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Sergeant McGurk reveals why the British Army won the Battle of Culloden. 1770 America sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.

A wife returns, a daughter gives birth and Sergeant McGurk reveals the real reason the British Army won the Battle of Culloden.

The return of the sitcom set just before the American War of Independence,

Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.

Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Agnes …. Selina Griffiths

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.

30 minutes

Last on

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