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The Excursion

Episode 6 of 10

Station Master Horace is keen to encourage the tourist trade. Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From January 1972.

Station Master Horace Hepplewhite decides Parsley Sidings needs to boost passenger numbers with some train excursions.

Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.

Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station.

Horace Hepplewhite …. Arthur Lowe
Bert Hepplewhite …. Ian Lavender
Percy Valentine …. Kenneth Connor
Gloria Simpkins …. Liz Fraser
American Tourist …. John Graham
Arthur Lowe (Horace Hepplewhite)
Chalky White/Passenger …. Ronnie Stevens

Re-created announcements by Keith Skues.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 2 in January 1972.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Jan 2023 04:00

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