rubl
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Post by rubl on Feb 25, 2018 21:54:06 GMT 7
Oh, Doctor Beeching! is a BBC television sitcom written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove which, after a broadcast pilot on 14 August 1995, ran for two series from 8 July 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on 28 September 1997. The series is notable for being the last in a series of three comedies by co-writer David Croft to use many of the same actors, starting with Hi-de-Hi!, and followed by You Rang, M'Lord? and was also the last full series written by David Croft. Oh, Doctor Beeching! focuses on the small fictional branch line railway station of Hatley, which is threatened with closure under the Beeching Axe. The programme was filmed on the Severn Valley Railway. Arley SVR station in Upper Arley was used as Hatley station. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_Doctor_Beeching! Oh Doctor Beeching! Series 1 Episode 1 All Change
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Post by tolsti on Feb 26, 2018 12:18:11 GMT 7
It is absolutely splendid..Simple British comedy with no foul language, lots of innuendo and ridiculous scenarios but a good nostalgic reminder. I have been watching them on You Tube for a while now.
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siampolee
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Post by siampolee on Feb 26, 2018 17:00:16 GMT 7
Watched the series a year or so back. Truth be known the situations shown were rather near reality concerning rural railways of the time. I can certainly equate many of the scenes and antics to our Railway Station and its staff in Olney, 1950 up to to its 1960's closure due to Beeching murdering the railways and indeed cutting many people off from their only public transport system.
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