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Oh Happy Band!: A Bird in the Bush

BBC One
on BBC One London

The first of six programmes by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft
starring Harry Worth and featuring Jonathan Cecil as Mr Herbert, John Horsley as Mr Braithwaite
Harry Worth, as conductor of the brass band in the small town of Nettlebridge, finds himself leading its fight against a proposal to build a new airport nearby.

Contributors

Writer:
Jeremy Lloyd
Writer:
David Croft
Musical Director:
George Prior
Film cameraman:
Max Samett
Costume:
Dee Robson
Studio Lighting:
Duncan Brown
Designer:
Eric Walmsley
Producer:
David Croft
Mr Herbert:
Jonathan Cecil
Mr Braithwaite:
John Horsley
Mr Sowerby:
Billy Burden
Mr Pilgrim:
Tom Mennard
Mr Giles:
Tony Sympson
Mrs Draper:
Jan Holden
Vicar:
Harold Bennett
Glenda:
Moira Foot
Mrs Tickford:
Peggyann Clifford
Miss Mayhew:
Margaret Clifton
Man from the Ministry:
Jeffrey Segal
Mr Turtle:
Ronnie Brody
Vicar's wife:
Mollie Maureen
Musicians:
Aldershot Brass Ensemble
Source: Radio Times

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