Oh Doctor Beeching!. Image shows from L to R: Jack Skinner (Paul Shane), Ethel Schumann (Su Pollard). Copyright: BBC
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 6 - Horse Play
Wilfred receives a message about a horse due for delivery, but a mix-up leaves quite a different animal at Hatley. Meanwhile, Mr Parkin has a slightly unorthodox gift for May.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 5th August 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 |
| Thomas Connor | Boy |
| Angela Easterling | Lady Lawrence |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Richard Spendlove | Writer |
| Roy Gould | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Steve Jamison | Editor |
| John Bristow | Production Designer |
Video
Oh Doctor Beeching! - Opening Titles
Opening title sequence (taken from Series 1 Episode 6, Horse Play).