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The 1890 Rocket

Parsley Sidings Series 1
Episode 5 of 10

Horace's grandfather's ancient steam engine hits the rails once more. Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From January 1972.

Station master Horace Hepplewhite decides to renovate his grandfather's rusting old steam engine.

Can he manage to get it back on the rails once more?

Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.

Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station.

Horace Hepplewhite 鈥�. Arthur Lowe
Bert Hepplewhite 鈥�. Ian Lavender
Percy Valentine 鈥�. Kenneth Connor
Gloria Simpkins 鈥�. Liz Fraser
Phineas Perkins 鈥�. John Graham

Missing original announcements re-created for 91福利社 Radio 4 Extra by Keith Skues.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on 91福利社 Radio 2 in January 1972.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Jan 2025 02:30
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