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Church Mice at Christmas by Graham Oakley

Posted on December 13, 2014 by tygertale • 1 Comment

The Church Mice series which began in the early 70s, reached the inevitable Christmas episode in 1980. It’s a bit like a made for TV adaptation of The Tailor of Gloucester starring Leonard Rossiter and the cast of Dad’s Army. Hard to think of something more of its era. The mice are out to party, … Continue reading →

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