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The Navy Lark

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The Navy Lark: Series 6: The Submerged Island

13/07/2012

The Submerged Island

Series 6

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Navy Lark, Series 6, The Submerged Island

HMS Troutbridge attempts an important scientific undersea mission. Stars Leslie Phillips.

HMS Troutbridge attempts an important scientific undersea mission. Stars Leslie Phillips and Ronnie Barker. From December 1963.

The crew of HMS Troutbridge must attempt an important scientific undersea mission.

Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, with Ronnie Barker and Michael Bates as the Potarneylanders.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976. 

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman 

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston. 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1963.

The Navy Lark: Series 6

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