The Navy Lark

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The Missing Jeep 28:15 Tools
The Hank Of Heather 28:21 Tools
The Admiral's Party 28:13 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E09 - The Multiple Mines 29:23 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E02 - Operation Fag End 29:48 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E03 - Sea Trials Of The Poppadom 28:30 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E16 - The Whittlesea Carnival And Fête 29:19 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E04 - The Fairground Lights 27:57 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E06 - Stuck Up The Inlet 29:34 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E05 - The Comfort Fund 28:59 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E15 - The Smuggling Spy 29:09 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E08 - The Hank Of Heather 28:21 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E03 - Having Their Fun 28:17 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E18 - Johnson's Diet 28:49 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E25 - Mr Murray Goes Sick 28:33 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E11 - The Whittlesea Bay Yacht Regatta 29:40 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E10 - The Gun Mechanism Test 28:04 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E02 - Refitting Ebeneezer Pertwee 28:22 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E04 - Mutiny Aboard Troutbridge 29:01 Tools
The Gun Mechanism Test 28:04 Tools
Operation Fag End 29:48 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E12 - The Psychology Test 29:48 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E02 - Fatso's Box Brownie 28:01 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E07 - The Admiral's Party 28:13 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E10 - Povey's Unexpected Leave 28:14 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E15 - The Floggle Grummit Missile 28:59 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E01 - The Missing Jeep 28:15 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E10 - Cementing Relations 28:36 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E01 - In Portsmouth For A Re-fit 28:19 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E18 - Mr Phillips Has Navigation Tuition 29:06 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E05 - The Explosive Biscuits 29:17 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E26 - The Portarneyland Fishing Limit 27:14 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E15 - A Crisp Romance 26:58 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E16 - The Hitch-Hiking Counterfeiter 28:42 Tools
The Fairground Lights 27:57 Tools
A Crisp Romance 26:58 Tools
The Morning After 26:57 Tools
The Portarneyland Fishing Limit 27:14 Tools
An Exercise In Filming 29:16 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E13 - A Watch On The Initiative 29:51 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E11 - Strike Up The Band 27:19 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E14 - The Efficiency Expert 28:30 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E11 - Families' Day 28:36 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E00 - The First Episode (Extra) 30:24 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E13 - Onabushkan Flu 28:44 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E09 - Johnson's Birthday 29:22 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E06 - Sir Willoughby Takes Over An Island 28:58 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E19 - Tug Of War 27:12 Tools
The Comfort Fund 28:59 Tools
The Admiral's Present 27:27 Tools
The Explosive Biscuits 29:17 Tools
Mutiny Aboard Troutbridge 29:01 Tools
The Whittlesea Bay Yacht Regatta 29:39 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E14 - A Exercise In Filming 29:16 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E04 - The Mock Action 27:31 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E01 - New At The Helm 27:33 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E23 - The Admiral's Present 27:27 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E22 - The Morning After 26:56 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E09 - The Charter Trip To Antarctica 28:02 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E05 - Going Dutch 28:09 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E06 - The Figurehead 27:08 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E08 - Mr Murray's Houseboat 29:14 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E17 - Commodore Goldstein 29:04 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E07 - Mount Rumpus Atoll 28:27 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E01 - Returning From Leave 29:08 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E19 - CPO Pertwee And The Laundry 28:47 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E16 - The Lighthouse Lark 27:02 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E24 - Secret Mission To Calais 27:27 Tools
