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20th July 2020
Nice to see Heather remembered on this daily summary of events - coincidentally I had just been watching a documentary about Natalie Wood only a couple of days ago, so she was very fresh in my mind and strangely enough (good enough for 'My Brush series') as the rest of the article also included references to J M Barrie and Brian Aldiss
Remembering Heather Chasen
The Telegraph - 26th May 2020
'The Navy Lark' Gallery
It is perhaps fitting to open the Gallery with the specially commissioned insignia for the fictitious 'HMS Troutbridge' signifying the popularity of the show and the importance of identifying the characters with their operational platform.
Specially commissioned insignia and motto for 'HMS Troutbridge'
Leslie Phillips and Heather Chasen performing to a live audience and broadcast - see the Troutbridge Shield above their heads! Image courtesy of Noelle Wyman-Blundel
Noelle says: "In the background is Dick Caldicott and Stephen Murray. Frontline is Leslie Phillips and Heather Chasen. I'm not sure if this is at the Paris or the Playhouse at this time (again, my memories are from when I was a child and usually sitting in the sound box at the back of each theatre with all the 'Thunderbird' type knobs and buttons and someone staying very quiet as he was concentrating on the mixing etc)...but it is one of the photos taken of the recording of The Navy Lark. Heather gave me my nickname of 'Flower Pot' bless her. Stephen Murray's wife Joanna used to make the most beautiful dresses for me as a child. LOVELY lady and Stephen, lovely man. Dick used to turn up at our house EVERY year without fail with a bunch of holly and a socking great bottle of champagne for my parents each Christmas. I have never seen so much holly in my life in one bunch lol! Maybe it was because I was small?"
The Radio Times announcing the launch of a 'new series' on 9th October 1959
The cast of radio comedy series 'The Navy Lark' (from left to right): Tenniel Evans, Ronnie Barker, Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips, Stephen Murray (seated) and Michael Bates. Image © BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
Announcements for the return of the ever popular radio series as shown in The Radio Times from the 1960s.
Rogue's Gallery
A bit unkind to call Heather Chasen a rogue but you know what I mean! l to r Heather Chasen, Ronnie Barker, Jon Pertwee
Cast Signatures
Signatures of The Navy Lark Cast: Ronnie Barker, Leslie Phillips, Heather Chasen, Richard Caldicot, Stephen Murray, Michael Bates, Lawrie Wyman, Alastair Scott Johnson, Jon Pertwee - image courtesy & © of navylark.0catch.com/ (a massive depository of Navy Lark memorabilia)
CD (Series) Covers
A 60th anniversary celebration of the much-loved nautical comedy, featuring six classic episodes plus bonus material.
On 29 March 1959, The Navy Lark sailed the airwaves for the very first time. Starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray, with regular appearances from Ronnie Barker and Heather Chasen, it soon became a radio favourite and ran for 18 years – one of the longest-running BBC sitcoms. This anniversary collection comprises six of the best episodes from the iconic series – Operation Fag End (5 April 1959), The Hank of Heather (17 May 1959), The Lighthouse Lark (29 January 1960), A Deliberate Bashing (19 April 1963), When Sub Lt Phillips Was at Dartmouth (29 October 1967) and The Jubilee Navy Lark (16 July 1977). Bonus items include a mini-episode from The Light Entertainment Show; two crossover episodes from spin-off series The Embassy Lark: National Grumpschnog Week (12 April 1966) and Sub-Lt Phillips Drops In (16 April 1968), and a discussion from Bob Holness Presents: Farewell to the Paris, which sees Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee reminiscing about the making of The Navy Lark. So step aboard HMS Troutbridge for laughs ahoy! Source : Amazon.co.uk
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