The Navy Lark

Plot

Episodes were self-contained, although there was continuity within the series, and sometimes a reference to a previous episode might be made. A normal episode consisted of Sub Lt Phillips, scheming Chief Petty Officer Pertwee, and bemused Lt. Murray trying to get out of trouble they created for themselves without their direct superior, Commander (later Captain) "Thunderguts" Povey finding out. Scenes frequently featured a string of eccentric characters, often played by Ronnie Barker or Jon Pertwee.

Republic of Potarneyland

The Republic of Potarneyland, a country situated somewhere on the Indian subcontinent, is featured in several episodes. Over the course of the series, it is revealed that Potarneyland had recently been granted independence from Great Britain, and had joined NATO because the Potanis considered it to be a "free gift scheme". During Series 3 of The Navy Lark, a Potarneyland frigate, the Poppadom, appears in several episodes manned by various Potani officers voiced by Michael Bates and Ronnie Barker.

Cast

Dennis Price – Lieutenant Price ("Number One") (Series 1)

Leslie Phillips – Sub-Lieutenant Phillips

Jon Pertwee – Chief Petty Officer Pertwee, Commander Weatherby, Vice-Admiral "Burbly" Burwasher, The Master

Stephen Murray – Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Murray ("Number One")

Richard Caldicot – Commander/Captain Povey

Ronnie Barker – Able Seaman "Fatso" Johnson, Lieutenant Commander Stanton, Lieutenant Queeg (Series 1–9), Commander Bell

Heather Chasen – Mrs. Ramona Povey, WREN Chasen, Lady Toddhunter-Brown, Rita Murray (née Ffont-Bittocks), Second Officer McCluty

Tenniel Evans – Able Seaman (later Leading Seaman) "Taffy" Goldstein, Admiral Ffont-Bittocks, Ebeneezer Pertwee, Sir Willoughby Toddhunter-Brown

Michael Bates – Able Seaman Ginger, Lieutenant Bates, Rear Admiral Ironbridge, Padre, Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison, Flag Lieutenant Claude Dingle

Judy Cornwell – WREN Cornwell (Series 4 only)

Laurie Wyman – Inspector Burt Tiddy, various

April Walker – WREN Barrett (Series 15 only)

Jan Waters - WREN Waters (Series 7, ep 1,2)

Production

The series used accents and characterised voices to supplement the humour, as well as a good deal of innuendo.

The show's theme tune was 'Trade Wind Hornpipe' written and performed by Tommy Reilly on a Barry Music compilation of short interlude pieces published in 1958 on BMC118.

The programme was strong on creating identifiable characters, the listener was able to clearly differentiate each person Laurie Wyman created; many of whom acquired enduring catchphrases, most notably from Sub Lieutenant Phillips: "Corrrrr", "Ooh, nasty...", "Oh lumme!", and "Left hand down a bit". "Ev'rybody down!" was a phrase of CPO Pertwee's, necessitated by a string of incomprehensible navigation orders by Phillips, and followed by a sound effect of the ship crashing. Also, whenever Pertwee had a menial job to be done, Able Seaman Johnson was always first in line to do it, inevitably against his will: "You're rotten, you are!". The telephone response from Naval Intelligence (Ronnie Barker), was always an extremely gormless and dimwitted delivery of "'Ello, Intelligence 'ere" or "This is intelligence speakin'".

Other recurring verbal features were the invented words "humgrummit" and "floggle-toggle" which served to cover all manner of unspecified objects ranging from foodstuffs to naval equipment. Unspecified illnesses include "the twingeing screws", a illness to which Pertwee was a martyr, especially when hearing about being under sailing orders.

Reception

The programme made household names of Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Richard Caldicot. Ronnie Barker's versatile contributions were recognised and Laurie Wyman (later known as Lawrie Wyman) was asked by the producer to write more parts for Barker.

Dennis Price returned for a guest appearance in the fourth series episode A Hole Lieutenant. Other 'guest stars' included April Walker, Norma Ronald and June Whitfield.

Sequels and adaptations

There were several radio sequels, including The Embassy Lark and The Big Business Lark. 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 cast in an independent TV station situation. Alastair Scott Johnston and Wyman tried to stop this but were overruled: hence, the arrival of The TV Lark.

