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All Gas and Gaiters (1966)

Comedy

All Gas and Gaiters is a British television ecclesiastical sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. It was written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, a husband-and-wife team who used the pseudonym of "John Wraith" when writing the pilot. At St Oggs Cathedral is a carefree bishop, an old tippling archdeacon, and an accident-prone chaplain, who all wish to live a quiet bachelor life, but this is continually threatened by the dean, who tries to bring by-the-book rule to the cathedral.

IMDb rating
7.5 (95 votes)
Episode average
7.8 +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1966)

7.83 avg 3 episodes 8.5 → 7.6

Ep 0: 8.5 · 15 votesEp 1: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Pilot: The Bishop Rides Again8.515
1The Bishop Gets the Sack7.410
4The Bishop Sees a Ghost7.613