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The Navy Lark

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More fun on the waves in this classic comedy

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The Navy Lark: Series 1

The Navy Lark: Series 1: Episode 10: The Gun Mechanism Test

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Episode 10: The Gun Mechanism Test

Series 1

The Gun Mechanism Test

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Navy Lark, Series 1, The Gun Mechanism Test

Povey decides that the island is an ideal spot to try a prototype - on Pertwee's birthday.

Povey decides that the island is an ideal spot to try a prototype - on Pertwee's birthday. Stars Dennis Price. From May 1959.

Commander Povey decides the island is an ideal spot to try a prototype - on Pertwee's birthday.

Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Dennis Price as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Commander Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Michael Bates as the Professor and Tenniel Evans as Taffy.

The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series on BBC Radio between 1959 and 1976. 

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman. 
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston. 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1959.

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Sitcom about life aboard a British frigate named HMS Troutbridge, based in HMNB Portsmouth

A satirical sitcom about life aboard a British frigate named HMS Troutbridge, based in HMNB Portsmouth

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