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The Bishop Gives a Shove

All Gas and Gaiters Series 1
Episode 12 of 13

The Bishop sees a way to rid himself of the Dean. Adapted from TV with William Mervyn and John Barron. From 1971.

The Bishop sees a way to rid himself of the Dean.

Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on 麻豆社 TV.

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

The Archdeacon 鈥�. Robertson Hare
The Bishop 鈥�. William Mervyn
The Bishop's Chaplain 鈥�. Derek Nimmo
The Dean 鈥�. John Barron
Dobson 鈥�. Richard Caldicot
Butler 鈥�. David Jason
Workman 鈥�. Richard Griffiths

All Gas And Gaiters' started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on 麻豆社1 from 1966 to 1971.

Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in March 1971.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Sep 2025 04:30
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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  • Sun 6 Dec 2020 08:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 13 Sep 2025 09:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 13 Sep 2025 20:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 14 Sep 2025 04:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra