All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters (1967)

★ 6.2 25m Comedy

All Gas and Gaiters is a British television ecclesiastical sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. It was written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, a husband-and-wife team who used the pseudonym of "John Wraith" when writing the pilot. At St Oggs Cathedral is a carefree bishop, an old tippling archdeacon, and an accident-prone chaplain, who all wish to live a quiet bachelor life, but this is continually threatened by the dean, who tries to bring by-the-book rule to the cathedral.

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Episodes

  1. 1 1. The Bishop Gets the Sack1967-01-31 · 30mBBC journalist Timothy Post arrives at St Oggs to film a documentary, and someone is required to go in front of the camera. The Bishop is keen to stop the Dean from taking on the r
  2. 2 2. The Bishop Meets a Bird1967-02-07 · 30mThe Bishop has been sought to contribute an article on the Cathedral for a local paper, and he sets to with enthusiasm. His discovery of an old tradition called 'Pedlar's Right', a
  3. 3 3. The Bishop Writes a Sermon1967-02-14 · 30mWith an impending visit to his alma mater to deliver a sermon for Founder's Day, the Bishop determines not to forget it – as he did the previous year. But in the end, he misplaces
  4. 4 4. The Bishop Sees a Ghost1967-02-21 · 30mThere have been several sightings of a ghost in the Cathedral and attention turns to the Bishop, who is called upon to perform an exorcism. The Bishop, however, decides to hunt out
  5. 5 5. The Bishop Turns to Crime1967-02-28 · 30mWhen the Dean mistakenly entrusts the Bishop to look after his man-eating plant, he little realises the chaos that it causes. If the Bishop had not arranged for a removal of junk f
  6. 6 6. Only Three Can Play1967-03-07 · 30mThe Bishop's normal Thursday night game with Noote and the Archdeacon is thrown into chaos when the Dean arrives. Only three people are allowed to play but the Dean wants in and he

Cast

Robertson HareThe Archdeacon, The Venerable Henry Blunt
William MervynThe Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
Derek NimmoThe Chaplain, Rev. Mervyn Noote

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