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A Motley Crew
A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling civil servants all at sea. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From July 1977.
A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling bureaucrats all at sea.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
Lennox-Brown …. Deryck Guyler
Lamb …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin …. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin/O’Leary …. Ronald Baddiley
Pilot/Mr Hoover …. John Graham
Daphne …. Hilary Pritchard
Newsreader …. Bryan Martin
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in July 1977.
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