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1. • • Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship. On the English Channel Island of Boonzey there is a small British Navy base serviced by minesweeper HMS Compton. The task of the vessel and its crew is to sweep the surrounding waters for German magnetic mines leftover from WW2.
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   What is the movie the Navy Lark about?

   • For the 1959 film, see The Navy Lark (film). The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge (a play on HMS Troubridge, a Royal Navy destroyer) based in HMNB Portsmouth. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island".

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   Who starred in the Navy Lark?

   • The Navy Lark. Image shows left to right: Lt. Peter Pouter (Leslie Phillips), C.P.O. Banyard (Ronald Shiner), Commander Stanton, RN (Cecil Parker). Credit: 20th Century Fox Film based on the highly popular BBC Light Programme sitcom of the same name. Stars Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner, Leslie Phillips, Elvi Hale, Nicholas Phipps and more.

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   Where was the Navy Lark filmed?

   • The Navy Lark is a 1959 British comedy film based on The Navy Lark radio series broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. It featured Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and Hattie Jacques. It was filmed mainly at West Bay, Bridport, Dorset.

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   Is the Navy Lark a classic?

   • It's no classic, but it's good fun. By what name was The Navy Lark (1959) officially released in India in English? The Navy Lark: Directed by Gordon Parry. With Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner, Leslie Phillips, Elvi Hale. Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.

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   The Navy Lark is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and Hattie Jacques. It was based on The Navy Lark radio series broadcast on the BBC Light Programme.

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   The Navy Lark: Directed by Gordon Parry. With Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner, Leslie Phillips, Elvi Hale. Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.

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   • Genre: Comedy

   • Director: Gordon Parry
   • Release Date: 1959-12-27

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   The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge (a play on HMS Troubridge, a Royal Navy destroyer) based in HMNB Portsmouth. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island".

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7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0198814The Navy Lark (1959) - Plot - IMDb

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   On the English Channel Island of Boonzey there is a small British Navy base serviced by minesweeper HMS Compton. The task of the vessel and its crew is to sweep the surrounding waters for German magnetic mines leftover from WW2.

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   Naval Commander Stanton and his men enjoy a peaceful life on the mid-Channel island of Boonzey, supposedly sweeping the busy aquatic thoroughfare for mines, and are shocked when a new area commander, Captain Povey, arrives on a mission to assess all bases and thin out the senior service's flab.

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   Synopsis. An Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful island of Boonsley and they have adapted to their circumstances. The men still wear uniforms and the proper reports are filed, although the reports of hundreds of mines are exaggerated.

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    This long-running BBC radio sitcom was set aboard a (fictional) Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge. Premiering on 29 March 1959, the 30-minute episodes were initially transmitted on the BBC Light Programme and subsequently on Radio 2.