Galton & Simpson's Half Hour: Series 1, Episode 4 - The Blood Donor - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Galton & Simpson's Half Hour. Arthur Bunclarke (Paul Merton). Copyright: Red Door

When Arthur Bunclarke... with an E... did his patriotic duty in donating a pint of his blood, he was unaware until the prick of the needle that he was the proud possessor of one of the rarest blood groups in the world. Which was just as well as things turned out. Stars Paul Merton.

Notes

"The Blood Donor" was first broadcast on BBC television in 1961 as part of Hancock's Half Hour.

Broadcast details

Date

Saturday 28th March 2009

Time

1:30pm

Channel

BBC Radio 2

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Paul Merton Arthur Bunclarke
Paul Merton Narrator

Guest cast

Suzy Aitchison (as Suzi Aitchison) Nurse
Nicky Henson Actor
John Gilligan Actor
Peter Law Actor
John Webb Actor

Writing team

Ray Galton Writer
Alan Simpson Writer

Production team

Carol Smith Producer
Tessa Le Bars Executive Producer
Trevor McCallum Executive Producer