The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull
- The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull
infobox television
show_name = The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull
caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Alexander Gauge
Valerie Singleton
Donald Hewlett
country = United Kingdom
network = BBC Television Service
first_aired = 12 June
last_aired = 17 July 1959
num_episodes = 5
imdb_id = 0261461
"The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull" was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom that starred Alexander Gauge and Valerie Singleton that lasted only one series. It was written by Austin Melford.
Cast
*Alexander Gauge - Brigadier Garnet Wellington-Bull
*Valerie Singleton - Jane Wellington-Bull
*Donald Hewlett - Captain 'Sooty' Pilkington
Plot
"The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull" followed the adventures of a retired Army Brigadier, Garnet Wellington-Bull, who is trying to come to terms with civilian life. The other characters were his daughter Jane (played by future "Blue Peter" presenter Valerie Singleton) and Captain Pilkington, a young officer who used to serve under him.
Alexander Gauge, who played the Brigadier, died from an overdose in September 1960, and "The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull" was one of his last programmes.
Episodes
#"Episode One" (12 June 1959)
#"Episode Two"
#"Episode Three"
#"Episode Four"
#"Episode Five" (17 July 1959)
References
*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
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