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Skipper Peter Butterworth and Porterhouse welcome you aboard.
Others at sea are:
Rufus Cruickshank, the ship's captain
Mr. Merlin, ship's engineer
Humpty Dumpty, ship's look-out
Sooty, the ship's mascot with Harry Corbett
and Martin Lukins, ship's cook
'The Skipper's Yarn'
(to 18.00)

Contributors

Skipper/scripts:
Peter Butterworth
Ship's captain:
Rufus Cruickshank
Puppeteer (Sooty):
Harry Corbett
Ship's cook:
Martin Lukins
Voices:
Peter Hawkins
Puppetry:
Sam Williams
Drawings:
Tony Hart
Humpty model:
Alfred Wurmser
Scripts:
Peter Butterworth
Scripts:
Roland Peake
Scripts:
Peter Ling
Scripts:
Robert Tronson
Producer:
Douglas Hurn
Merridew:
Maurice Colbourne
Trefusis:
Wilfred Lawson
Jane:
Jill Raymond
Peter:
Anthony Rea
Ginger:
Tony Wager

by Charles Dickens
Adapted for television by Robert Christie
Settings by Richard R. Greenough based on the 'Phiz' illustrations

Contributors

Author:
Charles Dickens
Adapted by:
Robert Christie
Producer:
Douglas Allen
Settings:
Richard R. Greenough
Mr. Samuel Pickwick:
George Howe
Mivins:
Alan Middleton
Smangle:
Aubrey Woods
A drunk:
Anthony Collin
A turnkey:
Arthur Mason
Mr. Nathaniel Winkle:
Geoffrey Sumner
Miss Arabella Allen:
Petra Davies
Mr. Sam Weller:
Sam Kydd
Mary:
Fanny Carby
Mr. Benjamin Allen:
Gordon Bell
Mr. Bob Sawyer:
Robert Brown
Tom:
Derek Hodgson
Mr. Jackson:
John Vere
Mrs. Bardell:
Edna Morris
Mr. Perker:
Wyndham Goldie
Mr. Tracy Tupman:
Campbell Gray
Mr. Alfred Jingle:
Peter Copley
Mr. Job Trotter:
John Kidd
Mr. Augustus Snodgrass:
Robert Beaumont

[Starring] Bonar Colleano, The Wondertones, The Marcellis, Welwyn Garden City Male Voice Choir, The Television Toppers

Contributors

Performer:
Bonar Colleano
Musicians:
The Wondertones
Acrobats:
The Marcellis
Singers:
Welwyn Garden City Male Voice Choir
Dancers:
The Television Toppers
Dances directed by:
Jack Billings
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Devised and produced by:
Richard Afton

BBC Television

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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More