The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC
The Navy Lark

The Navy Lark

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Light Programme / BBC Radio 2
  • 1959 - 1977
  • 241 episodes (15 series)

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate. Stars Dennis Price, Stephen Murray, Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Ronnie Barker and more.

  • Series 10, Episode 16 repeated Sunday at 9:30am on Radio 4 Extra

The Navy Lark - Series Five Featuring The T.V. Lark

All aboard HMS Troutbridge for Series 5 of The Navy Lark!

This classic BBC radio comedy, written by Laurie Wyman (with George Evans from the twelfth series onwards) starred Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips, Stephen Murray, Ronnie Barker and Tenniel Evans. Also included in this collection are nine episodes of The TV Lark, all but one previously unreleased. At the start of this sitcom, intended to be a replacement for The Navy Lark, the entire cast have been drummed out of the service (as the announcer puts it) and hired by Troutbridge TV Ltd. However, the show soon returns to its Naval origins as the ongoing plot sees Murray, Phillips, and Pertwee in charge of producing a weekly TV show about life in the Navy.

This set contains a comprehensive 16-page booklet containing a detailed history of The Navy Lark's development plus cast biographies, an episode guide and Radio Times clippings.

First released: Thursday 3rd December 2009

  • Distributor: BBC Audiobooks
  • Discs: 8
  • Minutes: 415
  • Catalogue: 9781408467107

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