All Gas And Gaiters
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1966 - 1971
- 33 episodes (5 series)
The fictional St. Ogg's Cathedral is the setting for a good natured look at life among the clergy. Stars Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, Derek Nimmo, John Barron, Ernest Clark and Joan Sanderson
Episode menu
Pilot - The Bishop Rides Again
The Bishop needs to secure a substantial bequest, but in order to do so must re-enact a mediaeval custom of dispensing forty pairs of white socks to forty virgins. The task proves tough and becomes even harder when the search for forty virgins takes place!
Notes
Broadcast as part of the Comedy Playhouse series.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 17th May 1966
- Time
- 7:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robertson Hare | Henry - The Archdeacon |
| William Mervyn | The Rt. Rev. Dr. Cuthbert Hever - The Bishop |
| Derek Nimmo | The Rev. Mervyn Noote - The Chaplain |
| John Barron | Lionel Pugh Critchley - The Dean |
| James Beck | Policeman |
| Ruth Kettlewell | Mrs. Beems |
| Christina Couldrey | Norma |
| Cheryl Molineaux | Young Girl |
| Robert Anthony | Young Man |
| Gaynor Jones | Child |
| Edwin Apps (as John Wraith) | Writer |
| Pauline Devaney (as John Wraith) | Writer |
| Stuart Allen | Director |
| Stuart Allen | Producer |
| Howard Kennett | Editor |
| Peter Kindred | Production Designer |
| Ron Grainer | Composer |
| Dennis Wilson | Composer |