Mount Rumpus Atoll 27:27 Tools
Mr Murray Goes Sick 28:32 Tools
Mr Phillips has Navigation Tuition 29:05 Tools
Pertwee Posted To Portsmouth 27:06 Tools
Secret Mission To Calais 27:28 Tools
The Lighthouse Lark 27:02 Tools
Refitting Ebeneezer Pertwee 28:22 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E17 - The Invitation 28:37 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E17 - Pertwee Posted To Portsmouth 27:07 Tools
S01 - E01 - New At The Helm 27:32 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E03 - Bringing Back The Barge 28:54 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E21 - The Cross Country Run 28:33 Tools
Number One's Chair 28:03 Tools
The Efficiency Expert 27:42 Tools
The Cross Country Run 29:32 Tools
Cementing Relations 28:35 Tools
The Navy Lark 27:13 Tools
Strike Up The Band 27:18 Tools
Going Dutch 28:09 Tools
Mr Murray's Houseboat 29:15 Tools
Sea Trials Of The Poppadom 28:29 Tools
Commodore Goldstein 29:04 Tools
New at the Helm 27:32 Tools
The Northampton Hunt Ball 28:47 Tools
S02 - E03 - Bringing Back The 28:55 Tools
S02 - E19 - Tug-Of-War 27:13 Tools
S02 - E21 - The Cross Country 28:34 Tools
The Navy Lark - S03 - E12 - The Falmouth Ghost Ship 28:33 Tools
S02 - E09 - The Charter Trip 28:02 Tools
S02 - E10 - Cementing Relatio 28:35 Tools
The Invitation 28:37 Tools
The Navy Lark - S05 - E03 - A Deliberate Bashing 29:52 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E11 - The Citizen Adjustment Course 27:56 Tools
The Navy Lark - S02 - E08 - Johnson Finds Treasure 28:02 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E09 - Are Captain And Mrs Povey Married 29:57 Tools
The Navy Lark - S06 - E02 - On The Carpet 28:00 Tools
Blowing Themselves Up 24:34 Tools
S01 - E10 - The Gun Mechanism 28:03 Tools
Johnson's Birthday 29:21 Tools
Povey's Unexpected Leave 28:13 Tools
Onabushkan Flu 28:43 Tools
Leading Seaman Goldstein's Party 30:28 Tools
Returning from Leave 29:07 Tools
Stuck Up The Inlet 29:33 Tools
Bringing Back the Barge 25:49 Tools
A Deliberate Bashing 27:10 Tools
Demise of the Depth Charges 31:14 Tools
On the Carpet 29:50 Tools
S02 - E05 - Going Dutch 28:10 Tools
S02 - E11 - Strike Up The Ba 27:18 Tools
The Return of Sir Frederick Flatley 29:44 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E13 - Spy Catching In Casablanca 27:10 Tools
S02 - E17 - Pertwee Posted To 27:07 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E16 - Leading Seaman Goldstein's Party 30:29 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E15 - Captain Povey's Shop 30:02 Tools
The Navy Lark - S05 - E01 - First Day Out Of Dock 30:51 Tools
The Navy Lark - S06 - E09 - Bashing Six Kinds Of Brick Dust 25:50 Tools
S01 - E14 - An Exercise In Fi 29:16 Tools
The Navy Lark - S04 - E04 - The Northampton Hunt Ball 28:47 Tools
The Navy Lark - S05 - E05 - Troutbridge Gets A Rocket 30:15 Tools
The Navy Lark - S01 - E00 - The First Episode 30:23 Tools
The Navy Lark - S06 - E04 - Troutbridge's Party 30:16 Tools
The Navy Lark - S06 - E18 - Doing Their Fifteen Sided Nuts 26:44 Tools
The Navy Lark - S06 - E01 - Wren Chasen Returns 30:59 Tools
The Navy Lark - S06 - E07 - The Struggle For Promotion 31:13 Tools
The Navy Lark - S07 - E03 - Doing A Mischief 28:49 Tools
S01 - E09 - The Multiple Mine 29:22 Tools
S01 - E12 - The Psychology Te 29:47 Tools
S01 - E15 - The Smuggling Spy 29:08 Tools
S01 - E11 - The Whittlesea Ba 26:01 Tools
S01 - E01 - The First Episode 28:14 Tools
