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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 2: The Lighthouse Lark

25/03/2011

The Lighthouse Lark

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Navy Lark, Series 2, The Lighthouse Lark

Povey probes smuggling aboard HMS Troutbridge, as she sets sail on a rescue mission.

Povey probes smuggling aboard HMS Troutbridge, as she sets sail on a rescue mission. Stars Leslie Phillips. From January 1960.

Commander Povey probes smuggling aboard HMS Troutbridge during a rescue attempt of a lighthouse keeper. 

Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Commander Povey, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson,Heather Chasen as Heather, Michael Bates as Mr Proudfoot and Tenniel Evans as Goldstein. 

The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series on BBC Radio between 1959 and 1976. 

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman. 

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1960.

The Navy Lark: Series 2

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

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