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The Bishop Gets A Letter

Episode 8 of 13

The Bishop is stung into taking action over poverty in a parish. Stars Derek Nimmo and Robertson Hare. From February 1971.

The Bishop is stung into taking action over poverty in a parish.

Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 …. Derek Nimmo
The Perpetual Curate of Stagmarsh …. James Hayter
Butler …. John Gabriel
The Farmer …. Peter Tuddenham

'All Gas And Gaiters' started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½1 from 1966 to 1971.

Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio

Producer: David Hatch.

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

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Aug 2025 04:30

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  • Sun 8 Nov 2020 08:30
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  • Sun 10 Aug 2025 04:30