The entire crew had been drummed out of the service and hired by Troutbridge TV Ltd. Janet Brown joined the cast due to the absence of Heather Chasen for this series. However, mainly due to public pressure, the production team of Alastair Scott Johnston and Laurie Wyman managed to revert the show to nautical capers. Storylines in The TV Lark nudged back to naval origins across the ten shows until they were finally reunited with Troutbridge.

In 1959 a film version was made, written by Laurie Wyman and Sid Colin and directed by Gordon Parry. It starred Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner, Elvi Hale, Leslie Phillips and Nicholas Phipps.

Wyman co-wrote with three other writers a television sitcom HMS Paradise (Associated-Rediffusion, 1964–5) set in a naval shore establishment in which Caldicot played Captain Turvey, but only one series was made. The entire series has been deleted.

The show was condensed from 30 to 27 minutes by Transcription services, then the discs were exported around the world except for South Africa. Springbok Radio broadcast to English speaking listeners from their Durban studios, but because it was a commercial station, the BBC refused to allow the station to re-broadcast the recorded shows. However, the station acquired the scripts from Laurie and edited them to around twenty-five minutes each, to accommodate the commercial breaks. The revised show was recorded by local actors in front of a live audience. All the UK associations were kept for the South African audiences which must have been incomprehensible on occasions. The Pumamouse site once offered a chance to hear these shows but the site has undergone changes due to costs which now means the largest collection of these shows exist only at The Navy Lark Appreciation Society archive.

Episode guide

1st Series Spring 1959

1. 1- 1 29 Mar 1959 The Missing Jeep

2. 1- 2 5 Apr 1959 Operation Fag End (pilot episode)

3. 1- 3 12 Apr 1959 Number One's Chair

4. 1- 4 19 Apr 1959 The Fairground Lights

5. 1- 5 26 Apr 1959 The Comfort Fund

6. 1– 6 3 May 1959 Stuck up the Inlet

7. 1– 7 10 May 1959 The Admiral's Party

8. 1– 8 17 May 1959 The Hank of Heather

9. 1– 9 24 May 1959 The Multiple Mine

10. 1–10 31 May 1959 The Gun Mechanism Test

11. 1-11 7 Jun 1959 The Whittlesea Bay Yacht Regatta

12. 1-12 14 Jun 1959 The Psychology Test

13. 1-13 21 Jun 1959 A Watch on the Initiative

14. 1-14 28 Jun 1959 An Exercise in Filming

15. 1-15 5 Jul 1959 The Smuggling Spy

16. 1-16 12 Jul 1959 The Whittlesea Carnival and Fête

2nd Series Autumn 1959

17. 2- 1 16 Oct 1959 New at the Helm

18. 2- 2 23 Oct 1959 Fatso's Box Brownie

19. 2- 3 30 Oct 1959 Bring Back the Barge

20. 2- 4 6 Nov 1959 The Mock Action

21. 2- 5 13 Nov 1959 Going Dutch

22. 2- 6 20 Nov 1959 The Figurehead

23. 2- 7 Nov 27 1959 Gunboat to Gumba.

24. 2- 8 4 Dec 1959 Johnson Finds Treasure

25. 2- 9 11 Dec 1959 The Charter Trip to Antarctica

26. 2-10 18 Dec 1959 Cementing Relations

27. 2-11 25 Dec 1959 Strike up the Band

28. 2-12 1 Jan 1960 The Route March.

29. 2-13 8 Jan 1960 A Trip up the Thames

30. 2-14 15 Jan 1960 Radar Talk Down System

31. 2-15 22 Jan 1960 A Crisp Romance

32. 2-16 29 Jan 1960 The Lighthouse Lark

33. 2-17 5 Feb 1960 Pertwee Posted to Portsmouth

34. 2-18 12 Feb 1960 Johnson's Diet

35. 2-19 19 Feb 1960 Tug of War

36. 2-20 26 Feb 1960 Return to Portarneyland.

