The movie is filmed around north london, southbank and the french riviera. The series is notable for being the last in a series of three comedies by cowriter david croft to use. They call beeching the mad axe man who ripped the guts out of britains rail system, whose recommendations led to the closure of over 2,000 stations and thousands of miles of track, mainly on rural and industrial lines. Download oh doctor beeching season1 torrent kickasstorrents. Doctor who was shot on a mixture of film outdoor locations, and video studio scenes, all mixed down onto videotape for the finished master. From richard spendlove, and david croft, writer of dads army and hidehi. Parkin reveals in fathers day that he has type ab blood. Arley svr station in upper arley was used as hatley station. This is a complete list of episodes for the bbc situation comedy oh, doctor beeching. William stanier had concentrated on introducing larger engines and it was left to george ivatt to introduce a new class of lowpowered locomotive. View location maps, descriptions and location images. Jack finds a holdall on an embankment, containing hundreds of five pound notes. Oct 20, 2009 the opening titles and theme tune to david croft and richard spendloves sitcom oh doctor beeching. Beeching the staff resolve to do everything that they can to make a good impression and keep the station and indeed the line open.
Beeching as well which takes place mainly inside and outside a railway station cafeteria. Oh doctor beeching s02e06 love is a very splendid thing. Bubble mansions and hampstead homes the absolutely fabulous. The year is 1963, and the new station master at the rural outpost of hatley has just been informed that many of britains lessused railway stations could be closed by the head of british rail, dr. Arriving in 1963, please alight at the small branch railway station of hatley, threatened with closure under the beeching axe. In his 1963 report, richard beeching recommended big cuts to the rail network but since the 1980s, rail has made a comeback, writes shaun ley. I saw the pilot of oh, doctor beeching when it was first shown, and the moment i remember best was the sight of two hippies complete with beads and bells, just the way real hippies almost never were in the booking office queue. Jul 07, 2015 however, it is now time to start heading northward and the destination for today is newcastleupontyne, which is really quite a short journey from peterborough.
Mention the name dr richard beeching to people of a certain age and theyll give an involuntary shudder. The reshaping of british railways 1963 and the development of the major railway trunk routes 1965, written by richard beeching and published by the british railways board. Having said that, there was a serious excess of capacity and considerable duplication in parts, so there were a number of closures rather than. Elderly 060s formed the backbone of the lowpowered locomotives within the lms fleet. The programme was filmed on the severn valley railway. In 1963, the rural train station of hatley is being operated by a ragtag team of british rail employees, including porteracting stationmaster jack skinner paul shane, his wife and. Episodes by any word random television or sitcom quiz can you name the oh doctor beeching. The torrent search engine that allows you to search all of the best torrent sites from one location. Following a successful pilot on 14 august 1995, series one which started with a repeat of the pilot with certain scenes having been filmed again owing to a change in actress was broadcast from 1 july to 27 august 1996 and consisted of nine episodes. Beeching was completely sold on einsteins distortion of time and the theory of relativity. There once were lots of trains to catch, but soon there will be none. Flanders and swann, writers and performers of satirical songs, wrote a lament for lines closed by the beeching cuts entitled slow train. This series is about a railway station in the 1960s and it stars paul shane, su pollard, jeffrey holland, julia deakin, stephen lewis and barbara new. Whoever was responsible for this little touch was obviously too young to remember the real sixties and must have.
Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. After a broadcast pilot on 14 august 1995, the show ran for two series from 8 july 1996, with the last episode being. Mitchell, small, wiry and tough, had been a midshipman in the grand fleet in 1918, ultimately becoming a gunnery expert and inspector of naval ordnance, and was an intensely practical man. The trials and tribulations of the staff at hatley railway station, who are all wondering if dr beeching will close them down. From richard spendlove, and david croft, writer of dad s army and hidehi. Apr 11, 2018 oh doctor beeching s02e06 love is a very splendid thing. This era featured two doctor who movies that were shown in the 1960s. The show ran for two series from 8 july 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on.
He designed a tender version of the ivatt class 2 262t, introduced at the same time, which was inspired by the stanier class 3 262t, which was. Oh doctor beeching tv series new railway modellers forums. The programme was filmed on the severn valley railway, with the part of hatley station being played by the arley svr station in. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Jul 11, 2015 down the line a look into the legacy of the cuts made to the rail network by doctor beeching duration. In pregnant pause, cecil parkin finds arnold and ralph in a scuffle in the buffet and says he is trying to run an efficient station, not a holiday camp. Welcome to bradleys basement blog and im tim bradley ive added a new comedy page to my blog on the bbc tv comedy series, oh, doctor beeching. Vicky beeching talks about the bibles power to change folks. Down the line a look into the legacy of the cuts made to the rail network by doctor beeching duration. The cast included paul shane, jeffrey holland and su pollard former stars of hidehi. Comedy about hatley, a 1960s country railway station. Mar 28, 2018 ive added a new comedy page to my blog on the bbc tv comedy series, oh, doctor beeching. Set around a railway station in 1960s rural england with the usual bunch of misfits.
A classic sitcom created by a popular comedy writer david croft launched on august 14, 1995, as a single pilot episode, which was later picked up for a first season. The first report identified 2,363 stations and 5,000. Why does some drama bbc from mid 80s late 90s have. If you enjoyed those prior tv shows, you will enjoy dr. After being carpeted by cecil for absenting himself to go to the betting shop, he considers quitting his job and is about to tell cecil to stuff it when percy the guard informs him that two men have been arrested for forging five pound notes and probably threw the bag containing the notes out of the window. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With paul shane, su pollard, jeffrey holland, barbara new. Lincolnshire is the land that doctor beeching tried to kill off, services would have been severely cut back if he had his way. This is our and his clue that he cannot be glorias father, as may. Everything seen from oh, doctor beeching select all. A guide to all change, episode 1 from series 1 of oh doctor beeching. Exactly where we see pr party queen eddie monsoon and her best friend, patsy, appearing or within a mile or two, anyway. Arley railway station is a station on the severn valley railway heritage line in worcestershire, situated just over the river severn from the village of upper arley. Here you will find all the episodes of the seriesoh, doctor beeching here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes.
Whoever was responsible for this little touch was obviously too young to remember the real sixties and must have thought oh, sixties. Mar 27, 20 beeching was made a life peer in 1965, and died aged 71 in 1985. David croft had been writing great series for also thirty years, with oh, doctor beeching. The station is about one kilometre north of victoria bridge, on. He sometimes makes vague hints of returning her advances just to get her to leave him alone. Oh, doctor beeching perry benson, lindsay grimshaw, jeffrey holland, su pollard, paul shane, terry john, stephen lewis, barbara new. Unfortunately, love rivalries, jealousy, short tempers and. Jan 14, 20 mention the name dr richard beeching to people of a certain age and theyll give an involuntary shudder. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star popular quizzes today.
The opening titles and theme tune to david croft and richard spendloves sitcom oh doctor beeching. In the 60s, that video mastertape was then telecined back onto film for sale abroad therefore losing the motion fluid of the studio scenes. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Topping the lot is jeffrey holland, from tv shows hidehi. Beeching was made a life peer in 1965, and died aged 71 in 1985. Apr 23, 2016 in his 1963 report, richard beeching recommended big cuts to the rail network but since the 1980s, rail has made a comeback, writes shaun ley.
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