A Car by Any Other Name 

The vicar wants to sell his car and gets Simon to help, while Oliver is also selling his car. A confusing time is the result.

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writers:

Johnnie Mortimer (devised by), Vince Powell

Stars:

Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies, Derek Deadman

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Donald Sinden	...	Simon Peel
Windsor Davies	...	Oliver Smallbridge
Derek Deadman	...	Ringo
Zara Nutley	...	Aunt Eleanor
Jasper Jacob	...	Vicar
Michael Stainton	...	Police Sergeant
Laura Brattan	...	W.P.C. Lewis
David Garlick	...	Youth
Marc Sinden	...	1st Policeman
Jeremy Sinden	...	2nd Policeman
Larry Martyn	...	Blake

Storyline

Oliver advertises his car for sale and the vicar shows an interest, lending Oliver his vintage Bentley, which he is considering selling. Oliver and Simon take the Bentley for a test drive but get caught up in a demonstration and end up at the police station, during which time the Bentley, left on the road, is impounded. They manage to retrieve it but not to save Oliver's car which is inadvertently sold for scrap and ends up being trashed.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Donald Sinden and his youngest son Marc Sinden worked together on the stage as actors four times (also in an un-aired ITV sitcom pilot 'Fiddlers Green') and Marc produced his father on stage in the hit play 'That Good Night', this was to be the only time that Sir Donald and his two actor sons Jeremy and Marc Sinden appeared together.

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Release Date:

10 October 1990 (UK)

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