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Also listed are episodes of The TV Lark which replaced The Navy Lark with the same cast of characters, before being replaced itself by the fifth series of The Navy Lark. All episodes were written by Laurie Wyman, except for series 12-15 which were written by Laurie Wyman and George Evans, and produced by Alastair Scott Johnston unless otherwise ...
The TV Lark was intended to be a replacement for The Navy Lark starting with what would have been the programme's fifth series. This situation came about due to the head of light entertainment believing that "forces"-based humour had become dated and television was the next "big thing", so Lawrie Wyman was ordered to create a show with the same ...
USS Allegiance – U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine from The X-Files episode "End Game" HMAS Ambush – Patrol Boat; USS Ardent – U.S. Navy destroyer escort from The X-Files episode "Død Kalm" Argonaut – Mike Nelson's boat in Sea Hunt, 1950s series; USS Appleby – U.S. Navy destroyer in the series Ensign O'Toole, 1962–1963
From 1966 to 1968, he starred in the BBC radio comedy The Embassy Lark, a spin-off of The Navy Lark. He appeared in at least one episode of The Navy Lark as CPO Nathaniel Pertwee, filling in for Jon Pertwee who was indisposed. He also appeared in at least one episode of The Navy Lark as his character from The Embassy Lark. In 1969, he starred ...
He went on to play multiple characters, but primarily the put-upon Able Seaman "Fatso" Johnson and Lieutenant-Commander Stanton in The Navy Lark, a navy based sitcom on the BBC Light Programme, which ran from 1959 to 1977, with Barker featuring in some 300 episodes. [9] [24]
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John Devon Roland Pertwee (/ ˈ p ɜːr t w iː /; [1] 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor.Born into a theatrical family, he became known as a comedy actor, playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other roles) in the BBC Radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the Carry On series (1964–1992).
Educated at Christ's Hospital, the University of St Andrews and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, [2] Evans first became well known for his long-running roles as Leading Seaman "Taffy" Goldstein and Admiral Ffont-Bittocks (and other occasional characters) in The Navy Lark, a popular BBC radio comedy series (1959–1977), which starred Dennis Price, Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and later ...