The Big Rocket

The civil servants bungle in Britain's space race, with a mix-up over Mildred.

The adventures and mishaps of the General Assistance Department, which ran to thirteen series, 145 episodes, between 1962 and 1977.

CAST:
Roland Hamilton-Jones [Number One] …. Wilfrid Hyde-White
Richard Lamb [Number Two] …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin …. Norma Ronald
April Adams …. Diana Olsen
With Roy Dotrice, John Graham and David Graham

Written and produced by Edward Taylor.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1962.