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Production

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	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", an illness to which Pertwee was a martyr, especially when hearing about being under sailing orders. 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.		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", an illness to which Pertwee was a martyr, especially when hearing about being under sailing orders. 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]].		Dennis Price returned for a guest appearance in the fourth series episode ''A Hole Lieutenant''. Other 'guest stars' included [[w:April Walker\|April Walker]], [[Norma Ronald]] and [[June Whitfield]].

	==Radio spin-offs==		==Radio spin-offs==

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	\| first_aired = {{start date\|1959\|03\|29\|df=y}}		\| first_aired = {{start date\|1959\|03\|29\|df=y}}
	\| last_aired = {{end date\|1977\|07\|16\|df=y}}		\| last_aired = {{end date\|1977\|07\|16\|df=y}}
	\| starring = [[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]]<br />[[Jon Pertwee]]<br />[[Judy Cornwell]]<br />[[Heather Chasen]]<br />[[Ronnie Barker]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]<br />[[Richard Caldicot]]<br />[[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]]<br />[[Tenniel Evans]]		\| starring = [[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]]<br />[[Jon Pertwee]]<br />[[w:Judy Cornwell\|Judy Cornwell]]<br />[[Heather Chasen]]<br />[[Ronnie Barker]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]<br />[[Richard Caldicot]]<br />[[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]]<br />[[Tenniel Evans]]
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English

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Film and television

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	==Adaptations==		==Adaptations==
	===Film and television===		===Film and television===
	In 1959, a film version was released, also called ''[[The Navy Lark (film)\|The Navy Lark]]''. Written by Laurie Wyman and [[Sid Colin]] and directed by Gordon Parry, it stars [[Cecil Parker]], [[Ronald Shiner]], [[Elvi Hale]], Leslie Phillips and [[Nicholas Phipps]]. The setting was changed where "The Island" was named Boonsey, a fictional [[Channel Islands\|Channel Island]]. According to Jon Pertwee's co-written memoir, published shortly after his death in 1996, the film was also supposed to star Pertwee and Dennis Price. However, according to Pertwee the film's producer [[Herbert Wilcox]] refused to employ Price "because he was gay." Pertwee was among those who objected to Price not being in the film and believed that this contributed to his own replacement in the cast by Shiner. Pertwee noted that the film "bombed" and said audiences did not consider the film to be ''The Navy Lark'' due to the absence of himself, Price and Stephen Murray.<ref name="PertweeHowe">{{cite book \|last1=Pertwee \|first1=Jon \|last2=Howe \|first2=David J. \|title=I am the Doctor:Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir \|date=1996 \|publisher=Doctor Who Books, Virgin Publishing Ltd \|location=London \|isbn=1-85227-621-5\|page=20}}</ref>		In 1959, a film version was released, also called ''[[The Navy Lark (film)\|The Navy Lark]]''. Written by Laurie Wyman and [[Sid Colin]] and directed by Gordon Parry, it stars [[Cecil Parker]], [[Ronald Shiner]], [[w:Elvi Hale\|Elvi Hale]], Leslie Phillips and [[Nicholas Phipps]]. The setting was changed where "The Island" was named Boonsey, a fictional [[w:Channel Islands\|Channel Island]]. According to Jon Pertwee's co-written memoir, published shortly after his death in 1996, the film was also supposed to star Pertwee and Dennis Price. However, according to Pertwee the film's producer [[w:Herbert Wilcox\|Herbert Wilcox]] refused to employ Price "because he was gay." Pertwee was among those who objected to Price not being in the film and believed that this contributed to his own replacement in the cast by Shiner. Pertwee noted that the film "bombed" and said audiences did not consider the film to be ''The Navy Lark'' due to the absence of himself, Price and Stephen Murray.<ref name="PertweeHowe">{{cite book \|last1=Pertwee \|first1=Jon \|last2=Howe \|first2=David J. \|title=I am the Doctor:Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir \|date=1996 \|publisher=Doctor Who Books, Virgin Publishing Ltd \|location=London \|isbn=1-85227-621-5\|page=20}}</ref>

	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 is considered lost.		Wyman co-wrote with three other writers a [[w:television\|television]] sitcom ''[[HMS Paradise]]'' ([[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|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 is considered lost.

