Oh Doctor Beeching! All Change (1995–1997) Online
- Original Title :
- All Change
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy
- Year :
- 1995–1997
- Directror :
- Roy Gould
- Cast :
- Paul Shane,Su Pollard,Jeffrey Holland
- Writer :
- David Croft,Richard Spendlove
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 29min
- Rating :
- 7.8/10
It's the early 1960s and steam trains are giving way to diesel. Cecil Parkin arrives to take up his post as the new station master at the rural station of Hatley. He is pleased to find that the buffet manageress is May, an old flame of his, although she is now married to Jack, the porter. There is far worse news, however, when Cecil reads that the new transport minister, Beeching, intends to close down rural stations like Hatley as being uneconomical.
Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Paul Shane | - | Jack Skinner | |
Su Pollard | - | Ethel Schumann | |
Jeffrey Holland | - | Cecil Parkin | |
Julia Deakin | - | May Skinner | |
Barbara New | - | Vera Plumtree | |
Stephen Lewis | - | Harry Lambert | |
Ivor Roberts | - | Arnold Thomas | |
Perry Benson | - | Ralph | |
Terry John | - | Percy | |
Lindsay Grimshaw | - | Gloria Skinner | |
Paul Aspden | - | Wilfred Schumann (as Paul Aspen) | |
John D. Collins | - | Passenger | |
Daphne Goddard | - | Passenger |
This episode was a revised version of the 1995 pilot. Sherrie Hewson was unable to continue in the role of May Skinner for a full series, due to her commitment to Coronation Street (1960), so to provide continuity for the viewer, the scenes featuring May were re-filmed with Julia Deakin taking over the character. The opening scene was also re-recorded, but the remainder of the episode is the original footage filmed one year earlier.