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THE NAVY LARK The Navy Lark was a radio sit-com about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge, based in HMNB Portsmouth, though in series 1 and 2 the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island." In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt Cmdr Stanton. The series was transmitted on the BBC Light Programme and subsequently BBC Radio 2. It was produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston, and 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. Plot Programmes were self-contained, although there was continuity within the series, and there would sometimes be a reference to a previous episode. A normal episode consisted of silly-ass Sub Lieutenant Phillips, scheming Chief Petty Officer Pertwee and bemused Lt. Murray trying to get out of trouble they created for themselves without being found out by their direct superior, Commander (later Captain) "Thunderguts" Povey. Scenes were frequently stolen by a string of priceless eccentric characters,often played by Ronnie Barker. CAST * Dennis Price ..... Lieutenant Price ('Number One') (Series 1) * Leslie Phillips .... Sub Lieutenant Phillips * Jon Pertwee ..... Chief Petty Officer Pertwee / Commander Weatherby / Vice-Admiral "Burbly" Burwasher * Stephen Murray ... Lt/Lt Commander Murray ('Number One') * Richard Caldicot ... Commander/Captain Povey * Ronnie Barker .... Able Seaman Johnson/Lt Commander Stanton / Commander Bell / Lieutenant Queeg * Heather Chasen ... Mrs. Ramona Povey / WREN Chasen / Lady Toddhunter-Brown * Tenniel Evans .... Able Seaman (later Leading Seaman) Taffy Goldstein / Admiral Ffont-Bittocks / Sir Willoughby Toddhunter-Brown * Michael Bates .... Able Seaman Ginger / Lt. Bates / Rear Admiral Ironbridge / Padre / Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison * Judy Cornwell .... WREN Cornwell * Laurie Wyman .... Inspector Burt Tiddy / various Production The series relied heavily upon extreme accents and voice impediments for its humour, as well as a good deal of innuendo. The programme featured musical breaks with a main harmonica theme by Tommy Reilly and several enduring catchphrases, most notably from Sub Lieutenant Phillips: "Corrrrr"..."Ooh, nasty...", "Oh lumme!" and "Left hand down a bit". "Ev'rybody down!" was a phrase of CPO Pertwee's, necessitated by a string of incomprehensible navigation orders by Phillips, and followed by a sound effect of the ship crashing. Also, whenever Pertwee had some menial job to be done, Able Seaman Johnson was always first in line to do it, inevitably against his will: "You're rotten, you are!". The telephone response from Naval Intelligence (Evans), was always an extremely gormless and dimwitted delivery of "'Ello, Intelligence 'ere" or 'This is intelligence speakin'" Other recurring verbal features were the invented words "humgrummits" and "floggle-toggle" which served to cover all manner of unspecified objects ranging from foodstuffs to naval equipment. With the death of Tenniel Evans on June 10, 2009, Leslie Phillips is the last surviving male cast member. Reception The series made household names of Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Richard Caldicot, but Ronnie Barker's versatile contributions were only recognised after he had become better known through television comedy. Michael Bates later appeared on television as Blamire in Last of the Summer Wine and as Rangi Ram in It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Judy Cornwell was later to appear in the short series Moody and Pegg, but became best known when she was cast as Daisy, one of Hyacinth Bucket's sisters in Keeping Up Appearances. Dennis Price returned for a guest appearance in the fourth series episode A Hole Lieutenant. Repeats can regularly be heard on BBC7. Sequels and adaptations There were several radio sequels, including The Embassy Lark and The Big Business Lark. The TV Lark was 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! At some point, probably due to public pressure, the production team of Sir Alastair Scott-Johnston and Laurie Wyman gave in, and episode ten of The TV Lark revealed that CPO Pertwee had arranged to get the entire crew demobbed so he could flog almost the entirety of HMS Troutbridge. In 1959 a film version was made, written by Laurie Wyman and Sid Colin and directed by Gordon Parry. It starred Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner, Leslie Phillips and Nicholas Phipps. Wyman wrote for a television sitcom HMS Paradise (Associated-Rediffusion, 1964-5) set in a naval shore establishment in which Caldicot played Captain Turvey, but only one series was made. In 1977, an episode was written for and about, Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee and broadcast on BBC Radio 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Navy_Lark Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.