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Summary
Clerical comedies were very popular during the 1960s and 1970s. It often seemed as if every one of them starred Derek Nimmo, who played dithery curate Mervyn Noote in this popular example of the genre.
The programme began as an episode of 'Comedy Playhouse' and also starred William Mervyn (as the Bishop) and Robertson Hare (as the Archdeacon).
Trying (usually unsuccessfully) to bring some order and sanity to clerical life was the dour Dean, played initially by John Barron, then by Ernest Clark and later by John Barron again.
The master tapes for most episodes were wiped early in the 1970s. Some sources, however, indicate that recordings still exist for two episodes from Series 4 and all episodes of Series 5.
Cast List
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Derek Nimmo
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Rev Mervyn Noote
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William Mervyn
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The Bishop
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Robertson Hare
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as
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The Archdeacon
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John Barron
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as
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The Dean (Pilot; Series 1 & 4)
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Ernest Clark
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as
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The Dean (Series 2-3)
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Production Details
Written by:
Edwin Apps, Pauline Devaney, David Climie, Austin Steele
Produced by:
Stuart Allen, John Howard Davies, Robin Nash
5 series, 33 episodes
Transmitted: 1966; 1967-71
TV Channel: BBC
BBC Television
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