When the captain catches a cold, murray takes over and chaos ensues. This is still missing, but the script is included in the bbc audiobooks cd release the navy lark series two volume 1. The navy lark series everybody down the navy lark wiki. A guide listing the titles and air dates for each episode of this radio series. There is an incomplete copy of this in existence, but we took the decision not to include it on the cd release. The bbc only hold a limited run of the episode, but most exist as offair recordings. The navy lark was a bbc radio comedy written by laurie wyman and george evans about the crew of the royal navy ship hms troutbridge, a pun on hms troubridge, an actual royal navy destroyer based in hmnb portsmouth, though in series 1 and 2 the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an. The script is included in the navy lark series two volume 1 the radar talkdown system. Cedar cambridge brings the bbcs navy lark up to speed.
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The navy lark 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was filmed mainly at west bay, bridport, dorset. Film version of a popular bbc radio show about the incompetent crew of a royal navy ship. You can help everybody down the navy lark wiki by expanding it. So if you have a photo, a recording you made off air or know of someone with a story to share we are always very interested to build our archive further. Publication date 19610915 topics bbc radio comedy language. The navy lark volume 31 is available to buy on audio download cd. The navy lark appreciation society exists to seek out and share recordings, photos and ephemera from the entire navy lark history in all its incarnations. Download pdf the navy lark the very best episodes volume. The navy lark guide the classic bbc radio comedy about. The navy lark was a bbc radio comedy series that ran for 15 series between 1959 and 1976 with largely the sane cast, and, some would say, the same jokes. As well as a lost episode from season 2 of the navy lark. The navy lark podcast on demand more fun on the waves in this classic comedy. This is the full list of episodes of the radio series.
In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as the island. The return of sir frederick flatley by the navy lark topic. The navy lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and. Thirteen episodes of this muchloved bbc radio classic comedy starring stephen murray, leslie phillips and jon pertwee. The navy lark was a radio sitcom about life aboard a british royal navy frigate named hms troutbridge, navy lark episode guide the navy lark bbc7 plays episodes of the navy lark each thursday, and theyre available for listening again on the web for a week afterwards.
Bbc light programme and bbc radio 2 sitcom about life on the waves. Its quite good as i remember but apart from leslie phillips there are no other members of the radio cast in the film, herbert wilcox bought the rights during the broadcast of the first radio series which was written with jon pertwee as the leading actor, as long as fans of the radio version are not expecting this to have any resemblance to that then it comes over as a good british comedy. The navy lark is a 1959 british comedy film based on the navy lark radio series broadcast on the bbc light programme. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Can the inept crew of the troutbridge get it shipshape for an inspection. One episode has the characters engage in an overly long gag wondering if they can pick up the navy lark on the radio, with sublieutenant phillips and cpo pertwee remarking on the quality of the characters of the sillyass sublieutenant and scheming cpo, respectively. The navy lark and the tv lark all surviving episodes english mp3variable 235 x 30 minute 4.
The tv lark remains a curiosity for interested fans. The navy lark free mp3 music for listen and download online. The navy lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a british royal navy frigate named hms troutbridge a play on hms troubridge, a royal navy destroyer based in hmnb portsmouth. All six episodes of the navy lark series 5 are included in this set and the audio quality is excellent. The navy lark series 1laughs afloat aboard british royal navy frigate hms troutbridge. Meanwhile i emailed the beeb to suggest that leslie phillips might be brought out of retirement to read the scripts of the missing two eps.
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