THE ADVENTURES OF BRIGADIER WELLINGTON-BULL

'''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. It is not currently available on DVD.

Contents

Cast

Plot

Episodes

References

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