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The Navy Lark

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More fun on the waves in this classic comedy

The Navy Lark: Series 6: The Calais Dock Strike

The Calais Dock Strike

Series 6

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Navy Lark, Series 6, The Calais Dock Strike

When HMS Troutbridge is sent to collect stranded tourists, Pertwee has other ideas.

When HMS Troutbridge is sent to collect stranded tourists, Pertwee has other ideas. Stars Leslie Phillips. From January 1964.

When HMS Troutbridge is sent to collect some stranded tourists, Chief Petty Officer Pertwee has other ideas.

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, Heather Chasen as Heather and Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson.

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 January 1964.

The Navy Lark: Series 6

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