The trials and tribulations of the staff at Hatley railway station, who are all wondering if Dr Beeching will close them down.The trials and tribulations of the staff at Hatley railway station, who are all wondering if Dr Beeching will close them down.The trials and tribulations of the staff at Hatley railway station, who are all wondering if Dr Beeching will close them down.
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- TriviaThe programme was filmed on the Severn Valley Railway, with the part of Hatley station being played by the Arley SVR station in Upper Arley.
- GoofsThere are numerous references throughout the series to Dr Beeching closing lines and stations. As Chairman of the British Railways Board, Beeching was only ever able to recommend closures - the power to actually issue them lay with the Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples.
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[repeated line]
Vera Plumtree: My late husband - he was an engine driver, you know...
- ConnectionsEdited into Auntie's Bloomers: Auntie's New Festive Bloomers (1997)
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Oh Doctor Beeching ranks as one of my favourite comedies of all time, a wonderfully sweet and innocent, humour of a bygone era. Delightful characters each and every one, all bringing plenty of laughs, with exquisite comedy timing. I'm an adoring fan of Su Pollard, and she is wonderfully funny and scatty as Ethel, and yet she manages to tinge her with sadness. It's very evident that many members of the cast had worked together on previous occasions, the relationships are genuine and very easy. Barbara New's timing as Vera was fantastic, she delivered her lines with so much humour, that line 'My late husband was an engine driver you know.' The show is timeless, it deserved a much greater run then it had, Sunday evenings were a perfect slot for a comedy like this, surely there is still a place for this brand of light and breezy slapstick humour? A show I will always love.
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