	===Radio adaptations===		===Radio adaptations===

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The Big Business Lark

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	Another Wyman creation, ''[[The Big Business Lark]]'' was broadcast as one series in 1969. It starred [[Jimmy Edwards]] and [[Frank Thornton]]		Another Wyman creation, ''[[The Big Business Lark]]'' was broadcast as one series in 1969. It starred [[Jimmy Edwards]] and [[Frank Thornton]]

	The show is set in the [[boardroom]] of fictional company British United Plastics, and concerns the business machinations of the chairman, Sir Charles Boniface (Edwards), and his son and deputy chairman, Frank Boniface (Thornton).		The show is set in the [[w:boardroom\|boardroom]] of fictional company British United Plastics, and concerns the business machinations of the chairman, Sir Charles Boniface (Edwards), and his son and deputy chairman, Frank Boniface (Thornton).

	==Adaptations==		==Adaptations==

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The Embassy Lark

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	Also written by Wyman, three series of ''[[The Embassy Lark]]'' were broadcast from 1966 to 1968. It starred [[Frank Thornton]] and [[Derek Francis]].		Also written by Wyman, three series of ''[[The Embassy Lark]]'' were broadcast from 1966 to 1968. It starred [[Frank Thornton]] and [[Derek Francis]].

	The show was set in the British [[Embassy]] in the [[fictional country]] of ''Tratvia'' and was concerned with the various (mis)adventures of the British [[Ambassador]] Sir Jeremy Crichton-Buller (Francis) and his [[Diplomatic rank\|First Secretary]] Henry Pettigrew (Thornton) as they tried to keep smooth relations between Tratvia, [[Whitehall]] and the other Embassies ([[China]], the [[USSR]] and the [[United States\|U.S.]]). Ronnie Barker, Stephen Murray, Lawrie Wyman and Leslie Phillips reprised their ''Navy Lark'' roles in two episodes.		The show was set in the British [[w:Embassy\|Embassy]] in the [[w:fictional country\|fictional country]] of ''Tratvia'' and was concerned with the various (mis)adventures of the British [[w:Ambassador\|Ambassador]] Sir Jeremy Crichton-Buller (Francis) and his [[w:Diplomatic rank\|First Secretary]] Henry Pettigrew (Thornton) as they tried to keep smooth relations between Tratvia, [[w:Whitehall\|Whitehall]] and the other Embassies ([[w:China\|China]], the [[w:USSR\|USSR]] and the [[w:United States\|U.S.]]). Ronnie Barker, Stephen Murray, Lawrie Wyman and Leslie Phillips reprised their ''Navy Lark'' roles in two episodes.

	===''The Big Business Lark''===		===''The Big Business Lark''===

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	\| show_name = The Navy Lark		\| show_name = The Navy Lark
	\| image = The Navy Lark Cast Photo.jpg		\| image = The Navy Lark Cast Photo.jpg
	\| caption = ~~''The Navy Lark'' title card featuring photos of (clockwise from top right) [[Leslie Phillips]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]],~~		\| caption =
	\| format = [[w:Sitcom\|Sitcom]]		\| format = [[w:Sitcom\|Sitcom]]
	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
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	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
	\| home_station = {{ubl\|[[BBC Light Programme]]\|[[BBC Radio 2]]}}		\| home_station = {{ubl\|[[w:BBC Light Programme]]\|[[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]}}
	\| syndicates = [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]		\| syndicates = [[w:BBC Radio 4 Extra\|BBC Radio 4 Extra]]
	\| num_episodes = 244 (including specials) <br /> ([[List of The Navy Lark episodes\|list of episodes]])		\| num_episodes = 244 (including specials) <br /> ([[List of The Navy Lark episodes\|list of episodes]])
	}}		}}

	'''''The Navy Lark'''''<ref name="BBC Comedy: The Navy Lark">{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd\|title=The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC\|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> is a radio [[sitcom]] about life aboard a [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Royal Navy]] [[Frigate#Modern Age\|frigate]] named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on [[HMS Troubridge (R00)\|HMS ''Troubridge'']], a Royal Navy [[destroyer]]) based in [[HMNB Portsmouth]]. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt. Cdr. Stanton.		'''''The Navy Lark'''''<ref name="BBC Comedy: The Navy Lark">{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd\|title=The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC\|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> is a radio [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] about life aboard a [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[w:Frigate#Modern Age\|frigate]] named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on [[HMS Troubridge (R00)\|HMS ''Troubridge'']], a Royal Navy [[w:destroyer\|destroyer]]) based in [[w:HMNB Portsmouth\|HMNB Portsmouth]]. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt. Cdr. Stanton.

