Foreign Affairs (1964 TV series) - Revision history

Kurt at 21:21, 14 February 2023

2023-02-14T21:21:20Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:21, 14 February 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~{{Use British English\|date=May 2014}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2013}}~~
	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| genre = [[w:Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[Sitcom]]
	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
	\| creator =		\| creator =
Line 11:		Line 9:
	\| starring = [[Alfie Bass]]<br />[[Bill Fraser]]<br />[[Nicholas Phipps]]<br />Arthur Barrett		\| starring = [[Alfie Bass]]<br />[[Bill Fraser]]<br />[[Nicholas Phipps]]<br />Arthur Barrett
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| company = [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada Television]]		\| company = [[ITV Granada\|Granada Television]]
	\| channel = [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]		\| channel = [[ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]
	\| picture_format = [[w:Black-and-white\|Black-and-white]]		\| picture_format = [[Black-and-white\|Black-and-white]]
	\| first_aired = {{start date\|1964\|01\|02\|df=y}}		\| first_aired = {{start date\|1964\|01\|02\|df=y}}
	\| last_aired = {{end date\|1964\|02\|20\|df=y}}		\| last_aired = {{end date\|1964\|02\|20\|df=y}}
Line 21:		Line 19:
	}}		}}

	'''''Foreign Affairs''''' is a British sitcom that aired on [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]] in 1964. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'', itself a spin-off of ''[[The Army Game]]'' and starred [[Alfie Bass]] and [[Bill Fraser]] as the main characters. The entire series was [[w:wiping\|wiped]] and is no longer thought to exist.		'''''Foreign Affairs''''' is a British sitcom that aired on [[ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]] in 1964. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'', itself a spin-off of ''[[The Army Game]]'' and starred [[Alfie Bass]] and [[Bill Fraser]] as the main characters. The entire series was [[wiping\|wiped]] and is no longer thought to exist.

	==Background==		==Background==
	Seven months after the end of the third series of ''Bootsie and Snudge'', where the title characters worked in a [[w:gentleman's club\|gentleman's club]] in central London, Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser reprised the roles they first played in ''[[The Army Game]]''.<ref name="RT">{{cite book\|last=Lewishohn\|first=Mark \|author-link=w:Mark Lewisohn\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|year=2003\|publisher=[[w:BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]]\|location=[[w:London\|London]]\|isbn=0-563-48755-0}}</ref> ''Bootsie and Snudge'' went on to be revived for a fourth series in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b866f3b80\|title=Wanna Bet? (1974)\|website=BFI}}</ref> ''Foreign Affairs'' was written by [[Barry Took]], [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] (who was also the script editor), [[w:Richard Harris (television writer)\|Richard Harris]] and [[Dennis Spooner]].<ref name="RT"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71a16b69\|title=Foreign Affairs (1964)\|website=BFI}}</ref>		Seven months after the end of the third series of ''Bootsie and Snudge'', where the title characters worked in a [[gentleman's club\|gentleman's club]] in central London, Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser reprised the roles they first played in ''[[The Army Game]]''.<ref name="RT">{{cite book\|last=Lewishohn\|first=Mark \|author-link=Mark Lewisohn\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|year=2003\|publisher=[[BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]]\|location=[[London\|London]]\|isbn=0-563-48755-0}}</ref> ''Bootsie and Snudge'' went on to be revived for a fourth series in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b866f3b80\|title=Wanna Bet? (1974)\|website=BFI}}</ref> ''Foreign Affairs'' was written by [[Barry Took]], [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] (who was also the script editor), [[Richard Harris (television writer)\|Richard Harris]] and [[Dennis Spooner]].<ref name="RT"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71a16b69\|title=Foreign Affairs (1964)\|website=BFI}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
Line 33:		Line 31:

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Bootsie and Snudge are now employed by the [[w:Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service\|diplomatic service]] and work at the British Embassy in the fictional Bosnik, somewhere in Europe. Snudge believes he is ambassador material whilst Bootsie is the security officer.<ref name="RT"/>		Bootsie and Snudge are now employed by the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service\|diplomatic service]] and work at the British Embassy in the fictional Bosnik, somewhere in Europe. Snudge believes he is ambassador material whilst Bootsie is the security officer.<ref name="RT"/>

