Throughout britain there is a legacy of political meddling with the rail network. Doodle hand drawn landscapes with mountain forest and palms, 8546, download royaltyfree. The trials and tribulations of the staff at hatley railway station, who are all wondering if dr beeching. It was the last in a line of sitcoms penned by co writer david croft in which many of the cast members overlapped from previous series. A guide to all change, episode 1 from series 1 of oh doctor beeching. Stephen lewis actor simple english wikipedia, the free. Down the line a look into the legacy of the cuts made to the rail network by doctor beeching duration. The moon stallion is a truly beautiful story with a lovely performance by sarah sutton.
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. With paul shane, su pollard, jeffrey holland, barbara new. There were a lot of trains to ride but soon there will be none. The series is notable for being the last in a series of three comedies by cowriter david croft to use many of the same actors, starting with hidehi.
From richard spendlove and david croft, writer of dads army and hidehi. The cast included paul shane, jeffrey holland and su pollard former stars of hidehi. Oh doctor beeching dvd movies this title is unavailable for purchase as none of our regular suppliers have stock available. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Beeching closures december 1960 reorganisation of the nationalised transport undertakings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Once a grand system, it is today just a shadow, being concentrated on certain over stressed corridors. Dr beeching axes trains john cole, labour correspondent leader column lament road boom thu 28 mar 1963 05. Its the strangest thing ive ever seen to come out at night people laugh at me if only they could see then theyd know that im right oh. 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. It was written by written by david croft and richard spendlove. I enjoyed all of the three episodes on the dvd during the. Gender, politeness and pragmatic particles in french.
The station is about one kilometre north of victoria bridge, on. As the staff read of more of beeching s cuts, oscar, the turkey belonging to wheelerdealer signalman harry, and earmarked for the stations christmas dinner, escapes, halting a train. For jeff, paul shane and su pollard, nicknamed the a team, it was. He graduated from university of cincinnati college of medicine in 1991 and specializes in ear, nose, and throat. Stephen lewis 17 december 1926 12 august 2015 was an english actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and playwright. Doodle hand drawn landscapes with mountain forest and palms doodle hand drawn landscapes with mountain forest and palms, 8546, download royaltyfree. Sarah sutton is wellknown for playing nyssa in doctor who. Oh, doctor beeching perry benson, lindsay grimshaw, jeffrey holland, su pollard, paul shane, terry john, stephen lewis, barbara new. Richard beeching, baron beeching 19 1985, commonly known as dr beeching, was chairman of british railways and a physicist and engineer. David croft had been writing great series for also thirty years, with oh, doctor beeching. Set around a railway station in 1960s rural england with the usual bunch of misfits.
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From richard spendlove, and david croft, writer of dad s army and hidehi. Dr beeching axes trains from the guardian the guardian. Kate beeching this study aims to investigate politeness in womens and mens speech, with a particular focus on the use of cestadire, enfin, hein and quoi in contemporary spoken french. Oh doctor beeching s02e06 love is a very splendid thing. All the stations were beautifully maintained, reminding me of the great tv series oh doctor beeching, i kept expecting to see sue pollard pop up. The german dvd for this story was a great christmas present for me back in 2011 from my parents. The trials and tribulations of the staff at hatley railway station, who are all wondering if dr beeching will close them down. Oh doctor beeching the complete collection by unbranded. According to ethel, he was very handsome and trusted her. 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.
Beeching was written by david croft and richard spendlove and following the pilot, ran for two series from july 1996 to september 1997. 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. 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 farreaching changes in the. Apr 23, 2016 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. A classic sitcom created by a popular comedy writer david croft launched on august 14, 1995, as a single pilot episode, which was later picked up for a first season.
Even in todays more enlightened times, the government is still reluctant to acknowledge that the rail system is a service. Review of dr beechings report the reshaping of british. Comedy about hatley, a 1960s country railway station. Arriving in 1963, please alight at the small branch railway station of hatley, threatened with closure under the beeching axe.
Beeching axe academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. 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 reaching changes in the railway network, popularly known as the beeching axe. Jul 11, 2015 down the line a look into the legacy of the cuts made to the rail network by doctor beeching duration. If you enjoyed those prior tv shows, you will enjoy dr. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Politeness is defined as going beyond the notion of the facethreatening act, englobing both everyday ideas of politeness and the creation of sociability in. He held a press conference where he stated losses may even get worse before they get better. Beeching as well which takes place mainly inside and outside a railway station cafeteria. Doubts about the future of the railway system as a whole can only be resolved by a more thoroughgoing study of the present working and future prospects of the system than has been made so far. If you are the publisher, author or distributor for this item, please visit this link. The show ran for two series from 8 july 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on 28 september 1997. Arley railway station is a station on the severn valley railway heritage line in worcestershire, situated just over the river severn from the village of upper arley.