Rent Oh Doctor Beeching!: Series 2 (1997)
4.1 of 5 from 7 ratings
4h 46min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
Is it the end of the line for Hatley Station? The quiet little holt on an even quieter country branch line is an idyllic place to work or visit - but it's the early 1960s and Doctor Beeching has his ruthless eye on the railway line. Could Hatley Station soon be nothing more than a fond memory?
1. No Milk for the Minister
The Minister of Transport decides to pay a visit. What a time for the station buffet to run out of milk!
2. Father's Day
Father's Day at Hatley Station is ruined when Jack (Paul Shane) and Cecil (Jeffrey Holland) just can't seem to get into the spirit of things.
3. The Gravy TrainJack stumbles across a fortune and it looks like all his worries are over - but life couldn't be that kind, could it?
4. The Van
British Railway, in their wisdom, decide to issue Cecil with a van - which is a little awkward because he can't drive!
5. Lucky Strike
All out Brothers! Ralph (Perry Benson) decides to take strike action when things don't go his way.
6. Love is a Very Splendid Thing
Ethel (Su Pollard) loses her heart to Joe (Mac McDonald), a dashing American airman - and Wilfred (Paul Aspden) is none too happy about it.
7. A Bowl in the Hand
It's time for the annual Bowls Club outing - but Cecil is more interested in bowling May (Julia Deakin) over!
8. Action Stations!
Pandemonium ensues at Hatley when the staff get a tip-off that a V.I.P. is planning a surprise visit.
9. A Pregnant Pause
Can you fight the future? Arnold (Ivor Roberts) and Ralph decide not and go on a training course for diesel drivers.
10. Ton Up
Hoorah! Hatley Station is officially 100 years old - and the staff decide to celebrate in grand style!- Actors:
- Paul Shane, Su Pollard, Jeffrey Holland, Julia Deakin, Barbara New, Stephen Lewis, Ivor Roberts, Perry Benson, Terry John, Lindsay Grimshaw, Paul Aspden, Tara Daniels, Daphne Goddard, Felix Bowness, Joy Allen, Richard Spendlove, Mrs. Roberts, John Rapley, Mac McDonald, Hugh Lloyd
- Directors:
- Roy Gould
- Producers:
- Charles Garland, David Croft
- Creators:
- David Croft, Richard Spendlove
- Writers:
- David Croft, Richard Spendlove, Paul Minett, Brian Leveson, John T. Chapman, John Stevenson
- Studio:
- DD Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Sitcoms