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	''Foreign Affairs'' aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm.<ref name="RT"/> Due to the archival policies of the time, all eight episodes were subsequently [[w:wiping\|wiped]] and no longer exist.<ref name="Lost">{{cite web\|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=327e9652-5311-412a-94f5-1787076a60cb\|title=LostShows.com\|accessdate=9 December 2013\|author=\|last=\|first=\|year=2013\|work=\|publisher=LostShows.com}}</ref>		''Foreign Affairs'' aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm.<ref name="RT"/> Due to the archival policies of the time, all eight episodes were subsequently [[wiping\|wiped]] and no longer exist.<ref name="Lost">{{cite web\|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=327e9652-5311-412a-94f5-1787076a60cb\|title=LostShows.com\|accessdate=9 December 2013\|author=\|last=\|first=\|year=2013\|work=\|publisher=LostShows.com}}</ref>

	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"

Kurt at 21:44, 31 October 2022

2022-10-31T21:44:49Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:44, 31 October 2022
Line 4:		Line 4:
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| genre = [[Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[w:Sitcom]]
	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
	\| creator =		\| creator =
Line 11:		Line 11:
	\| starring = [[Alfie Bass]]<br />[[Bill Fraser]]<br />[[Nicholas Phipps]]<br />Arthur Barrett		\| starring = [[Alfie Bass]]<br />[[Bill Fraser]]<br />[[Nicholas Phipps]]<br />Arthur Barrett
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| company = [[ITV Granada\|Granada Television]]		\| company = [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada Television]]
	\| channel = [[ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]		\| channel = [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]
	\| picture_format = [[Black-and-white]]		\| picture_format = [[w:Black-and-white\|Black-and-white]]
	\| first_aired = {{start date\|1964\|1\|2\|df=y}}		\| first_aired = {{start date\|1964\|01\|02\|df=y}}
	\| last_aired = {{end date\|1964\|2\|20\|df=y}}		\| last_aired = {{end date\|1964\|02\|20\|df=y}}
	\| num_series = 1		\| num_series = 1
	\| num_episodes = 8		\| num_episodes = 8
Line 21:		Line 21:
	}}		}}

	'''''Foreign Affairs''''' is a British sitcom that aired on [[ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]] in 1964. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'', itself a spin-off of ''[[The Army Game]]'' and starred [[Alfie Bass]] and [[Bill Fraser]] as the main characters. The entire series was [[wiping\|wiped]] and is no longer thought to exist.		'''''Foreign Affairs''''' is a British sitcom that aired on [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]] in 1964. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'', itself a spin-off of ''[[The Army Game]]'' and starred [[Alfie Bass]] and [[Bill Fraser]] as the main characters. The entire series was [[w:wiping\|wiped]] and is no longer thought to exist.

	==Background==		==Background==
	Seven months after the end of the third series of ''Bootsie and Snudge'', where the title characters worked in a [[gentleman's club]] in central London, Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser reprised the roles they first played in ''[[The Army Game]]''.<ref name="RT">{{cite book\|last=Lewishohn\|first=Mark \|author-link=Mark Lewisohn\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|year=2003\|publisher=[[BBC Worldwide]]\|location=[[London]]\|isbn=0-563-48755-0}}</ref> ''Bootsie and Snudge'' went on to be revived for a fourth series in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b866f3b80\|title=Wanna Bet? (1974)\|website=BFI}}</ref> ''Foreign Affairs'' was written by [[Barry Took]], [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] (who was also the script editor), [[Richard Harris (television writer)\|Richard Harris]] and [[Dennis Spooner]].<ref name="RT"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71a16b69\|title=Foreign Affairs (1964)\|website=BFI}}</ref>		Seven months after the end of the third series of ''Bootsie and Snudge'', where the title characters worked in a [[w:gentleman's club\|gentleman's club]] in central London, Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser reprised the roles they first played in ''[[The Army Game]]''.<ref name="RT">{{cite book\|last=Lewishohn\|first=Mark \|author-link=w:Mark Lewisohn\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|year=2003\|publisher=[[w:BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]]\|location=[[w:London\|London]]\|isbn=0-563-48755-0}}</ref> ''Bootsie and Snudge'' went on to be revived for a fourth series in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b866f3b80\|title=Wanna Bet? (1974)\|website=BFI}}</ref> ''Foreign Affairs'' was written by [[Barry Took]], [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] (who was also the script editor), [[w:Richard Harris (television writer)\|Richard Harris]] and [[Dennis Spooner]].<ref name="RT"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71a16b69\|title=Foreign Affairs (1964)\|website=BFI}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
Line 33:		Line 33:

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Bootsie and Snudge are now employed by the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service\|diplomatic service]] and work at the British Embassy in the fictional Bosnik, somewhere in Europe. Snudge believes he is ambassador material whilst Bootsie is the security officer.<ref name="RT"/>		Bootsie and Snudge are now employed by the [[w:Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service\|diplomatic service]] and work at the British Embassy in the fictional Bosnik, somewhere in Europe. Snudge believes he is ambassador material whilst Bootsie is the security officer.<ref name="RT"/>