37. 2-21 4 Mar 1960 The Cross Country Run

38. 2-22 11 Mar 1960 The Morning After

39. 2-23 18 Mar 1960 The Admiral's Present

40. 2-24 25 Mar 1960 Secret Mission to Calais

41. 2-25 1 Apr 1960 Mr Murray Goes Sick

42. 2-26 8 Apr 1960 The Portarneyland Fishing Limit

3rd Series 1960

43. 3- 1 2 Nov 1960 In Portsmouth for a Re-Fit xx. Sp-01 5 Nov 1960 Wrens' Reunion at the Royal Festival Hall. Not broadcast. The team took part in a special appearance on stage at the Royal Festival Hall in the presence of The Queen and The Queen Mother in celebration of the WRNS 21st anniversary. The 20 minute performance was not broadcast, but a recording survives. 44. 3- 3 9 Nov 1960 Refitting Ebeneezer Pertwee's Tug 45. 3- 4 16 Nov 1960 Sea Trials of the Poppadom 46. 3- 5 23 Nov 1960 Mutiny Aboard Troutbridge 47. 3- 6 30 Nov 1960 The Explosive Biscuits 48. 3- 7 7 Dec 1960 Sir Willoughby Takes Over the Island 49. 3- 8 14 Dec 1960 Mount Rumpus Atoll 50. 3- 9 21 Dec 1960 Mr Murray's Houseboat - the 50th show 51. 3-10 28 Dec 1960 Johnson's Birthday 52. 3-11 4 Jan 1961 Povey's Unexpected Leave 53. 3-12 11 Jan 1961 Families' Day 54. 3-13 18 Jan 1961 Falmouth Ghost Ship 55. 3-14 25 Jan 1961 Onabushkan Flu 56. 3-15 1 Feb 1961 The Efficiency Expert 57. 3-16 8 Feb 1961 The Floggle Grummit Missile 58. 3-17 15 Feb 1961 The Hitch Hiking Counterfeiter 59. 3-18 22 Feb 1961 Commodore Goldstein 60. 3-19 1 Mar 1961 Mr Phillips Has Navigation Tuition 61. 3-20 8 Mar 1961 CPO Pertwee and the Laundry 62. 3-21 15 Mar 1961 The Surprise Wedding. It is included in Navy Lark Collection: Series 6 Part 2

4th Series 1961

63. 4- 1 15 Sep 1961 Returning from Leave 64. 4- 2 22 Sep 1961 Captain Povey's Spy 65. 4- 3 29 Sep 1961 The Secret of Nessie's Youth. 66. 4- 4 6 Oct 1961 The Northampton Hunt Ball 67. 4- 5 13 Oct 1961 Hijacked 68. 4- 6 20 Oct 1961 Admiral Troutbridge 69. 4- 7 27 Oct 1961 Relatives and Reservations 70. 4- 8 3 Nov 1961 Humgrummits on the High Seas 71. 4- 9 10 Nov 1961 Are Captain and Mrs Povey Married? 72. 4-10 17 Nov 1961 Cine Cameras at Sea 73. 4-11 24 Nov 1961 The Citizen Adjustment Course 74. 4-12 1 Dec 1961 A Hole Lieutenant 75. 4-13 8 Dec 1961 Spy Catching in Casablanca 76. 4-14 15 Dec 1961 Mount Pot Erupts 77. 4-15 22 Dec 1961 Captain Povey's Shop 78. 4-16 29 Dec 1961 Leading Seaman Goldstein's Party 79. 4-17 5 Jan 1962 The Invitation 80. 4-18 12 Jan 1962 The Cornish Exercise Still missing in 2015. 81. 4-19 19 Jan 1962 A Strange Hobby 82. 4-20 26 Jan 1962 Mr Phillips Get Engaged 83. 4-21 2 Feb 1962 The Sinking of the Bubble Car 84. 4-22 9 Feb 1962 Long John Pertwee 85. 4-23 16 Feb 1962 The Admiral's Accident Report 86. 4-24 23 Feb 1962 Over the Sea to Rosyth 87. 4-25 2 Mar 1962 The Return of Sir Frederick Flatley 88. 4-26 9 Mar 1962 The Ship's Concert

Christmas Special 1962

xx. Sp-02 Xmas 1962 Calling The Antarctic. Christmas Special 1962. Not broadcast in the UK. Released on The Navy Lark: The Collection: Series 4, Vol 2.

