![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!. 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](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/o/oh_happy_band_2.jpg)
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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Let Bygones Be Bygones
As surveys for the airport continue, the band get creative on the search for historic significance in the village that would stop its redevelopment.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 10th September 1980
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Harry Worth | Harry Bennington |
Jonathan Cecil | Mr Herbert |
Billy Burden | Mr Sowerby |
Tom Mennard | Mr Pilgrim |
Tony Sympson | Mr Giles |
Jan Holden | Mrs Draper |
Harold Bennett | Vicar |
Moira Foot | Glenda |
Peggy Ann Clifford (as Peggyann Clifford) | Mrs Tickford |
Margaret Clifton | Miss Mayhew |
John Horsley | Mr Braithwaite |
Ronnie Brody | Mr Turtle |
Mollie Maureen | Vicar's Wife |
Jeffrey Segal | Man from the Ministry |
Jeremy Lloyd | Writer |
David Croft | Writer |
David Croft | Director |
David Croft | Producer |
Mike Robotham | Editor |
Eric Walmsley | Production Designer |
George Prior | Musical Director |
Garry Freeman (as Gary Freeman) | Production Designer |