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The Bishop Gives a Party

Episode 9 of 13

The Bishop is taken with the Dean’s sister. However, he has a rival. Stars William Mervyn and Robertson Hare. From March 1971.

The Bishop is taken with the Dean’s sister. However, he has a rival.

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 Dean …. John Barron
Miss Chaffer …. Nan Munro
Hilary Pugh-Critchley …. Naomi Chance
Mrs Pugh-Critchley …. Joan Sanderson

'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 March 1971.

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30 minutes

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