All Gas and Gaiters

Last Edited: 07-Jul-2012 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.



Cast:

DN = Derek Nimmo (Mervyn Noote)
WM = William Mervyn (The Bishop)
RH = Robertson Hare (The Archdeacon)
JB = John Barron (The Dean)
JC = Jonathan Cecil (Mervyn Noote)


With:
AC = Alan Cuthbertson
AD = Anne Davidson
BB = Betty Bascombe
BBY = Ballard Berkley
BHW = Betty Huntley-White
BM = Billy Milton
DG = Deryck Guyler
DH = Doris Hare
DJ = David Jason
DJN = Dudley Jones
EP = Elizabeth Proud
ES = Eva Stuart
FA = Frank Abbott
FW = Frank Williams
GC = Gerald Cross
GW = George Woodbridge
HP = Hugh Paddick
IB = Ingrid Bauer
JM = Joan Munro
JG = John Gabriel
JH = James Hayter
JK = Jo Kendall
JMK = Julia McKenzie
JS = Joan Sanderson


JSN = John Sampson
KC = Kenneth Connor
KV = Kate Vinci
MB = Margot Boyd
MH = Malcolm Hayes
MKG = Michael Kilgarrith
MW = Joe Manning Wilson
NC = Naomi Chance
NL = Nigel Lambert
NM = Neil McDermott
PJ = Peter Jones
PK = Pat Keene
PT = Patrick Towle
PTT = Peter Tottenham
RA = Rosalind Adams
RB = Robin Brandt
RC = Richard Caldicot
RP = Ronald Pauper
RG = Richard Griffith
SB = Sean Barrett
SF = Sonia Fraser
SK = Sam Kidd
TR = Tanya Robinson


