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The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Comedy: Sitcoms

Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Series 3

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Series 3: Episode 1: Astonishing Archie

Episode 1

Episode 1: Astonishing Archie

Series 3

Astonishing Archie

BBC Radio 4 - The Stanley Baxter Playhouse, Series 3, Astonishing Archie

By Bill Paterson. Two brothers argue over the choice of music for an old friend's funeral.

By Bill Paterson. When two brothers get together to plan the funeral of an old friend, the choice of music is a bone of contention.

Series of three comic plays starring Stanley Baxter.

When two brothers get together to plan the funeral of an old friend, the choice of music is a bone of contention - will it be Sinatra or Presley? A generation and a whole philosophy of popular music separate the brothers, and the choice they finally make is a heartwarming musical compromise. By Bill Paterson. 

Ronnie Purgavey ...... Stanley Baxter
Alan Purgavey ...... Bill Paterson
Rev Margot Turnbull ...... Maureen Beattie

Directed by Marilyn Imrie.

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