Series
All Gas and Gaiters
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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Seasons & episodes
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- 1The Bishop Gets the Sack31 Jan 1967 · 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 role, and fancies doing it himself.
- 2The Bishop Meets a Bird7 Feb 1967 · 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', and its subsequent publication, lead him into an embarrassing situation.
- 3The Bishop Writes a Sermon14 Feb 1967 · 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 both his new sermon and the one Noote lends him as a replacement — is he ever to impress his old headmaster?
- 4The Bishop Sees a Ghost21 Feb 1967 · 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 the ghost by performing an all-night vigil in the cloisters.
- 5The Bishop Turns to Crime28 Feb 1967 · 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 from his home, then the key to the Deanery wouldn't be lost and the Archdeacon wouldn't have had to enlist a reformed burglar in order to retrieve it!
- 6Only Three Can Play7 Mar 1967 · 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 sends Noote on an errand. Noote has to persuade a young lady not to park in the close but, instead, he becomes enchanted with her and it looks as though the Dean has a regular place at the game after all...
Details
- Created by
- Pauline Delaney, Edwin Apps
- First aired
- 31 Jan 1967
- Last aired
- 17 Jun 1971
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 32
- Votes
- 4 on TMDB
Cast
Robertson HareThe Archdeacon, The Venerable Henry Blunt
William MervynThe Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
Derek NimmoThe Chaplain, Rev. Mervyn Noote
