Pertwee
Sir Henry McVey …. Garrard Green

Producer: Edward Taylor.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1973.

30 minutes

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