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The Bishop Shows His Loyalty

All Gas and GaitersSeries 2
Episode 19 of 20

4 Extra Debut. The Bishop uses The Dean’s misfortune to fulfil a royal ambition. Stars William Mervyn. From November 1972.

The Bishop uses The Dean’s misfortune to fulfil a royal ambition.

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 …. Jonathan Cecil
The Dean …. John Barron
Mrs Pugh-Critchley …. Joan Sanderson

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 November 1972.

**** This programme is an off-air recording, and so does have a few issues with its technical quality – but we hope you enjoy it anyway.

30 minutes

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