The Men from the Ministry: Pushing the Vote Out

The bungling bureaucrats react when a by-election candidate goes from slide to landslide. One of 14 shows not kept in the archive and re-recorded in 1980 - previously never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra. 'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler (who replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966). Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor. Producer: Edward Taylor. Re-recording of 'Up the Poll' made in April 1980