Sitcom about a threatened branch railway line in the early 1960s. Richard beeching was the chairman of british railways between 1961 and 1965. What really killed it off was the demand then as is the case now for reality tv to be mass produced so people in charge in tv land went for quantity rather then quality as a former teacher used to state at school. Classic british tv comedy with paul shane, su pollard jeffrey holland series 2 episode 1. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Dr beeching is a clinical academic, and his work is an interesting combination of teaching and research with clinical work. It was written by written by david croft and richard. David croft had the ability to create resonating comedy by showing us characteristics we recognise in ourselves and. I am so aggravated that so many of my brit coms do not come in region 1 usa format, especially first and last of the summer wine series 1 and 2 first of the summer wine series 1 and 2, oh doctor beeching the complete series and all 3 of the on the buses movies and why cant they digitally remaster all f the series they have out. This is a complete list of episodes for the bbc situation comedy oh, doctor beeching. Heres a link to a list of whos who in the oh doctor beeching. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the oh doctor beeching.
Classic british tv comedy with paul shane, s pollard and stephen lewis series 1 episode 2. Beeching overhearing spencer saying steam engines forever to murdoch. The trials and tribulations of the staff at hatley railway station, who are all wondering if. Oh doctor beeching s02e06 love is a very splendid thing. Stephanie a beeching is licensed to practice by the state board in ohio 325944. All change 1 jul 96 talking turkey 8 jul 96 the train now standing 15 jul 96 a moving story 22 jul 96. The show ran for two series from 8 july 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on 28 september 1997. Classic british tv comedy with paul shane, su pollard and stephen lewis series 2 episode 2. The beeching cuts also beeching axe was a plan to reduce the route network and restructuring of the railways in great britain.
He came to see spencer and silverlink what is going on. The reshaping of british railways 1963 and the development of the major railway trunk routes 1965, written by richard beeching and published by the british railways board. Stephanie a beeching, nurse practitioner, huber heights oh. Everything seen from oh, doctor beeching select all. The trials and tribulations of the staff at hatley railway station, who are all wondering if dr beeching will close them down. Flanders and swann, writers and performers of satirical songs, wrote a lament for lines closed by the beeching cuts entitled slow train.
He is far from impressed by the way the station is run, but overjoyed to discover that the station buffet is run by may blanchflower, with whom he. Beeching visited the island of sodor in 1961 to investigate the railway for his report. Reallife story dr nick beeching dr beechings interest in tropical medicine was sparked at school whilst studying biology and he went on to read medicine at the university of oxford. Beeching is the killer of british railways in the youtube thomas the tank engine parody halloween special, the nightmare journey, by cactus190706 from the youtube. After being carpeted by cecil for absenting himself to go to the betting shop, he considers quitting his job and is about to tell cecil to stuff it when percy the guard informs him that two men have been arrested for forging five pound notes and probably threw the bag containing the notes out of the window. Unfortunately, due to the expense of its location shooting, it was somewhat over budget at a time when the bbc purse strings were largely welded shut.
Its a pity that it only ran to 2 series, it really had the potential to run to 4 series. Chris edengreen is a freelance filmmaker and railway enthusiast. The cast included paul shane, jeffrey holland and su pollard former stars of hidehi. From richard spendlove, and david croft, writer of dad s army and hidehi. Oh dr beeching treads that fine line between simple, innocent laughs and euphemisms which are very near the knuckle, and blends the two into comedy gold. The packaging of the first series was slightly misleading by stating that it included the pilot, but it really contained the revised first episode and not the original version of the pilot.
Jack finds a holdall on an embankment, containing hundreds of five pound notes. Classic british tv comedy with paul shane, su pollard jeffrey holland series 2 episode 3. Classic british tv comedy with paul shane, su pollard and stephen lewis series 2 episode 9. Arriving in 1963, please alight at the small branch railway station of hatley, threatened with closure under the beeching axe. Down the line a look into the legacy of the cuts made to the rail network by doctor beeching duration. After a broadcast pilot on 14 august 1995, the show ran for two series from 8 july 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on 28 september 1997. He became a household name in britain in the early 1960s for his report the reshaping of british railways, commonly referred to as the beeching report, which led to far. Classic british tv comedy with paul shane, su pollard jeffrey holland and stephen lewis. Oh, doctor beeching perry benson, lindsay grimshaw, jeffrey holland, su pollard, paul shane, terry john, stephen lewis, barbara new. From richard spendlove, and david croft, writer of dads army and hidehi. David croft had been writing great series for also thirty years, with oh, doctor beeching. With paul shane, su pollard, jeffrey holland, barbara new. He is known for his beeching report, which greatly changed the makeup of british railways.
Ralphs torn between his head and his heart his uncle, a firebrand communist, has just been made district union leader, and is calling a wildcat strike. The opening titles and theme tune to david croft and richard spendloves sitcom oh doctor beeching. Despite the railways operating independence, he proposed shutting down all of the railways branch lines, convinced. The first series was released on vhs and dvd in 2004 and the second series on dvd only, in 2005. Series 2 episode 1 from the minute he steps off the plane with his sister dorothy, exinspector cyril blake realises that he has swapped one set of problems for another. A visit from a rolls royce at the station leads to the news of a much more important visit later in the day. Parkin is the new station master at hatley who appears midway through the first episode. He is the creator of steam locos in profile, which takes an indepth look at many classic. New trackmaster intro for my series by a kid with thomas and a camera. Closing credits and theme tune from oh doctor beeching. Richard beeching, baron beeching 21 april 19 23 march 1985, commonly known as dr beeching, was a physicist and engineer who for a short but very notable time was chairman of british railways. In his 1963 report, richard beeching recommended big cuts to the rail network but since the 1980s, rail has made a comeback, writes shaun ley.