Only Three Can Play
Will Noote's playing away ruin the clerics' game? Adapted from TV with Derek Nimmo and William Mervyn. From February 1971.
The Bishop, Archdeacon and Bishop's Chaplain regularly enjoy their own board game of imaginary railway journeys - until Noote gets distracted by an attractive neighbour...
The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1 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 - Noote …. Derek Nimmo
The Dean …. John Barron
Christine …. Elizabeth Proud
Mrs Buckley …. Sonia Fraser
Granny …. Eva Stuart
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in February 1971.
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