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The Struggle for Promotion
Episode 7 of 19
A new naval directive lets Pertwee apply for a commission. Stars Leslie Phillips and Michael Bates. From November 1963.
A new naval directive lets Pertwee apply for a commission.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather and Michael Bates as the Padre and Tenniel Evans as Taffy Goldstein.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Light Programme in November 1963.
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