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The Bishop Gives a Shove

All Gas and GaitersSeries 1
Episode 12 of 13

The Bishop sees a way to rid himself of the Dean. Adapted from TV with William Mervyn and John Barron. From 1971.

The Bishop sees a way to rid himself of the Dean.

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
Dobson …. Richard Caldicot
Butler …. David Jason
Workman …. Richard Griffiths

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 14 Sep 202504:30
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