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The Bishop Buys a Mug

All Gas and GaitersSeries 2
Episode 11 of 20

The Bishop and Canon go head-to-head to acquire a rare Minton for their collections. Stars William Mervyn. From October 1972.

The Bishop and Canon go head-to-head to acquire a rare Minton for their collections.

Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on BBC TV.

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

This programme is an off-air recording, so it's not the best technical quality – but we hope you enjoy it anyway.

The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Bishop's Chaplain …. Jonathan Cecil
The Dean …. John Barron
Mrs Pugh-Critchley …. Joan Sanderson
Canon Hodges .... Erik Chitty

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: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1972.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Feb 202403:00
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