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 Pinfield Mervyn Pinfield Mervyn Pinfield (28 February 1912 - 20 May 1966) was a British television producer and director working for the BBC during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the associate producer on the BBC television series "Doctor Who" from the first episode of "An Unearthly Child" to "The Romans", during Verity Lambert's tenure as producer. Pinfield was a highly experienced producer and director. Before joining the BBC early in the 1950s to work on live drama at Alexandra Palace, he spent over four years in 'weekly rep' as Director/Theatre Manager at the Royalty Theatre, Morecambe. In 1963, he was