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Series 3, Episode 2 - The Bishop Has A Flutter

The Archdeacon offers the Bishop a chance to make some money by selling him tickets for an OAP raffle. The Bishop is going to the point-to-point horse racing and is encouraged by the Archdeacon to have a bet. But the question of gambling is given a positive spin by the Archdeacon - after all raffle tickets are technically gambling. The Bishop is now convinced that having a flutter is not real gambling and determines to "have a bit of fun without losing control".

Notes

This episode no longer exists in the archives. It is missing, believed wiped.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 15th January 1969
Time
7:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Robertson Hare Henry - The Archdeacon
William Mervyn The Rt. Rev. Dr. Cuthbert Hever - The Bishop
Derek Nimmo The Rev. Mervyn Noote - The Chaplain
Ernest Clark Lionel Pugh Critchley - The Dean
Guest cast
Ballard Berkeley Lord Ringmould
Ronnie Brody (as Ronny Brody) Jack Cobb
George Betton Bookie
Ian Cooper Actor
Donald Campbell Actor
Martin Howells Actor
John J. Carney Actor
Writing team
Pauline Devaney Writer
Edwin Apps Writer
Production team
John Howard Davies Producer
Ian Rawnsley Production Designer
Stanley Myers Composer

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