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The Bishop Buys a Car

Episode 3 of 20

The Bishop’s plan to become a motorist backfires. Stars William Mervyn and John Barron. From August 1972.

The Bishop’s plan to become a motorist backfires.

Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV.

Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.

The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
Noote - Bishop's Chaplain …. Jonathan Cecil
The Dean …. John Barron

With Doris Hare, George Woodbridge, Betty Baskcomb and Neil McDermott.

'All Gas And Gaiters' started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1 from 1966 to 1971.

Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 1972.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Feb 2022 09:00

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  • Sun 6 Feb 2022 09:00