The Men From the Ministry

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The Men from the Ministry

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Classic comedy series about hare-brained bureaucrats

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Lamb finds his true vocation, then blows his big opportunity.

Lamb finds his true vocation, then blows his big opportunity. Stars Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From August 1971.

Lamb finds his true vocation - but how will he cope with his big opportunity?

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments. 

Lennox-Brown …. Deryck Guyler
Lamb …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin …. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin …. Ronald Baddiley
Nathan B. Lockheed …. John Graham

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in August 1971.

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