The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull

The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull is a 1959 black-and-white British sitcom starring Alexander Gauge and Valerie Singleton. Written by Austin Melford, only one series of five 30-minute episodes was produced.

The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Alexander Gauge Valerie Singleton Donald Hewlett
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	5
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Television Service
Release	12 June (1959-06-12) – 17 July 1959 (1959-07-17)

Cast

• Alexander Gauge as Brigadier Garnet Wellington-Bull
• Valerie Singleton as Jane Wellington-Bull
• Donald Hewlett as Captain "Sooty" Pilkington

Plot

The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull followed the adventures of a retired Army Brigadier, Garnet Wellington-Bull, who is trying to come to terms with civilian life. The other characters were his daughter Jane and Captain Pilkington, a young officer who used to serve under him.

Cancellation

Alexander Gauge died of natural causes in1960; The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull was one of his last programmes.

Episodes

1. Episode One (12 June 1959)
2. Episode Two
3. Episode Three
4. Episode Four
5. Episode Five (17 July 1959)

Further reading

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

External links

• The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull at IMDb
• The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull at British Comedy Guide