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The bungling bureaucrats suspect each other of espionage. Stars Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From August 1975.

The bungling bureaucrats suspect each other of espionage.

Lennox-Brown …. Deryck Guyler
Lamb …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin/Claudette …. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin …. Ronald Baddiley
'Creepy' Crawley/General Sir Archibald Griping/Commander Hawk …. John Graham
News Reader …. John Cole

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the Â鶹Éç's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of Â鶹Éç Radio 4 Extra.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the Â鶹Éç Radio 4 in August 1975.

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