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All Gas and Gaiters: Series 1 and 2

By: Pauline Devaney, Edwin Apps
Narrated by: Derek Nimmo, Full Cast, John Barron, Jonathan Cecil, Robertson Hare, William Mervyn
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Summary

TV’s first ecclesiastical comedy, All Gas and Gaiters was enjoyed by over 10 million viewers on BBC One between 1966 and 1971. Written by husband-and-wife-team Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, it was so popular that a selection of scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio with the same star cast as the television series.

Robertson Hare starred as the Archdeacon of the fictional St Ogg’s Cathedral. An elderly gentleman fond of a tipple and with an eye for the ladies, he shares the cloisters with his clerical companions, the easy-going Bishop (William Mervyn) and the naïve, accident-prone Chaplain (Derek Nimmo and Jonathan Cecil). All they want is a quiet life – but this wish is constantly thwarted by the overbearing Dean (John Barron), and all too often, chaos and confusion abound as they are caught up in a series of hilarious misadventures.

This collection comprises all 33 episodes of the classic comedy. Among the guest stars are David Jason, Richard Caldicot, Doris Hare, Hugh Paddick, Deryck Guyler and Julia McKenzie.

Written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin App

Produced by David Hatch and John Dyas

Cast
Archdeacon……………………Robert Hare
Bishop……………………William Mervyn
Bishop’s Chaplain (The Reverend Mervyn Noote)……………………Derek Nimmo/Jonathan Cecil
Dean……………………John Barron

Please note: the sound quality of this title may vary due to the age of the recordings

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classic comedy

love these, just harmless innocent humor. the bbc has alway lead the way with this.

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A great show which was as popular in its time as Dad’s Army or Father Ted became!

A fantastic template for many great shows that followed, including Father Ted. The cast are superb and the whole thing extremely well written. Brilliant!

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Hilarious

This is an old series. So old I can't even remember it mores the pity because it is very funny. Being set in a fictitious deanery with clergy people, there's no swearing, a little suggestive humour on occasions but on the whole its very good, very clean, very funny and well worth buying. Joan Hickson makes a fantastic deans wife and John Barron as the Dean is absolutely spot on. Both utterly frightful both laugh out loud characters. Robson Hare plays a wonderful Archdeacon with a real weakness for sherry. He's not an actor I know but he's so well cast. That leaves the Bishop who is selfish and demanding and his Chaplain played by Derek Nimmo. They are the mainstay with a few guest appearances by others.

Sound quality is variable. It does dip and fade but I could still hear it and that's all that matters to me.

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Really enjoyed this

Sound quality as others have mentioned is very poor in places but I wear headphones to listen to audiobooks & didn’t find this much of a problem. The stories made me laugh out loud I thoroughly enjoyed them.

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Great Classic Comedy

This is a fantastic radio adaptation of the the classic sitcom! Well overdue we got a full release of both series of this but disappointed in some of the sound quality of certain episodes and no warning of this is on the website,therefore it loses a star for this!

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strong cast list

Snappy scripting well performed. Good old fashioned humour. I felt part of the goings on.

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Nostalgia at its best

Brilliant.... the sound quality is terrible in places but overall a gem of a show

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Good but not perfect

Some tracks show signs of tape deterioration but otherwise excellent condition considering it's over 60 years since broadcast

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From the Glory days of the BBC

Wonderful easy listening to comedy without swearing and truly farcical situations. Sadly, something the BBC refuse to commission these days. Some of the tracks are less than perfect audio - but still worth listening to for the gentle humour. It always irritates me that some publishers are too lazy to include an index to chapters. You might find this helpful:
1 The Bishop rides Again
2 The Bishop writes a Sermon
3 The Bishop meets a Bird
4 The Bishop turns to Crime
5 The Bishop sees a Ghost
6 Only Three can play
7 The Dean goes Primitive
8 The Bishop gets a letter
9 The Bishop gives a party
10 The Bishop goes to Town
11 Give a Dog a bad Name
12 The Bishop gives a shove
13 The Bishop pays a visit
14 The Bishop learns the facts
15 The Bishop takes a holiday
16 The Bishop buys a car
17 The Bishop gets the sack
18 The Bishop has a flutter
19 The Affair at Cookham Lock
20 The Bishop loves his neighbour
21 The Bishop bears the system
22 The Bishop entertains
23 The Bishop gains a reputation
24 The Bishop buys a mug
25 The Bishop loses his Chaplain
26 When in Rome
27 The Bishop is hospitable
28 The Bishop gives a present
29 The Bishop takes up business
30 The Bishop keeps his Diary
31 The Bishop warms up
32 The Bishop shows his Loyalty
33 The Bishop has a rest

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Comedy clergy

Listening to our clergy get into scrapes is funny and the way they have all the luck, must be Devine intervention.
The only drawback is the sound quality in some of the recordings. This does detract from the performances.

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