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	''Foreign Affairs'' aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm.<ref name="RT"/> Due to the archival policies of the time, all eight episodes were subsequently [[wiping\|wiped]] and no longer exist.<ref name="Lost">{{cite web\|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=327e9652-5311-412a-94f5-1787076a60cb\|title=LostShows.com\|accessdate=9 December 2013\|author=\|last=\|first=\|year=2013\|work=\|publisher=LostShows.com}}</ref>		''Foreign Affairs'' aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm.<ref name="RT"/> Due to the archival policies of the time, all eight episodes were subsequently [[w:wiping\|wiped]] and no longer exist.<ref name="Lost">{{cite web\|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=327e9652-5311-412a-94f5-1787076a60cb\|title=LostShows.com\|accessdate=9 December 2013\|author=\|last=\|first=\|year=2013\|work=\|publisher=LostShows.com}}</ref>

	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"

Kurt: 1 revision imported

2022-10-31T20:01:28Z

1 revision imported

← Older revision	Revision as of 15:01, 31 October 2022
(No difference)

en>Dr Greg: Reverted good faith edits by 2800:150:133:1C3A:11F8:C662:BF9B:3037 (talk): MOS:TVNOW

2022-03-22T21:56:20Z

Reverted good faith edits by 2800:150:133:1C3A:11F8:C662:BF9B:3037 (talk): MOS:TVNOW

New page

{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| writer =
| producer = [[Peter Eton]] Derek Granger
| starring = [[Alfie Bass]] [[Bill Fraser]] [[Nicholas Phipps]] Arthur Barrett
| country = United Kingdom
| company = [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]]
| channel = [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
| picture_format = [[Black-and-white]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1964|1|2|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1964|2|20|df=y}}
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| related = ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'' ''[[The Army Game]]''
}}

'''''Foreign Affairs''''' is a British sitcom that aired on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] in 1964. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'', itself a spin-off of ''[[The Army Game]]'' and starred [[Alfie Bass]] and [[Bill Fraser]] as the main characters. The entire series was [[wiping|wiped]] and is no longer thought to exist.

==Background==
Seven months after the end of the third series of ''Bootsie and Snudge'', where the title characters worked in a [[gentleman's club]] in central London, Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser reprised the roles they first played in ''[[The Army Game]]''.<ref name="RT">{{cite book|last=Lewishohn|first=Mark |author-link=Mark Lewisohn|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|year=2003|publisher=[[BBC Worldwide]]|location=[[London]]|isbn=0-563-48755-0}}</ref> ''Bootsie and Snudge'' went on to be revived for a fourth series in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b866f3b80|title=Wanna Bet? (1974)|website=BFI}}</ref> ''Foreign Affairs'' was written by [[Barry Took]], [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] (who was also the script editor), [[Richard Harris (television writer)|Richard Harris]] and [[Dennis Spooner]].<ref name="RT"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71a16b69|title=Foreign Affairs (1964)|website=BFI}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Alfie Bass]] – Montague 'Bootsie' Bisley
*[[Bill Fraser]] – Claude Snudge
*[[Nicholas Phipps]] – Ambassador
*Arthur Barrett – Third Secretary

==Plot==
Bootsie and Snudge are now employed by the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|diplomatic service]] and work at the British Embassy in the fictional Bosnik, somewhere in Europe. Snudge believes he is ambassador material whilst Bootsie is the security officer.<ref name="RT"/>

==Episodes==
''Foreign Affairs'' aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm.<ref name="RT"/> Due to the archival policies of the time, all eight episodes were subsequently [[wiping|wiped]] and no longer exist.<ref name="Lost">{{cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=327e9652-5311-412a-94f5-1787076a60cb|title=LostShows.com|accessdate=9 December 2013|author=|last=|first=|year=2013|work=|publisher=LostShows.com}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Episode Title
! Original Broadcast Date
|-
|1
|Episode One
|2 January 1964
|-
|2
|Episode Two
|9 January 1964
|-
|3
|Episode Three
|16 January 1964
|-
|4
|Episode Four
|23 January 1964
|-
|5
|Episode Five
|30 January 1964
|-
|6
|Episode Six
|6 February 1964
|-
|7
|Episode Seven
|13 February 1964
|-
|8
|Episode Eight
|20 February 1964
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=57749|title=Foreign Affairs}}

[[Category:1964 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1964 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1960s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:Black-and-white British television shows]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]
[[Category:Lost television shows]]
[[Category:Television shows produced by Granada Television]]
[[Category:The Army Game]]