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The Men from the Ministry

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Classic comedy series about hare-brained bureaucrats

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The inept civil servants tackle London's parks and soon get in a flap.

The inept civil servants tackle London's parks and soon get in a flap. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From July 1976.

When the bungling bureaucrats tackle London's parks, they soon get in a flap.

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. 

With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra. 

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.

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