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The Dean Goes Primitive

All Gas and Gaiters Series 1
Episode 7 of 13

The Bishop’s comfy throne is in peril when the Dean redesigns the cathedral interior. Stars William Mervyn. From February 1971.

The Bishop’s comfy throne is in peril when the Dean redesigns the interior of the cathedral.

The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½1 from 1966 to 1971.

Adapted from their TV script 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
The Nurse …. Betty Baskcomb

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in February 1971.

30 minutes

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