Oh Happy Band!. Image shows left to right: Mr Giles (Tony Sympson), Mr Sowerby (Billy Burden), Mr Herbert (Jonathan Cecil), Harry Bennington (Harry Worth), Mr Pilgrim (Tom Mennard), Mr Braithwaite (John Horsley). Credit: BBC

Oh Happy Band!

TV sitcom
BBC One
1980
6 episodes (1 series)

Croft & Lloyd sitcom starring Harry Worth as the leader of a small town's brass band, who find themselves at the centre of an anti-airport campaign. Also features Jonathan Cecil, Billy Burden, Tom Mennard, Tony Sympson, Jan Holden and more.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Peggy Ann Clifford (as Peggyann Clifford)	Mrs Tickford View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Harold Bennett	Vicar View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Billy Burden	Mr Sowerby View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Jonathan Cecil	Mr Herbert View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Margaret Clifton	Miss Mayhew View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Moira Foot	Glenda View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Jan Holden	Mrs Draper View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
John Horsley	Mr Braithwaite View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Tom Mennard	Mr Pilgrim View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Tony Sympson	Mr Giles View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Harry Worth	Harry Bennington View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Joy Allen (as Joy Allan)	St John's Ambulance Woman View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air	1
Denis Bond	Sound Engineer View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of	1
Ronnie Brody	Mr Turtle View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones	2
Myrtle Devenish	Winnie View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air	2
Jeffrey Gardiner	Photographer View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of	1
Michael Halphie	Ben Yusef Fahid View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	1
Gorden Kaye	Record Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of	1
Mollie Maureen	Vicar's Wife View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air	3
Althea Parker	First Nun View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure	1
Robin Parkinson	Umpire View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air	1
Arnold Peters	Mr. Rathbone View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	1
Gordon Peters	Photographer View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air	1
Jeffrey Segal	Man from the Ministry View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones	2
Michael Sharvell-Martin	Reporter View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure	1
Anna Wing	Second Nun View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
David Croft	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Jeremy Lloyd	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
David Croft	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
John Kilby	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	1
David Croft	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Mike Robotham	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air	3
Marcus Thompson	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush	1
Garry Freeman	Production Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	4
Eric Walmsley	Production Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air	5
George Prior	Musical Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bird In The Bush Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones Series 1, Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of Series 1, Episode 4 - Home Cure Series 1, Episode 5 - A Song In The Air Series 1, Episode 6 - Diplomatic Privilege	6
Garry Freeman (as Gary Freeman)	Production Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones	1