	The programme was transmitted on the [[BBC Light Programme]] and subsequently [[BBC Radio 2]]. It was produced by Alastair Scott Johnston.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k0zg\|title=An Exercise in Filming, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref> [[Jon Pertwee]] is frequently quoted as having suggested the idea of a forces comedy based on the Royal Navy, but Alastair Scott Johnston and writer [[Laurie Wyman]] both contemplated an Air Force- and an Army-themed sitcom before going to the BBC with ''The Navy Lark''. Wyman included ideas based on excuses for late return from leave and other misdemeanours from HMS ''Troubridge'' bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but Alastair Scott Johnston did not want him named until the 12th series onwards. For most of its run the show starred [[Leslie Phillips]], Jon Pertwee and [[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]], whose names rotated in order of precedence with each new episode over the entire 15-season run. Stephen Murray's daughter Amanda Murray (b. 1942) also appeared in a few episodes.		The programme was transmitted on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] and subsequently [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]. It was produced by Alastair Scott Johnston.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k0zg\|title=An Exercise in Filming, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref> [[Jon Pertwee]] is frequently quoted as having suggested the idea of a forces comedy based on the Royal Navy, but Alastair Scott Johnston and writer [[Laurie Wyman]] both contemplated an Air Force- and an Army-themed sitcom before going to the BBC with ''The Navy Lark''. Wyman included ideas based on excuses for late return from leave and other misdemeanours from HMS ''Troubridge'' bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but Alastair Scott Johnston did not want him named until the 12th series onwards. For most of its run the show starred [[Leslie Phillips]], Jon Pertwee and [[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]], whose names rotated in order of precedence with each new episode over the entire 15-season run. Stephen Murray's daughter Amanda Murray (b. 1942) also appeared in a few episodes.

	Episodes of ''The Navy Lark'' series are still replayed in rotation on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k17g\|title=The Smuggling Spy, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref>		Episodes of ''The Navy Lark'' series are still replayed in rotation on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k17g\|title=The Smuggling Spy, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref>

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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:RT ~~19670629 The~~ Navy Lark.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|A ''[[w:Radio Times\|Radio Times]]'' magazine extract from ~~1967,~~]]		[[File:RT 19590327 Navy Lark.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|A ''[[w:Radio Times\|Radio Times]]'' magazine extract from 1959]]
	The series used [[w:Accent (dialect)\|accents]] and characterised voices to supplement the humour, as well as a good deal of innuendo.		The series used [[w:Accent (dialect)\|accents]] and characterised voices to supplement the humour, as well as a good deal of innuendo.

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	'''''The Navy Lark'''''<ref name="BBC Comedy: The Navy Lark">{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd\|title=The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC\|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> is a radio [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] about life aboard a [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[w:Frigate#Modern Age\|frigate]] named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on [[HMS Troubridge (R00)\|HMS ''Troubridge'']], a Royal Navy [[w:destroyer\|destroyer]]) based in [[w:HMNB Portsmouth\|HMNB Portsmouth]]. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt. Cdr. Stanton.		'''''The Navy Lark'''''<ref name="BBC Comedy: The Navy Lark">{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd\|title=The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC\|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> is a radio [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] about life aboard a [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[w:Frigate#Modern Age\|frigate]] named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on [[w:HMS Troubridge (R00)\|HMS ''Troubridge'']], a Royal Navy [[w:destroyer\|destroyer]]) based in [[w:HMNB Portsmouth\|HMNB Portsmouth]]. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt. Cdr. Stanton.