The TV Lark 1963

T01. 25 Jan 1963 Opening Night T02. 1 Feb 1963 The Prestige Show T03. 8 Feb 1963 Z Ambulances T04. 15 Feb 1963 House of Commons T05. 22 Feb 1963 Back to Portsmouth T06. 1 Mar 1963 On Safari T07. 8 Mar 1963 Ship Ahoy! T08. 15 Mar 1963 The Portarneyland Election T09. 22 Mar 1963 The Top Secret Rocket Trials This is still missing in 2015. T10. 29 Mar 1963 Back in the Navy

5th Series spring 1963

89. 5- 1 5 Apr 1963 First Day out of Dock 90. 5- 2 12 Apr 1963 The New Barmaid (100th edition) 91. 5- 3 19 Apr 1963 A Deliberate Bashing 92. 5- 4 26 Apr 1963 Whittlesea Regatta 93. 5– 5 3 May 1963 HMS Troutbridge Gets a Rocket 94. 5– 6 10 May 1963 The Ghost Ship

6th Series autumn 1963

95. 6- 1 27 Sep 1963 Wren Chasen Returns 96. 6- 2 4 Oct 1963 On the Carpet 97. 6- 3 11 Oct 1963 The Bungalese Spies 98. 6- 4 18 Oct 1963 Troutbridge's Party 99. 6- 5 25 Oct 1963 Rescuing Admirals100. 6- 6 1 Nov 1963 Demise of the Depth Charges101. 6- 7 8 Nov 1963 The Struggle for Promotion102. 6- 8 15 Nov 1963 Navigation by Computer103. 6- 9 22 Nov 1963 Stormy Weather104. 6-10 29 Nov 1963 Chasing the Kepeac105. 6-11 6 Dec 1963 The Submerged Island106. 6-12 13 Dec 1963 The Sicilian Secret Agent107. 6-13 20 Dec 1963 German's Troutbridge108. 6-14 27 Dec 1963 Confirming Povey's Rank109. 6-15 3 Jan 1964 The Calais Dock Strike110. 6-16 10 Jan 1964 Johnson's Memoirs111. 6-17 17 Jan 1964 The Emperor of Tratvia112. 6-18 24 Jan 1964 Open Day113. 6-19 31 Jan 1964 Stuck on a Sandbank

7th Series 1965

114. 7- 1 11 Jul 1965 Taking Some Liberties115. 7- 2 18 Jul 1965 Smugglers in the Solent116. 7- 3 25 Jul 1965 Mr Murray is Victimised117. 7- 4 1 Aug 1965 The Poveys Move House118. 7- 5 8 Aug 1965 Captain Povey Reports Sick119. 7- 6 15 Aug 1965 Admiral Pertwee's Fleet120. 7- 7 22 Aug 1965 Let Loose with a Chopper121. 7- 8 29 Aug 1965 Making a Right Pig's Breakfast122. 7- 9 5 Sep 1965 The Mysterious Pudding Mine123. 7-10 12 Sep 1965 The Hovercraft Training Course124. 7-11 19 Sep 1965 Sabotaged Floggle-Toggle Box125. 7-12 26 Sep 1965 The Portarneyland Training Exercise126. 7-13 3 Oct 1965 Going on Leave to Croydon

Christmas Special 1965

xxx. Sp-03 Xmas 1965 Hitting the Ice Floe. (Christmas Special. Not broadcast in the UK. Released on The Navy Lark: The Collection: Series 7.)

8th Series 1966

127. 8- 1 4 Sep 1966 Where is Troutbridge?128. 8- 2 11 Sep 1966 Float a Peddle Fiddle129. 8- 3 18 Sep 1966 A Sticky Business130. 8- 4 25 Sep 1966 Buoys Will Be Buoys131. 8- 5 2 Oct 1966 Steamship Day132. 8- 6 9 Oct 1966 Farewell to HMS Varsity133. 8- 7 16 Oct 1966 The Army Lark134. 8- 8 23 Oct 1966 Just the Ticket135. 8- 9 30 Oct 1966 Mr Phillips Promotion136. 8-10 6 Nov 1966 Pertwee and the Tratvian Beer137. 8-11 13 Nov 1966 The PM Papa138. 8-12 20 Nov 1966 Getting Rid of Pertwee139. 8-13 27 Nov 1966 Off to Sea at Last

