Robertson Hare the provinces, and in South Africa. He reached a new public in the late 1960s in a television series, "All Gas and Gaiters". He played the Archdeacon of St. Ogg's, the Ven Henry Blunt. His co-stars were William Mervyn as the Rt Rev Cuthbert Hever, Bishop of St Ogg's, Derek Nimmo as the Rev Mervyn Noote, the Bishop's chaplain, and John Barron as the Very Rev Lionel Pugh-Critchley, Dean of St Ogg's. George Melly wrote: His most famous catchphrase was: "Oh, calamity!" He was awarded the OBE in 1979. Hare died in London at the age of 87. Robertson Hare
Mervyn Haigh . In 1942 he was translated to Bishop of Winchester, the enthronement taking place on 30 September that year. A deep thinker and loyal monarchist, Haigh chaired the Joint Committee which revised the "Amended Lectionary". He resigned his post in 1952 and was honoured by Winchester College before retiring to North Wales where he became involved in several rural campaigns. He died on 20 May 1962, his papers bequeathed to the nation. Mervyn Haigh Mervyn George Haigh (14 September 1887 – 20 May 1962) was an Anglican clergyman who served as the third bishop of the restored see of Coventry