Marriage Lines

Last Edited: 17-Nov-2015
A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

2 series on the BBC Light Programme, originally on television. Rebroadcast in entirety on BBC R4X and first series issued by the Transcription Service.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
BBC Lt. Prg
21-May-1965
BBC R4X
1-1
TS 01
The Threshold
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, John Baddeley, Norma Ronald,
Heather Chasen, Geoffrey Matthews
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:35, 27743, s
TS (KW)
27:05, 25335, s
BBC Lt. Prg
28-May-1965
BBC R4X
1-2
TS 02
Trial Separation
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Rodney Diak, David Morton,
David Graham
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
30:09, 28276, s
TS (KW)
26:52, 25144, s
BBC Lt. Prg
04-Jun-1965
BBC R4X
1-3
TS 03
The Good Neighbours
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Heather Chasen, Geoffrey Matthews,
Leon Thau
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:36, 27750, s
TS (KW)
27:03, 25312, s
BBC Lt. Prg
11-Jun-1965
BBC R4X
1-4
TS 04
The Job
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Terence Alexander, Isabel Rennie,
John Baddeley, Elizabeth Morgan
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:35, 27743, s
TS (KW)
27:09, 25399, s
BBC Lt. Prg
18-Jun-1965
BBC R4X
1-5
TS 05
Four-Part Harmony
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Heather Chasen, Geoffrey Matthews,
Nigel Graham
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:42, 27851, s
TS (KW)
27:06, 25346, s
BBC Lt. Prg
25-Jun-1965
BBC R4X
1-6
TS 06
The Party
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Rodney Dlak, Audrey Nicholson,
David Graham, David Morton
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
28:40, 26870, s
TS (KW)
27:06, 25356, s
BBC Lt. Prg
02-Jul-1965
BBC R4X
1-7
TS 07
There's No Place Like
a New Place
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Heather Chasen, Geoffrey Matthews,
Geoffrey Sumner, Joan Sanderson, Wallas Eaton
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:56, 28072, s
TS (KW)
26:44, 25006, s
BBC Lt. Prg
09-Jul-1965
BBC R4X
1-8
TS 08
The Move
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Charlotte Mitchell, Elizabeth Morgan,
Peter Hawkins
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:38, 27779, s
TS (KW)
26:46, 25043, s
BBC Lt. Prg
16-Jul-1965
BBC R4X
1-9
TS 09
The Convention
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Derek Waring, Felix Felton,
John Graham, Leon Thau, Jo Kendall
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:18, 27470, s
TS (KW)
27:07, 25358, s
BBC Lt. Prg
23-Jul-1965
BBC R4X
1-10
TS 10
The Illness
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Geoffrey Sumner, Diana King,
Frederick Treves, Peter Hawkins, Audrey Nicholson, Penny Morrell
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:57, 28083, s
TS (KW)
27:12, 25436, s
BBC Lt. Prg
30-Jul-1965
BBC R4X
1-11
TS 11
Holiday Attraction
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Derek Waring, William Fox,
Rosalind Knight
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:51, 27989, s
TS (KW)
27:14, 25468, s
BBC Lt. Prg
06-Aug-1965
BBC R4X
1-12
TS 12
The Divorce
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Peter Gilmore, Isabel Rennie,
Rosemary Miller, John Baddeley
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:02, 27227, s
TS (KW)
27:02, 25283, s
BBC Lt. Prg
13-Mar-1967
BBC R4X
1-13
TS 13
A Nice Surprise
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Derek Waring, Geoffrey Sumner,
Diana King, Joan Sanderson, Frederick Treves, Peter Hawkins
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:37, 27772, s
TS (KW)
26:57, 25208, s
BBC Lt. Prg
19-Mar-1967
BBC R4X
2-1
The Cuckoo
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Diana King, Rosemary Miller,
Peter Hawkins, Jo Kendall, James Taylor
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:59, 28115, s
BBC Lt. Prg
26-Marr-1967
BBC R4X
2-2
The Waiting Game
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Clive Morton, Noel Hood,
Edward de Souza, Beth Boyd, Frederick Treves
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:09, 27336, s
BBC Lt. Prg
02-Apr-1967
BBC R4X
2-3
And Baby Makes Three
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Edward de Souza, Charlotte Mitchell,
David Graham
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:58, 28091, s
BBC Lt. Prg
09-Apr-1967
BBC R4X
2-4
Nest of Starlings
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Geoffrey Sumner, Diana King,
Philip Guard, Carol Marsh, Wilfred Barbage, Pearl Hackney
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:35, 27743, s
BBC Lt. Prg
16-Apr-1967
BBC R4X
2-5
Night of Nostalgia
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Heather Chasen, Ronald Hined,
Fraser Kerr, Carole Boyd
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
28:43, 26918, s
BBC Lt. Prg
23-Apr-1967
BBC R4X
2-6

Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Diana King, Audrey Nicholson,
Frederick Treves, Robert McBain
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
30:17, 28386, s
BBC Lt. Prg
30-Apr-1967
BBC R4X
2-7

Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Geoffrey Sumner, Diana King,
Edward de Souza, Joan Sanderson, Peter Hawkins
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
30:00, 28121, s
BBC Lt. Prg
07-May-1967
BBC R4X
2-8

Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Diana King, Geoffrey Sumner,
Joan Sanderson, Pearl Hackney, Lockwood West
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:51, 27985, s
BBC Lt. Prg
14-May-1967
BBC R4X
2-9

Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Diana King, Tim Barett,
Charlotte Mitchell, Doris Rogers
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
30:18, 28409, s
BBC Lt. Prg
21-May-1967
BBC R4X
2-10
Migration of Starlings
Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Geoffrey Sumner, Diana King,
Edward de Souza, Frederick Treves, Robert McBain, Wilfred Babbage
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:36, 27754, s
BBC Lt. Prg
28-May-1967
BBC R4X
2-11

Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Edward de Souza, Anna Gilcrist,
Frederick Treves, Rosemary Miller, Derek Fowlds
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
30:09, 28262, s
BBC Lt. Prg
04-Jun-1967
BBC R4X
2-12

Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Edward de Souza, Gretchen Franklin,
Norma Ronald, John Baddeley, Alec Bregonzi
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
29:40, 27807, s
BBC Lt. Prg
11-Jun-1967
BBC R4X
2-13

Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Geoffrey Sumner, Diana King,
Edward de Souza, Joan Sanderson, Charlotte Mitchell, Peter Hawkins
Written By: Richard Waring
Produced By: Charles Maxwell
BBC R4X
30:23, 28478, s

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