Our Man at St. Mark's
A clerical comedy largely lost to the archives.
The series follows the parish of St Mark's and originally starred Leslie Phillips as the Reverend Andrew Parker, later replaced by Donald Sinden as the Reverend Stephen Young. It is notable for being largely lost, with only 8 of 46 episodes remaining in the archives.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Writer
- Peter Miller; James Kelley
- Starring
- Joan Hickson
- Donald Sinden
- Harry Fowler
- Leslie Phillips
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- 4
- Episodes
- 46
- Producer
- Eric Maschwitz
Facts from the source article.
Cast
Joan Hickson appeared as Mrs. Peace in all 46 episodes. Donald Sinden played Rev. Stephen Young in 39 episodes, while Leslie Phillips portrayed Rev. Andrew Parker in 7 episodes. Harry Fowler played Harry Danvers in 18 episodes, and Clive Morton appeared as The Bishop in 14 episodes. Other guest actors included Fay Compton, Francesca Annis, James Beck, Terence Alexander, Joyce Carey, Julian Holloway, Trevor Bannister, Victor Maddern, Annette Andre, Pauline Yates, Derek Francis, David Hemmings, Warren Mitchell, Freddie Jones, David Langton, Peter Vaughan, Michael Gwynn, Patrick Barr, Erik Chitty, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, George A. Cooper, Campbell Singer, Carole Mowlam, Linda Marlowe, Godfrey Quigley, Ann Bell and David Lodge.
Archive status
Of the 46 episodes made, just eight survive complete as telerecordings: series 1 episodes 1 and 5, series 2 episode 6, and series 3 episodes 1, 3, 4, 7, and 11. The unaired pilot is gone. Series 3 episode 9 exists but without sound. Series 2 episode 12 has surviving film sequences, but the sound is missing, probably from print damage.
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