had previously collaborated with David Croft made guest appearances. A former Hi-De-Hi! regular Felix Bowness made a number of appearances as train guard Bernie Bleasdale. Windsor Davies appeared in the final episode as the mayor of Clumberfield, when the station staff re-enacted the station's opening for its 100th anniversary. James Pertwee, son of the actor Bill Pertwee, made an appearance as a photographer in this final episode also. Sally Grace appeared in Episode 7 as Mr Parkin's fiancée, Edna. Hugh Lloyd made an appearance in one episode as a chauffeur. Featured locomotive The LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 No 46521 from the Severn Valley Railway was used on the film set and carried the name "Blossom". At the time of filming the engine normally resided on the Severn Valley Railway. Blossom was subsequently sold to the Loughborough Standard Locomotive Group, who are based at the Great Central Railway. The engine was on loan to different railways before having an overhaul, after which it returned to service with a main line 'ticket'. In April 2013 this locomotive was derailed after running through a set of trap points on the Great Central Railway! Title and music The title was a reference to the music hall song and Will Hay film Oh, Mr Porter! and a modified version was sung as the end titles by actress Su Pollard: Oh, Dr Beeching what have you done? There once were lots of trains to catch, but soon there will be none, I'll have to buy a bike, 'cos I can't afford a car, Oh, Dr Beeching what a naughty man you are! Episodes Series overview Pilot (1995) Series 1 (1996) Series 2 (1997) Home release The first series was released on VHS and DVD in 2004 and the second series on DVD only, in 2005. The packaging of the first series was slightly misleading by stating that it "included the pilot", but it really contained the revised first episode and not the original version of the pilot. Edits are made to certain episodes because of copyright music issues. A complete box set containing both series and all 19 episodes (also including the original pilot) was made available, distributed by Acorn Media UK in 2009. It was later discontinued but it was made available again in 2017. References External links 1990s British sitcoms 1995 British television series debuts 1997 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms