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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.

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 …. Derek Nimmo
The Perpetual Curate of Stagmarsh …. James Hayter
Butler …. John Gabriel
The Farmer …. Peter Tuddenham

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in February 1971.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 8 Nov 2020 08:30

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  • Sun 8 Nov 2020 08:30