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__NOTOC__[[File:Oh_Doctor_Beeching_Screenshot_Title.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Title sequence featuring 46521]]'''Oh, Doctor Beeching!''' was a BBC TV sitcom consisting of a pilot episode broadcast in on 14 August 1995 and two series broadcast between in 1996 (a repeat of the pilot episode ''All Change'' plus 8 further episodes) and 1997(10 episodes). The cast included Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland and Su Pollard (former stars of ''Hi-de-Hi!'' and ''You Rang, M'Lord?'') and Stephen Lewis, better known as ‘Blakey’ from ''On the Buses''.It was written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115302/?ref_=tt_ov_inf IMDB]</ref>
The sitcom was set in the small fictional branch line railway station of Hatley, which was threatened with closure under the Beeching Axe. The filming took place at [[Arley | Arley station]], where a row of Victorian railway cottages were built in the yard as a film prop. During filming services would not call at Arley at certain times.
Filming mainly involved [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46521|Ivatt 2MT 46521]], which was named 'Blossom' by cast member Stephen Lewis during a ceremony at [[Kidderminster]] town station on Monday 17 February 1997.<ref>SVR News 122</ref> Carriages used in February 1996 filming included [[BR 4345 Tourist Standard Open|TSO 4345]], [[BR 9220 Brake Standard Open|BSO 9220]] and [[BR 1853 Restaurant Miniature Buffet|RMB 1853]].<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3372 SVR-Online forum]</ref> Wagons used included [[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon|GWR Conflat 39860]] and [[LMS 271726 Goods Van| LMS Goods Van 271726]]. Both series are available commercially and can be found on YouTube. ==Gallery==<gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">File:Hatley1.jpg | Hatley (Arley) signal boxFile:Hatley2.jpg | Film prop cottages at ArleyFile:Hatley3.jpg | Film prop cottages at ArleyFile:Hatley4.jpg | Film prop cottages at ArleyFile:OhDoctorBeechingTicket.jpg | Studio audience admission ticket</gallery>
==See also==
[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]
==References==
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==Links==
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00g8trn BBC One programme guide]
*[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/oh_doctor_beeching/ British Comedy Guide]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115302/ Internet Movie Data Base page]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_Doctor_Beeching! Wikipedia page]
