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The Navy Lark

More fun on the waves in this classic comedy

The Navy Lark: Series 3: In Portsmouth for a Refit

19/07/2007

In Portsmouth for a Refit

Series 3

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HMS Troutbridge's crew are all at sea when the island base is closed.

HMS Troutbridge's crew are all at sea when the island base is closed. Stars Stephen Murray and Jon Pertwee. From November 1960.

The crew of HMS Troutbridge are all at sea when the island base is closed. 

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 Lt Commander Stanton, Heather Chasen as Heather and Tenniel Evans as AS Goldstein. 

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 November 1960.

The Navy Lark: Series 3

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21/03/2007

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Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair

Paul Temple

The adventures of writer and amateur private detective, Paul Temple.

The adventures of writer and amateur private detective, Paul Temple. Created by Francis Durbridge

Paul Temple: Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair: 6. News From Sir Graham

6. News From Sir Graham

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An unexpected twist wraps up the case for the smooth detective - or does it?

An unexpected twist wraps up the case for the smooth detective and his wife Steve. Or does it? Stars Peter Coke. From May 1956.

An unexpected twist wraps up the case for the suave detective and his wife Steve - or does it?

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.   

Another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve ….  Marjorie Westbury
Salty West …. Brewster Mason
Detective Inspector Ivor …. Manning Wilson
George Wadford …. Leonard Trolley
Member Davis/Ambulance Attendant …. James Thomason 
Sir Graham Forbes ….  Lester Mudditt
Sir Carlton Ross …. Richard Williams
Sylvia Ross/Telephone Operator ….  Annette Kelly
Detective Inspector Vosper …. Arthur Ridley
Brian Dexter …. Simon Lack

Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous journalist wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1956.

Paul Temple: Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair

Steve gets the uneasy feeling that she is being watched while on holiday with Paul.

While she and Paul are staying in the fishing village of Downburgh, Steve gets the uneasy feeling that she is being watched by a man at Fisherman's Point. Peter Coke stars.

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