9th Series 1967

140. 9- 1 2 Jul 1967 Having Been Towing (a.k.a. Back from the Antarctic)141. 9- 2 9 Jul 1967 Fishers off the Faroes142. 9- 3 16 Jul 1967 Cleaning Up (a.k.a. A Filthy Ferryboat)143. 9- 4 23 Jul 1967 Jigsaws and Jemmies144. 9- 5 30 Jul 1967 The Naval Review 145. 9- 6 6 Aug 1967 The Curious Caravan Case146. 9- 7 13 Aug 1967 Frenchmen in J.41147. 9- 8 20 Aug 1967 The Police Drop In148. 9- 9 27 Aug 1967 Mr Murray's Endurance Course149. 9-10 3 Sep 1967 Women in the Wardroom 150. 9-11 10 Sep 1967 Troutbridge's Silver Jubilee 151. 9-12 17 Sep 1967 CECIL the Navigation Computer152. 9-13 24 Sep 1967 A Russian Rendezvous153. 9-14 1 Oct 1967 The Bugged and Burgled Beer154. 9-15 8 Oct 1967 Picking up the Poppadom155. 9-16 15 Oct 1967 Cuthbert Joins the Navy156. 9-17 22 Oct 1967 The Flying Machine157. 9-18 29 Oct 1967 Sub-Lieutenant Phillips was at Dartmouth156. 9-19 5 Nov 1967 Fishy Business 159. 9-20 12 Nov 1967 Troutbridge in Quarantine

10th Series 1968

160. 10- 1 13 Oct 1968 Troutbridge Electrifies Portsmouth161. 10- 2 20 Oct 1968 The Redundancy Drive162. 10- 3 27 Oct 1968 The Smugglers Return163. 10- 4 3 Nov 1968 Commander Trotter Takes Charge164. 10- 5 10 Nov 1968 The Anti-Submarine Missile165. 10- 6 17 Nov 1968 Sub-Conductor Phillips166. 10- 7 24 Nov 1968 The South Kawowan Summit167. 10- 8 1 Dec 1968 Pertwee's Enlistment Expires168. 10- 9 8 Dec 1968 Capt. Povey Takes Over169. 10-10 15 Dec 1968 Sir Willoughby Goes to Kawowa170. 10-11 22 Dec 1968 The Padre's Birthday171. 10-12 29 Dec 1968 The Portsmouth Kiosk172. 10-13 5 Jan 1969 The Radio Beacon173. 10-14 12 Jan 1969 Mr Phillip's Wrong Uniform174. 10-15 19 Jan 1969 Harold Wilson Reviews the Fleet175. 10-16 26 Jan 1969 The Relief of the Weather Ship176. 10-17 2 Feb 1969 The Mickey Mouse Toothbrush177. 10-18 9 Feb 1969 The Brick Smugglers

11th Series 1969

178. 11- 1 28 Dec 1969 Commander Murrey and The Squatters179. 11- 2 4 Jan 1970 What is the S.S.E.?180. 11- 3 11 Jan 1970 Pertwee Climbs Up The Promotion Ladder181. 11- 4 18 Jan 1970 Stranded 182. 11- 5 25 Jan 1970 Sir Willoughby's Party183. 11- 6 1 Feb 1970 The Fleet Initiative Test184. 11- 7 8 Feb 1970 C.P.O. Pertwee's Long Service Medal185. 11- 8 15 Feb 1970 The Phenomenal Pertwee Tug186. 11- 9 22 Feb 1970 The Security Clampdown187. 11-10 1 Mar 1970 The Anniversary and the Washing188. 11-11 8 Mar 1970 The Forbodians Hijack Troutbridge189. 11-12 15 Mar 1970 Number One Gets Married190. 11-13 22 Mar 1970 The Honeymooners Return191. 11-14 29 Mar 1970 C.P.O. Pertwee and the Lead Half Crowns192. 11-15 5 Apr 1970 Sub-Lt Phillips to Leave for Dartmouth193. 11-16 12 Apr 1970 The Mark 31 Radar

