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Oh Doctor Beeching!
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1995 - 1997
- 20 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom following the working and personal lives of the staff at Hatley railway station in 1963, under the threat of the Beeching axe. Stars Paul Shane, Su Pollard, Jeffrey Holland, Julia Deakin, Barbara New and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - A Moving Story
May admits to Ethel that she has met Parkin before. When the story gets to Jack - with a few diplomatic omissions - he confides to May his worries and 'deep' love for her. Meanwhile, Parkin's furniture has arrived for the station master's house.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 22nd July 1996
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
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 |
David Croft | Writer |
Richard Spendlove | Writer |
Roy Gould | Director |
David Croft | Producer |
Steve Jamison | Editor |
John Bristow | Production Designer |