Written by Edwin Apps and  Pauline Devaney
Producers David Hatch, John Dyas


First produced on television then transferred to BBC R4. The two radio series were produced on either side of the fifth and final series on TV.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
05-Jan-1971
1-1
The Bishop Rides Again
RH, WM, DN, JB, RA, IB, AD, FA
PD/EA
DH
29:39, 6950, M
Encoding/ bandwidth
12-Jan-1971
1-2
The Bishop Writes a Sermon
RH, WM, DN, JB, FA
PD/EA
DH
29:23, 6887, M
Encoding/ bandwidth
19-Jan-1971
R7:
01-Aug-2003
1-3
The Bishop Meets a Bird
RH, WM, DN, JB, PJ, MB, MW, SB, RP
PD/EA
DH
26:52, 25199, M2
26-Jan-1971
1-4
The Bishop Turns to Crime
RH, WM, DN, JB, KC, SK, RP
PD/EA
DH
31:27, 7372, M
Encoding/ bandwidth, slow
02-Feb-1971
1-5
The Bishop Sees a Ghost
RH, WM, DN, JB, JS, GC, RP
PD/EA
DH
29:59, 7028, M
Encoding/ bandwidth
09-Feb-1971
R7:
08-Aug-2003
1-6
Only Three Can Play (AKA The Train Game)
RH, WM, DN, JB, EP, SF, ES
PD/EA
DH
28:24, 26628, M2
16-Feb-1971
1-7
The Dean Goes Primitive
RH, WM, DN, JB, …
PD/EA
DH
28:34, 6696, M
Credits missing, clipping
23-Feb-1971
1-8
The Bishop Gets a Letter
RH, WM, DN, JH, JG, PTT
PD/EA
DH
28:58, 6790, M
02-Mar-1971
1-9
The Bishop Gives a Party
RH, WM, DN, JB, NC, JS, AM
PD/EA
DH
30:35, 7169, M
Flutter/wow, slow
09-Mar-1971
1-10
The Bishop Goes to Town
RH, WM, DN, JB, BB, NL, PT
PD/EA
DH
29:21, 6880, M
Flutter/wow, slow
16-Mar-1971
R7:
15-Aug-2003
1-11
Give a Dog a Bad Name
RH, WM, DN, JB, JS, TR
PD/EA
DH
26:56, 25264, M2
23-Mar-1971
1-12
The Bishop Gives a Shove
RH, WM, DN, JB, RC, DJ, RG
PD/EA
DH
30:18, 7016, M
Encoding/ bandwidth, slow
30-Mar-1971
1-13
The Bishop Pays a Visit
RH, WM, DN, JB
PD/EA
DH
31:31, 7387, M
slow
24-Jul-1972
R7:
22-Aug-2003
2-1
The Bishop Learns the Facts
RH, WM, JB, JC, JK, BB
PD/EA
DH
26:56, 25264, M2
31-Jul-1972
R7:
29-Aug-2003
2-2
The Bishop Takes a Holiday
RH, WM, JB, JC, DH, GW, BB, NM
PD/EA
DH
26:58, 25288, M2
07-Aug-1972
2-3
The Bishop Buys a Car
RH, WM, JB, JC,
PD/EA
DH
29:23, 6887, M
Credits missing, slow, hiss
14-Aug-1972
2-4
The Bishop Gets the Sack
RH, WM, JB, JC, HP
PD/EA
DH
29:44, 6969, M
Credits missing, slow, bandwith/ encoding
21-Aug-1972
2-5
The Bishop Has a Flutter
RH, WM, JB, JC, BBY, MH, JSN, MW
PD/EA
DH
30:28, 7141, M
28-Aug-1972
2-6
The Affair at Cookham Lock
RH, WM, JB, JC, KV, JSN, MW
PD/EA
DH
29:21, 6880, M
Slow, encoding/ bandwidth
04-Sep-1972
2-7
The Bishop Loves His Neighbour
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS
PD/EA
JD
29:37, 6942, M
missing start, muffled, clipping
11-Sep-1972
2-8
The Bishop Beats the System
RH, WM, JB, JC, DG, RB
PD/EA
JD
29:41, 6959, M
18-Sep-1972
2-9
The Bishop Entertains
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS, BHW, AC, PK
PD/EA
JD
28:40, 6719, M
muffled, bandwidth, hiss
25-Sep-1972
R7:
05-Sep-2003
2-10
The Bishop Gains a Reputation
RH, WM, JB, JC, MKG
PD/EA
JD
26:54, 25218, M2
02-Oct-1972
2-11
The Bishop Buys a Mug
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS, EC
PD/EA
JD
29:55, 7017, M
hiss, muffled
09-Oct-1972
2-12
The Bishop Loses His Chaplain
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS, JMK, MKG
PD/EA
JD
30:51, 7231, M
slow, muffled
16-Oct-1972
R7:
12-Sep-2003
2-13
When in Rome
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS
PD/EA
JD
26:55, 25246, M2
23-Oct-1972
2-14
The Bishop Is Hospitable
RH, WM, JB, JC, …
PD/EA
JD
29:39, 6955, M
muffled, hiss, end missing
30-Oct-1972
R7:
19-Sep-2003
2-15
The Bishop Gives a Present
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS
PD/EA
JD
29:54, 28038, M2
06-Nov-1972
2-16
The Bishop Takes Up Business
RH, WM, JB, JC, BM
PD/EA
JD
29:09, 6833, M
13-Nov-1972
2-17
The Bishop Keeps His Diary
RH, WM, JB, JC
PD/EA
JD
29:07, 6827, M
20-Nov-1972
R7:
26-Sep-2003
2-18
The Bishop Warms Up
RH, WM, JB, JC, HP, FW, DJN
PD/EA
JD
29:30, 27672, M2
27-Nov-1972
2-19
The Bishop Shows His Loyalty
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS
PD/EA
JD
28:33, 26830, m
end credits spliced from an inferior recording
04-Dec-1972
R7:
03-Oct-2003
2-20
The Bishop Has a Rest
RH, WM, JB, JC, JS
PD/EA
JD
29:30, 25006, M2

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