	The programme was transmitted on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] and subsequently [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]. It was produced by Alastair Scott Johnston.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k0zg\|title=An Exercise in Filming, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref> [[Jon Pertwee]] is frequently quoted as having suggested the idea of a forces comedy based on the Royal Navy, but Alastair Scott Johnston and writer [[Laurie Wyman]] both contemplated an Air Force- and an Army-themed sitcom before going to the BBC with ''The Navy Lark''. Wyman included ideas based on excuses for late return from leave and other misdemeanours from HMS ''Troubridge'' bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but Alastair Scott Johnston did not want him named until the 12th series onwards. For most of its run the show starred [[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]], Jon Pertwee and [[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]], whose names rotated in order of precedence with each new episode over the entire 15-season run. Stephen Murray's daughter Amanda Murray (b. 1942) also appeared in a few episodes.		The programme was transmitted on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] and subsequently [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]. It was produced by Alastair Scott Johnston.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k0zg\|title=An Exercise in Filming, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref> [[Jon Pertwee]] is frequently quoted as having suggested the idea of a forces comedy based on the Royal Navy, but Alastair Scott Johnston and writer [[Laurie Wyman]] both contemplated an Air Force- and an Army-themed sitcom before going to the BBC with ''The Navy Lark''. Wyman included ideas based on excuses for late return from leave and other misdemeanours from HMS ''Troubridge'' bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but Alastair Scott Johnston did not want him named until the 12th series onwards. For most of its run the show starred [[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]], Jon Pertwee and [[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]], whose names rotated in order of precedence with each new episode over the entire 15-season run. Stephen Murray's daughter Amanda Murray (b. 1942) also appeared in a few episodes.
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	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. Over the course of the programme Lt Murray marries Admiral Ffont-Bittocks' daughter Rita.		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. Over the course of the programme Lt Murray marries Admiral Ffont-Bittocks' daughter Rita.

	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 (actor)\|Michael Bates]] and [[Ronnie Barker]].		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 [[w:Great Britain\|Great Britain]], and had joined [[w:NATO\|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 (actor)\|Michael Bates]] and [[Ronnie Barker]].

