All Gas and Gaiters was broacast on BBC radio from 1971 to 1972. It was created and written by Edwin App and Pauline Devaney, and adapted from their BBC TV series. It starred Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, and John Barron. Series one also starred Derek Nimmo in his TV break-through role of dithery curate Mervyn Noote, but in series two the part was played by Jonathan Cecil.
All Gas and Gaiters is set in the close of St Ogg's Cathedral and concerns rivalries among the clergy. The bishop is easygoing; his friend the archdeacon is elderly, tippling and still with an eye for an attractive woman; and the bishop's chaplain is naïve and accident prone. Their wish to live a quiet bachelor life is ruined by the overbearing dean, who tries to bring rule by the book to the cathedral.
The series initially aroused some controversy because of its portrayal of senior clergy as bungling incompetents, although some clergy enjoyed it, partly because it made them look human.
All Gas and Gaiters was broacast on BBC radio from 1971 to 1972. It was created and written by Edwin App and Pauline Devaney, and adapted from their BBC TV series. It starred Robertson Hare, William Mervyn, and John Barron. Series one also starred Derek Nimmo in his TV break-through role of dithery curate Mervyn Noote, but in series two the part was played by Jonathan Cecil.
All Gas and Gaiters is set in the close of St Ogg's Cathedral and concerns rivalries among the clergy. The bishop is easygoing; his friend the archdeacon is elderly, tippling and still with an eye for an attractive woman; and the bishop's chaplain is naïve and accident prone. Their wish to live a quiet bachelor life is ruined by the overbearing dean, who tries to bring rule by the book to the cathedral.
The series initially aroused some controversy because of its portrayal of senior clergy as bungling incompetents, although some clergy enjoyed it, partly because it made them look human.
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One of my family's favorites back in the 1970s. I suppose an acquaintanceship with the Church of England would be a help in understanding it though.
Thank you very much, Robert. I have never heard of this before so I will enjoy listening to something new.
It is different.
Thanks for posting.
I always found myself unsure about this series, though it does have laughs it never endeared itself to me - perhaps I should give it a second chance.
Paul Hudson
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All Gas and Gaiters 721204 0220 The Bishop Has A Rest.mp3
All Gas and Gaiters 721030 0215 The Bishop Gives A Present.mp3
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All Gas and Gaiters 721113 0217 The Bishop Keeps His Diary.mp3
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