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The Captain's Problem

Episode 6 of 13

More chaos afloat as Simon Sparrow tries to diagnose a particular patient's ailments. Stars Richard Briers. From July 1969.

Ship's doctor Simon Sparrow diagnoses trouble ahead with Captain Spratt!

The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.

CAST:

Simon Sparrow …. Richard Briers
Captain Spratt …. Geoffrey Sumner
First Mate Jock Hornbeam …. Ray Cooney
Colonel Smith …. Edward Cast
Easter …. Peter Jones

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1969.

30 minutes

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