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Captain Povey is keen to clear the decks of HMS Troutbridge, but Number One fights back. Stars Stephen Murray. First Broadcast int eh UK 20 Oct 1968 Actors WRN Chasen - Heather Chasen Captain Povey - Richard Caldicot Commander Murray - Stephen Murray CPO Pertwee - Jon Pertwee SL Phillips - Leslie Phillips The Padre - Michael Bates The Admiral - Tenniel Evans Captain Ormanroy - Laurie Wyman LC Whetherby - Jon Pertwee Captain Atcherson - Michael Bates

The Navy Lark was a BBC radio comedy about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge based in HMNB Portsmouth.

Primary Title
  • The Navy Lark the Redundancy Drive BBC
Date Broadcast
  • May 1986
Duration
  • 21:12
Channel
  • BBC
Broadcaster
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • The Navy Lark was a BBC radio comedy about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge based in HMNB Portsmouth.
Episode Description
  • Captain Povey is keen to clear the decks of HMS Troutbridge, but Number One fights back. Stars Stephen Murray. First Broadcast int eh UK 20 Oct 1968 Actors WRN Chasen - Heather Chasen Captain Povey - Richard Caldicot Commander Murray - Stephen Murray CPO Pertwee - Jon Pertwee SL Phillips - Leslie Phillips The Padre - Michael Bates The Admiral - Tenniel Evans Captain Ormanroy - Laurie Wyman LC Whetherby - Jon Pertwee Captain Atcherson - Michael Bates
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Sitcom