12th Series 1971

194. 12– 1 16 May 1971 The Put-a-Horse-out-to-Graze Fund195. 12– 2 23 May 1971 Impressions for Survival196. 12– 3 30 May 1971 The Beard-Growing Race197. 12- 4 6 Jun 1971 The Mysterious Radio Signals198. 12- 5 13 Jun 1971 Operation Recovery199. 12- 6 20 Jun 1971 The Slogan Contest200. 12- 7 27 Jun 1971 Sir Willoughby at Shanghai201. 12- 8 4 Jul 1971 Operation Cowes Barge202. 12- 9 11 Jul 1971 Number One's Anniversary203. 12-10 18 Jul 1971 The Loch Ness Monsterxxx. 25 Jul 1971 The Forbodian Attaché. No such episode. Some guides erroneously list one or two other episodes at this point, but both were repeats which followed on from the new Season 12 shows. On 25.7.71, Captain Povey As Governor Of Forbodia / The Forbodian Attaché (S11E04) was repeated, followed on 1.8.71 by Sir Willoughby's Party (S11E05). [1]

13th Series 1972

204. 13- 1 26 Mar 1972 The TV Documentary205. 13- 2 2 Apr 1972 The P.O.W. Escape Exercise206. 13- 3 9 Apr 1972 Number One's Married Quarters207. 13- 4 16 Apr 1972 The Newhaven-Dieppe Smuggling Run208. 13- 5 23 Apr 1972 The Bumble Spit Lighthouse Affair209. 13- 6 30 Apr 1972 The Tongipouhaha Treasure210. 13– 7 7 May 1972 The USA Navigator Swap211. 13– 8 14 May 1972 Son of a Sea Lord212. 13– 9 21 May 1972 Hypnotising Ramona213. 13–10 28 May 1972 The Master of Sardinia214. 13-11 4 Jun 1972 Opportunity Knockers215. 13-12 11 Jun 1972 Friday the 13th216. 13-13 18 Jun 1972 The New NAAFI

14th Series 1973

217. 14- 1 29 Jul 1973 The Montezuela Revolution218. 14- 2 5 Aug 1973 The Island Swordfish219. 14- 3 12 Aug 1973 Bunged in the Rattle220. 14- 4 19 Aug 1973 Kangaroo Polka221. 14- 5 26 Aug 1973 The Digital Isles Go Unstable222. 14- 6 2 Sep 1973 Egbert Hitches a Ride223. 14- 7 9 Sep 1973 Povey an Admiral at Last224. 14- 8 16 Sep 1973 The Bergan Horse Trials225. 14- 9 23 Sep 1973 Captain Povey's Wig226. 14-10 30 Sep 1973 Brain Pill227. 14-11 7 Oct 1973 Operation Showcase228. 14-12 14 Oct 1973 CPO Pertwee Yachtmonger229. 14-13 21 Oct 1973 The Talpinium Shell

15th Series 1975

230. 15- 1 9 Nov 1975 Sequel to the Talpinium Shell231. 15- 2 16 Nov 1975 NANA232. 15- 3 23 Nov 1975 Helen, the New Wren233. 15- 4 30 Nov 1975 Relief for Station 150234. 15- 5 7 Dec 1975 Black is Beautiful235. 15- 6 14 Dec 1975 Sidney and the Stamp236. 15- 7 21 Dec 1975 Riding to Victory (aka Commander Murray Becomes a Showjumper)237. 15- 8 28 Dec 1975 Horrible Horace238. 15- 9 4 Jan 1976 Officer's and Gent's Lib239. 15-10 11 Jan 1976 The Case of the HGM Mark 5240. 15-11 18 Jan 1976 Uncle Wilberforce Pertwee

Special 1977

xxx. Sp-04 16 Jul 1977 The BBC Are Sending The Bill To Buckingham Palace (Queen's Silver Jubilee Edition)

Special 2008

17 April 2008 "Left Hand Down A Bit" - With Leslie Phillips. BBC Radio 7 broadcast of selection of episodes over 3 hours presented by Leslie Phillips. Featured:

Operation Fag End (January 1959)

The Hank of Heather (April 1959)

The Lighthouse Lark (January 1960)

A Deliberate Bashing (April 1963)

Mr. Phillips at Dartmouth (October 1967)

The Jubilee Navy Lark (July 1977)

The Reunion

31 Aug 2008, BBC Radio 4 programme The Reunion. Sue MacGregor presents the series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history. She brings together some of the original team behind The Navy Lark. Participants included June Whitfield, Leslie Phillips, George Evans, Heather Chasen and Tenniel Evans.