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This is a classic BBC radio comedy starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Stephen Murray, Ronnie Barker and Tenniel Evans. It also includes a sixteen-page booklet which will contain a detailed history of the programme's development, cast biographies, an episode guide and Radio Times clippings. It includes all 6 episodes of Series Five of "The Navy Lark" Plus 9 episodes of "The TV Lark" - all but one previously unreleased - Classic BBC Radio comedy starring Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips, Stephen Murray, Ronnie Barker and Tenniel Evans. It features a 16-page booklet containing a detailed history of the programme's development, cast biographies, an episode guide and Radio Times clippings - Running time: 7 hours 30 mins. "The Navy Lark" will be aboard the HMS Troutbridge again! Written by Laurie Wyman (with George Evans from the 12th Series onwards). For most of its run, it starred Stephen Murray, Jon Pertwee and Leslie Phillips. This collection will also include "The TV Lark", a sitcom intended to be a replacement for "The Navy Lark" starting with what would have been the series' fifth season. The entire cast had been drummed out of the service (as the announcer puts it) and hired by Troutbridge TV Ltd. However, each episode veered closer and closer back to its Naval origins until finally the ongoing plot was that Murray, Phillips, and Pertwee were in charge of producing a weekly TV show about life in the Navy!
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Classic BBC radio comedy starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Stephen Murray, Ronnie Barker and Tenniel Evans. Also includes a sixteen-page booklet which will contain a detailed history of the programme's development, cast biographies, an episode guide and Radio Times clippings. All 6 episodes of Series Five of The Navy Lark PLUS 9 episodes of The TV Lark - all but one previously unreleased. The Navy Lark will be aboard the HMS Troutbridge again! Written by Laurie Wyman (with George Evans from the 12th Series onwards). For most of its run, it starred Stephen Murray, Jon Pertwee and Leslie Phillips. This collection will also include 'The TV Lark', a sitcom intended to be a replacement for The Navy Lark starting with what would have been the series' fifth season. The entire cast had been drummed out of the service (as the announcer puts it) and hired by Troutbridge TV Ltd. However, each episode veered closer and closer back to its Naval origins until finally the ongoing plot was that Murray, Phillips, and Pertwee were in charge of producing a weekly TV show about life in the Navy!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The Navy Lark Series Five, including The TV Lark - Disaster on the airwaves and the high seas
17 Aug 2010
When the Navy Lark came back on the air in 1963, there was a radical change in format. Signs had started to creep in duing series 4 that the writer was keen to stir things up a bit with the established order, with the introduction of new characters. But now things went a whole step further, and the crew of Troutbridge, through a bizarre set circumstances, found themselves working for an independent television company in a series called `The TV Lark'. This ran for ten episodes before, through an equally bizarre set of circumstances, the crew were returned to Troutbridge, and normal service was resumed for the remaining 6 episodes of Series 5. This experiment would pave the way for writer Laurie Wyman's other ventures with the `Big Business Lark' and `Embassy Lark'.
Presented here are the nine extant episodes of the TV Lark, and all six episodes of Series 5 of the Navy Lark. All but one of the TV lark episodes are previously unreleased.
The TV Lark is interesting, and very funny. But it is clear that everyone is much more comfortable once the loveable nits get back on board ship. Given a longer run it might have settled a bit better, but sheer inertia is dragging the whole production back to the tried and tested format, characters and catchphrases of the Navy Lark. Once back causing chaos on the high seas, things get going full steam ahead, and the series really takes off.
One other change was that Ronnie Barker's character Lieutenant Commander Stanton is dropped, and my second favourite character from the show (after CPO Pertwee) is introduced - Commander Bell the new ship's captain, also played by Barker. I just love his monologues where he manages to drop every clanger possible. It's a pity that he would only last for a few seasons.
Episodes included in this set are:
TV 01 - Opening night
TV02 - The Prestige show
TV 03 - Z ambulances
TV 04 - House of Commons
TV 05 - Back to Portsmouth
TV 06 - On safari
TV 07 - Ship ahoy!
TV 08 - The Portanrneyland election
TV 10 - Back in the Navy
NL 01 - First day out of dock
NL 02 - The new barmaid
NL 03 - A deliberate bashing
NL 04 - Whittlesea Regatta
NL 05 - HMS Troutridge gets a rocket
NL 06 - The ghost ship
There are 8 discs, presented in two double size jewel cases collected into a flimsy card case. This looks a little different to the previous series card box presentation, and is a little annoying as they do not now match up on the shelf. This is a minor niggle though. There is also an informative booklet with an essay about the TV lark/series 5, episode synopsis, Radio Times listings, photos and cast biographies. As with the `Round The Horne' and ongoing `Goon Show' releases, these have been restored to their best possible quality (by, I am assuming, Ted Kendall, though there is no information to this effect). But please bear in mind the source of the material, some of it comes from off air recordings, so even with the best of restoration it occasionally sounds a bit rough. I must say that the quality of this release is head and shoulders above the rest, in comparison the quality is superb.
Presented here are the nine extant episodes of the TV Lark, and all six episodes of Series 5 of the Navy Lark. All but one of the TV lark episodes are previously unreleased.
The TV Lark is interesting, and very funny. But it is clear that everyone is much more comfortable once the loveable nits get back on board ship. Given a longer run it might have settled a bit better, but sheer inertia is dragging the whole production back to the tried and tested format, characters and catchphrases of the Navy Lark. Once back causing chaos on the high seas, things get going full steam ahead, and the series really takes off.
One other change was that Ronnie Barker's character Lieutenant Commander Stanton is dropped, and my second favourite character from the show (after CPO Pertwee) is introduced - Commander Bell the new ship's captain, also played by Barker. I just love his monologues where he manages to drop every clanger possible. It's a pity that he would only last for a few seasons.
Episodes included in this set are:
TV 01 - Opening night
TV02 - The Prestige show
TV 03 - Z ambulances
TV 04 - House of Commons
TV 05 - Back to Portsmouth
TV 06 - On safari
TV 07 - Ship ahoy!
TV 08 - The Portanrneyland election
TV 10 - Back in the Navy
NL 01 - First day out of dock
NL 02 - The new barmaid
NL 03 - A deliberate bashing
NL 04 - Whittlesea Regatta
NL 05 - HMS Troutridge gets a rocket
NL 06 - The ghost ship
There are 8 discs, presented in two double size jewel cases collected into a flimsy card case. This looks a little different to the previous series card box presentation, and is a little annoying as they do not now match up on the shelf. This is a minor niggle though. There is also an informative booklet with an essay about the TV lark/series 5, episode synopsis, Radio Times listings, photos and cast biographies. As with the `Round The Horne' and ongoing `Goon Show' releases, these have been restored to their best possible quality (by, I am assuming, Ted Kendall, though there is no information to this effect). But please bear in mind the source of the material, some of it comes from off air recordings, so even with the best of restoration it occasionally sounds a bit rough. I must say that the quality of this release is head and shoulders above the rest, in comparison the quality is superb.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
An interesting way to move things along. However due to poor storylines and something that just did not gel with the cast a definite blind alley that produced and rightly so, a drop in audience figures so drastic that halfway through the old format was brought back, much to most listeners relief. The 5 proper Navy Larks are excellent fun.
Like many of these recordings,this set is blighted by very poor recording quality on some episodes. Why cannot the BBC re master this show? After all we are paying enough for it.
Like many of these recordings,this set is blighted by very poor recording quality on some episodes. Why cannot the BBC re master this show? After all we are paying enough for it.
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