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 |
Documentaries and Collateral Material
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