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The Bishop Goes to Town

All Gas and GaitersSeries 1
Episode 10 of 13

The Bishop hopes to buy an ancient book to display at St. Ogg’s. Adapted from TV with William Mervyn and Derek Nimmo. From 1971.

The Bishop hopes to buy an ancient book at auction to display at St. Ogg’s.

Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on BBC TV.

Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.

The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Bishop's Chaplain …. Derek Nimmo
The Dean …. John Barron

With:

Betty Baskcomb
Nigel Lambert
Patrick Tull

'All Gas And Gaiters' started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971.

Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 31 Aug 202504:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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