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Dennis Price]] as Lieutenant Price ("[[Number One (Royal Navy)\|Number One]]") (Series 1)		*[[Dennis Price]] as Lieutenant Price ("[[w:Number One (Royal Navy)\|Number One]]") (Series 1)
	*[[Leslie Phillips]] as Sub-Lieutenant Phillips, [[Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] McDoom		*[[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]] as Sub-Lieutenant Phillips, [[w:Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] McDoom
	*[[Jon Pertwee]]<ref name='Jon Pertwee Obit.'>{{cite news\|last=Smurthwaite\|first=Nick\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jon-pertwee-5615100.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jon-pertwee-5615100.html \|archive-date=18 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Obituary: Jon Pertwee\|work=The Independent\|date=21 May 1996\|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> as [[Chief Petty Officer]] Pertwee, Commander Weatherby, [[Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)\|Vice-Admiral]] "Burbly" Burwasher, The Master		*[[Jon Pertwee]]<ref name='Jon Pertwee Obit.'>{{cite news\|last=Smurthwaite\|first=Nick\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jon-pertwee-5615100.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jon-pertwee-5615100.html \|archive-date=18 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Obituary: Jon Pertwee\|work=The Independent\|date=21 May 1996\|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> as [[w:Chief Petty Officer\|Chief Petty Officer]] Pertwee, Commander Weatherby, [[w:Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)\|Vice-Admiral]] "Burbly" Burwasher, The Master
	*[[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]] as [[Lieutenant]]/[[Lieutenant Commander]] Murray ("Number One")		*[[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]] as [[w:Lieutenant\|Lieutenant]]/[[w:Lieutenant Commander\|Lieutenant Commander]] Murray ("Number One")
	*[[Richard Caldicot]] as [[Commander (Royal Navy)\|Commander]]/[[Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] Povey		*[[Richard Caldicot]] as [[w:Commander (Royal Navy)\|Commander]]/[[w:Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] Povey
	*[[Ronnie Barker]]<ref name='Ronnie Barker Obit.'>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ronnie-barker-the-times-obituary-xclnnwwvx7f\|title=Ronnie Barker: The Times obituary\|work=The Times\|date=4 October 2005\|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> as [[Able Seaman (rank)\|Able Seaman]] "Fatso" Johnson, Lieutenant Commander (Archibald) Stanton, Lieutenant Queeg (Series 1as9), Commander Bell, Intelligence		*[[Ronnie Barker]]<ref name='Ronnie Barker Obit.'>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ronnie-barker-the-times-obituary-xclnnwwvx7f\|title=Ronnie Barker: The Times obituary\|work=The Times\|date=4 October 2005\|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> as [[w:Able Seaman (rank)\|Able Seaman]] "Fatso" Johnson, Lieutenant Commander (Archibald) Stanton, Lieutenant Queeg (Series 1as9), Commander Bell, Intelligence
	*[[Heather Chasen]] as [[Women's Royal Naval Service\|WREN]] Chasen, Mrs. Ramona Povey, Lady Toddhunter-Brown, Rita Murray (née Ffont-Bittocks), Second Officer McCluty, The Mistress		*[[Heather Chasen]] as [[w:Women's Royal Naval Service\|WREN]] Chasen, Mrs. Ramona Povey, Lady Toddhunter-Brown, Rita Murray (née Ffont-Bittocks), Second Officer McCluty, The Mistress
	*[[Tenniel Evans]]<ref name='Obit. Tenniel Evans'>{{Cite news\|last=Hayward\|first=Anthony\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tenniel-evans-taffy-goldstein-in-the-navy-lark-1706869.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tenniel-evans-taffy-goldstein-in-the-navy-lark-1706869.html \|archive-date=18 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Tenniel Evans: Taffy Goldstein in ''The Navy Lark''\|work=The Independent\|date=17 June 2009\|accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> as Able Seaman (later [[Leading Rating\|Leading Seaman]]) "Taffy" Goldstein, [[Admiral]] Ffont-Bittocks, Ebeneezer Pertwee, Sir Willoughby Toddhunter-Brown		*[[Tenniel Evans]]<ref name='Obit. Tenniel Evans'>{{Cite news\|last=Hayward\|first=Anthony\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tenniel-evans-taffy-goldstein-in-the-navy-lark-1706869.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tenniel-evans-taffy-goldstein-in-the-navy-lark-1706869.html \|archive-date=18 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Tenniel Evans: Taffy Goldstein in ''The Navy Lark''\|work=The Independent\|date=17 June 2009\|accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> as Able Seaman (later [[w:Leading Rating\|Leading Seaman]]) "Taffy" Goldstein, [[w:Admiral\|Admiral]] Ffont-Bittocks, Ebeneezer Pertwee, Sir Willoughby Toddhunter-Brown
	*[[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]] as Able Seaman Ginger, Lieutenant Bates, [[Rear Admiral]] Ironbridge, [[Military chaplain\|Padre]], Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison, Flag Lieutenant Claude Dingle		*[[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]] as Able Seaman Ginger, Lieutenant Bates, [[w:Rear Admiral\|Rear Admiral]] Ironbridge, [[w:Military chaplain\|Padre]], Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison, Flag Lieutenant Claude Dingle
	*[[Judy Cornwell]] as WREN Cornwell (Series 4 only)		*[[w:Judy Cornwell\|Judy Cornwell]] as WREN Cornwell (Series 4 only)
	*Laurie Wyman as Able Seaman (later Inspector) Burt Tiddy, various		*Laurie Wyman as Able Seaman (later Inspector) Burt Tiddy, various
	*April Walker as WREN Barrett (Series 15 only)		*April Walker as WREN Barrett (Series 15 only)

	Guests:		Guests:
	*[[Jan Waters]] as WREN Waters (Series 7, ep 1,2)		*[[w:Jan Waters\|Jan Waters]] as WREN Waters (Series 7, ep 1,2)
	*[[Derek Francis]] as Sir Jeremy Crichton Buller (Series 8, ep. 10)		*[[Derek Francis]] as Sir Jeremy Crichton Buller (Series 8, ep. 10)
	*[[Frank Thornton]] as Henry Pettigrew (Series 8, ep. 10)		*[[Frank Thornton]] as Henry Pettigrew (Series 8, ep. 10)

