Ivor Roberts in Sitcoms [1]

In 1995, Ivor played Arnold, the dear, old engine driver, in the pilot episode of Oh Doctor Beeching! in the "Comic Asides" series. The pilot, created by David Croft, it was set in a small, rural railway station under threat of closure in the 60's and was followed by two series (1996-97) co-written with Jeremy Spendlove. The programme reunited some of the cast of Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?, both of which were scripted by Croft and his Dad's Army co-writer Jimmy Perry. An example of the closing credits for the show, featuring a glimpse of Ivor, can be found at the following YouTube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSMoUWk7KVo

Previously, Ivor had made an appearance in You Rang, M'Lord? in 1993.