Oh Doctor Beeching!. Image shows from L to R: Cecil Parkin (Jeffrey Holland), May Skinner (Julia Deakin), Jack Skinner (Paul Shane). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Oh Doctor Beeching!

Oh Doctor Beeching! - Production Details

Oh Doctor Beeching!. Image shows from L to R: Cecil Parkin (Jeffrey Holland), Jack Skinner (Paul Shane), Ethel Schumann (Su Pollard), Ralph (Perry Benson). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

"Sitcom following the working and personal lives of the staff at Hatley railway station in 1963, under the threat of the Beeching axe"

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Comedy Details
Comedy Type:TV Sitcom
Broadcast:Mon 14th August 1995 - Sun 28th September 1997  (BBC1)
Episode Count:20 (pilot + 2 series)
Production Company :British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Filming Locations:Filmed on location at Upper Arley station, Worcestershire, on the Severn Valley Railway.
Laugh Track:YES, Live Audience
Title Screen
Oh Doctor Beeching!. Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Regular Cast
Paul Shane ... Jack Skinner
Su Pollard ... Ethel Schumann
Jeffrey Holland ... Cecil Parkin
Julia Deakin ... May Skinner
Barbara New ... Vera Plumtree
Stephen Lewis ... Harry Lambert
Ivor Roberts ... Arnold
Perry Benson ... Ralph
Terry John ... Percy
Lindsay Grimshaw ... Gloria Skinner
Paul Aspden
(as Paul Aspen)		 ... Wilfred Schumann
Tara Daniels ... Amy Matlock
Richard Spendlove ... Mr. Orkindale
Writing Team
David Croft (I) ... Writer
Richard Spendlove ... Writer
Production Team
Roy Gould ... Director
David Croft (I) ... Producer (Series 1)
Charles Garland ... Producer (Series 2)
David Croft (I) ... Exec Producer (Series 2)
John Bristow ... Production Design
Steve Jamison ... Editor

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