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Women on Board

Episode 3 of 13

Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow takes a shine to the company chairman's daughter. Stars Richard Briers. From June 1969.

The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow. Sparrow takes a shine to the company chairman's daughter.

Starring Richard Briers

Adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.

Simon Sparrow..........................Richard Briers
Sir Lancelot Spratt……………..Geoffrey Sumner
Jock Hornby……………………….Ray Cooney
Easter…………………………………Peter Jones
Edna Swithenbank…………….Joan Sanderson
Wendy Swithenbank………….Norma Ronald

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1969.

30 minutes

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