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	\| first_aired = {{start date\|1959\|03\|29\|df=y}}		\| first_aired = {{start date\|1959\|03\|29\|df=y}}
	\| last_aired = {{end date\|1977\|07\|16\|df=y}}		\| last_aired = {{end date\|1977\|07\|16\|df=y}}
	\| starring = [[Leslie Phillips]]<br />[[Jon Pertwee]]<br />[[Judy Cornwell]]<br />[[Heather Chasen]]<br />[[Ronnie Barker]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]<br />[[Richard Caldicot]]<br />[[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]]<br />[[Tenniel Evans]]		\| starring = [[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]]<br />[[Jon Pertwee]]<br />[[Judy Cornwell]]<br />[[Heather Chasen]]<br />[[Ronnie Barker]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]<br />[[Richard Caldicot]]<br />[[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]]<br />[[Tenniel Evans]]
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
	\| home_station = {{ubl\|[[w:BBC Light Programme]]\|[[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]}}		\| home_station = {{ubl\|[[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]]\|[[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]}}
	\| syndicates = [[w:BBC Radio 4 Extra\|BBC Radio 4 Extra]]		\| syndicates = [[w:BBC Radio 4 Extra\|BBC Radio 4 Extra]]
	\| num_episodes = 244 (including specials) <br /> ([[List of The Navy Lark episodes\|list of episodes]])		\| num_episodes = 244 (including specials) <br /> ([[List of The Navy Lark episodes\|list of episodes]])
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	'''''The Navy Lark'''''<ref name="BBC Comedy: The Navy Lark">{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd\|title=The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC\|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> is a radio [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] about life aboard a [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[w:Frigate#Modern Age\|frigate]] named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on [[HMS Troubridge (R00)\|HMS ''Troubridge'']], a Royal Navy [[w:destroyer\|destroyer]]) based in [[w:HMNB Portsmouth\|HMNB Portsmouth]]. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt. Cdr. Stanton.		'''''The Navy Lark'''''<ref name="BBC Comedy: The Navy Lark">{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd\|title=The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC\|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> is a radio [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] about life aboard a [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[w:Frigate#Modern Age\|frigate]] named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on [[HMS Troubridge (R00)\|HMS ''Troubridge'']], a Royal Navy [[w:destroyer\|destroyer]]) based in [[w:HMNB Portsmouth\|HMNB Portsmouth]]. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt. Cdr. Stanton.

	The programme was transmitted on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] and subsequently [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]. It was produced by Alastair Scott Johnston.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k0zg\|title=An Exercise in Filming, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref> [[Jon Pertwee]] is frequently quoted as having suggested the idea of a forces comedy based on the Royal Navy, but Alastair Scott Johnston and writer [[Laurie Wyman]] both contemplated an Air Force- and an Army-themed sitcom before going to the BBC with ''The Navy Lark''. Wyman included ideas based on excuses for late return from leave and other misdemeanours from HMS ''Troubridge'' bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but Alastair Scott Johnston did not want him named until the 12th series onwards. For most of its run the show starred [[Leslie Phillips]], Jon Pertwee and [[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]], whose names rotated in order of precedence with each new episode over the entire 15-season run. Stephen Murray's daughter Amanda Murray (b. 1942) also appeared in a few episodes.		The programme was transmitted on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] and subsequently [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]]. It was produced by Alastair Scott Johnston.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k0zg\|title=An Exercise in Filming, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref> [[Jon Pertwee]] is frequently quoted as having suggested the idea of a forces comedy based on the Royal Navy, but Alastair Scott Johnston and writer [[Laurie Wyman]] both contemplated an Air Force- and an Army-themed sitcom before going to the BBC with ''The Navy Lark''. Wyman included ideas based on excuses for late return from leave and other misdemeanours from HMS ''Troubridge'' bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but Alastair Scott Johnston did not want him named until the 12th series onwards. For most of its run the show starred [[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]], Jon Pertwee and [[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]], whose names rotated in order of precedence with each new episode over the entire 15-season run. Stephen Murray's daughter Amanda Murray (b. 1942) also appeared in a few episodes.

	Episodes of ''The Navy Lark'' series are still replayed in rotation on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k17g\|title=The Smuggling Spy, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref>		Episodes of ''The Navy Lark'' series are still replayed in rotation on [[w:BBC Radio 4 Extra\|BBC Radio 4 Extra]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k17g\|title=The Smuggling Spy, Series 1, The Navy Lark – BBC Radio 4 Extra\|website=BBC}}</ref>

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