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 5 repeated Thursday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Postal Express
British Rail and the GPO have decided to place a "rail-side picking up and delivery point" for express mail at a local station. Horace is determined to give Parsley Sidings a new lease of life by winning the contract, but he has stiff competition.
Notes
This episode no longer exists in the archives. It is missing, believed wiped.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 12th December 1971
- Time
- 2:30pm
- 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 |
| Kenneth Connor | Carla the Hen |
| John Graham | Phineas Perkins |
| John Graham | The Inspector |
| Jim Eldridge | Writer |
| Edward Taylor | Producer |