Parsley Sidings

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Comedy: Sitcoms

Railway station comedy starring Arthur Lowe

Parsley Sidings: Series 1: Episode 6: The Excursion

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Episode 6: The Excursion

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The Excursion

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Parsley Sidings, Series 1, The Excursion

Station Master Horace is keen to encourage the tourist trade. Stars Arthur Lowe.

Station Master Horace is keen to encourage the tourist trade. Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From January 1972.

Station Master Horace Hepplewhite decides Parsley Sidings needs to boost passenger numbers with some train excursions.

Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.

Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station.

Horace Hepplewhite …. Arthur Lowe
Bert Hepplewhite …. Ian Lavender
Percy Valentine …. Kenneth Connor
Gloria Simpkins …. Liz Fraser
American Tourist …. John Graham
Arthur Lowe (Horace Hepplewhite)
Chalky White/Passenger …. Ronnie Stevens

Re-created announcements by Keith Skues. 

Producer: Edward Taylor 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1972.

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