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The Admiral's Present

The Navy LarkSeries 2
Episode 23 of 26

The officers are ordered to attend a party to celebrate the Admiral's 50 years of service. Stars Jon Pertwee. From March 1960.

The officers of HMS Troutbridge are ordered to attend a party to celebrate the Admiral's 50 years of service.

Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Commander Povey, Ronnie Barker as Lt Commander Stanton, Heather Chasen as Mrs Povey, Michael Bates as the Rating and Tenniel Evans as the Admiral.

The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series on BBC Radio between 1959 and 1976.

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1960.

30 minutes

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