Parsley Sidings
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 2
- 1971 - 1973
- 21 episodes (2 series)
Radio sitcom set in a sleepy out-of-the-way railway station, starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender. Also features Kenneth Connor and Liz Fraser.
- Series 1, Episode 9 repeated Thursday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
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Pilot - The Royal Train
Bertrand attempts to tell his father that he does not want to run the station. Meanwhile, Percy is attempting to flog off a load of army surplus flares and Horace is obsessively preparing for the passing of the Royal Train.
Notes
Broadcast as part of the BBC Radio 2 pilot comedy series Comedy Parade.
This episode was wiped and believed lost until 2008, and received its first re-broadcast in November 2012.
This episode no longer exists in the archives. It is missing, believed wiped.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 28th February 1971
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Arthur Lowe | Horace Hepplewhite |
| Ian Lavender | Bertrand Hepplewhite |
| Kenneth Connor | Percy Valentine |
| Kenneth Connor | Mr Bradshaw |
| Liz Fraser | Gloria Simpkins |
| Jim Eldridge | Writer |
| Edward Taylor | Producer |