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Christmas Spirit

The bumbling civil servants are acting like Scrooge! Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Re-recording from April 1980.

The bungling bureaucrats are acting like Scrooge!

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.

Lennox-Brown 鈥�. Deryck Guyler
Lamb 鈥�. Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin 鈥�. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin 鈥�. Ronald Baddeley
Crawley 鈥�. John Graham

This is one of 14 lost shows re-recorded by the cast in 1980.

It had never been broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977.

Written and Produced by Edward Taylor.

30 minutes

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