The Dean Goes Primitive
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.
Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on 91¸£ÀûÉç 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
The Nurse …. Betty Baskcomb
'All Gas And Gaiters' started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on 91¸£ÀûÉç1 from 1966 to 1971.
Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in February 1971.
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