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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 16: The Whittlesea Carnival

Episode 16

Episode 16: The Whittlesea Carnival

Series 1

The Whittlesea Carnival

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Navy Lark, Series 1, The Whittlesea Carnival

A day out for HMS Troutbridge lets Pertwee try to recover some dumped rum.

A day out for HMS Troutbridge lets Pertwee try to recover some dumped rum. Stars Jon Pertwee and Ronnie Barker. From July 1959.

While the crew are running tours of HMS Troutbridge for the public, scheming Pertwee tries to recover some dumped rum!

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

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 July 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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