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Another collision convinces Povey that the Admiralty needs to sort out HMS Troutbridge.

Another collision convinces Povey that the Admiralty needs to sort out HMS Troutbridge. Stars Leslie Phillips. From February 1961.

Another collision convinces Captain Povey that the Admiralty must sort out HMS Troutbridge. 

Stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Johnson/ /Lieutenant Commander Stanton, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey and Heather Chasen as Ramona Povey. 

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 February 1961.

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