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Commodore Goldstein
Episode 17 of 20
Hard-up able seaman 'Taffy' finds himself mistakenly promoted. Stars Ronnie Barker and Tenniel Evans. From February 1961.
Hard up Able Seaman 'Taffy' finds himself mistakenly promoted aboard HMS Troutbridge.
Stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman 'Fatso' Johnson, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, Teniel Evans as LS Goldstein and Heather Chasen as WREN Chasen.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1961.
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