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The
classic Philip King farce See How They Run is set in
the vicarage of the sleepy rural village Merton-cum-
Middlewick during World War II. The plot centres on
Vicar of the Parish The Rev. Lionel Toop, his rather
unorthodox wife and ex actress Penelope, the local
busybody Miss Skillon, a young squady Clive and an
escaped German POW . Throw in a slightly eccentric
maid, a perplexed Bishop and a bewildered locum
vicar and you have the perfect recipe for mirth and
mayhem . Jeff first starred in this play in 1998 as
the staid and self righteous Rev Toop. He was joined
in the cast by Britt Eckland as Penelope, Hilary
Minster as the German POW, Victor Spinetti in the
role of the Bishop of Lax and Su Pollard as the ever
interfering Miss Skillon. In 2008 he returned to the
play this time for Ian Dickens Productions Ltd
enjoying a short but hysterical UK tour as the Rev.
Arthur Humphrey, a mild man in a permanent state of
confusion and the perfect vehicle for him to produce
a performance incorporating some wonderful visual
comedy along with precision timing and meticulous
attention to detail. The cast included Michael
Sharvell-Martin as the Bishop and Frazer Hines as
Sergeant Towers. |