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The Navy Lark

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The Navy Lark: Series 2: Mr Murray Goes Sick

13/05/2015

Mr Murray Goes Sick

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Navy Lark, Series 2, Mr Murray Goes Sick

Stanton thinks Number One looks poorly, but Pertwee acts ill to avoid a terrible posting.

Stanton thinks Number One looks poorly, but Pertwee acts ill to avoid a terrible posting. Stars Jon Pertwee. From April 1960.

Stanton thinks Number One is looking poorly, which gives cunning Pertwee an idea... 

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 Captain Stanton, Heather Chasen as Heather, Michael Bates as the MO and Tenniel Evans as Uncle Ebenezer Pertwee. 

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 April 1960.

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