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Interesting
McGee Facts
- This is Henry's first major television role
(we think)
- Ronald Hines (Marine Corporal Surtees) went
on to play Wendy Craig's Husband in "Not in front of
the Children"
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Lieutenant
Raleigh (Henry McGee) and Leading Seaman White (Alan White),
getting caught up in kinds of shenanigans in "Tell it to
the Marines"
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"Tell it to the Marines" was a sit-com based on the rivalry
that exists between the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines, after a crack squad of
marines was stationed with a Royal Navy crew. The series ran for 30
episodes and revolved around the petty arguments and joking between the two
forces. Main characters where Leading Seaman White (Alan White) and Marine
Corporal Surtees (Ronald Hines). Henry played L/S White's superior officer Lt
Raleigh, which often brought him into conflict with his Marine counterpart Major
Howard (Jack Allen).
The series was Jack Hylton Production for Associated
Redifusion, who exclusively provided all Associated-Redifusions
entertainment. At the time, Granada TV, were having a great deal of success with
another, services based, series "The Army Game" (Alfie Bass, Bill
Frasier, Charles Hawtrey, Norman Rossington, Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw,
Harry Fowler) and "Tell it to the Marines" was going to be Associated-Redifusions
answer to the other 'services sit-com'. It failed to capture the publics imagination.
Devised by Ted Lewis and written by Eric Paice, Malcolm A
Hulke, Brad Ashton, Dick Vosburgh. Directed by Milo Lewis who was quoted as
saying "...viewers should find it quite amusing".
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Detail |
Dates |
Episodes |
| Series
1 |
23
Sep 1959 - 13 Apr 1960 |
[30 *
30mins] |
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