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by Len Ortzen
There are about three thousand people in the French seaside town where Len Ortzen lives-but during the summer months there are ten times that number. That does not worry the owners of the little restaurants and cafés: they are quite prepared to cope with charabanc loads of hungry holidaymakers. Len Ortzen had an amusing personal experience of how this is done.

Contributors

Unknown:
Len Ortzen

Augmented
BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet with The Bob Bissetto Quartet
Percy Edwards
Bob and Alf Pearson
Jack Watson
Anne Shelton
Presented by Bill Worsley

Contributors

Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Percy Edwards
Unknown:
Alf Pearson
Unknown:
Jack Watson
Unknown:
Anne Shelton
Presented By:
Bill Worsley

by George Farquhar adapted for radio by Stuart Burge from his stage production

Contributors

Author:
George Farquhar
Adapted for radio by/Presented for radio by/Stage Production:
Stuart Burge
Presented for radio by:
R. D. Smith
Drummer:
James Blades
Lutenist:
Diana Poulton
Narrator:
Eric Anderson
Sergeant Kite:
Bernard Cribbins
Costar Pearmain:
Ian Hendry
Thomas Appletree:
Ralph Ball
Captain Plume:
James Maxwell
Mr Worthy:
John Ringham
Melinda, a lady of fortune:
Diana Fairfax
Lucy her maid:
Anna Wing
Silvia, in love with Plume:
Mary Savidge
Justice Balance:
Haydn Jones
Rose, a country wench:
Patsy Byrne
Bullock, her brother:
Ronald Fraser
Captain Brazen:
David Dodimead
A smith:
Michael Simpson
Constable:
Jack Smethurst
Justice Scale:
Hugh Mathias
Justice Scruple:
Tony Easterbrook
Wife:
Marion Mathie
Servant:
Jane Walker

BBC Home Service Basic

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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