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==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 [[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==

Latest revision as of 15:21, 14 February 2023

Foreign Affairs
GenreSitcom
StarringAlfie Bass
Bill Fraser
Nicholas Phipps
Arthur Barrett
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducersPeter Eton
Derek Granger
Running time30 minutes
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 January (1964-01-02) –
20 February 1964 (1964-02-20)
Related
Bootsie and Snudge
The Army Game

Foreign Affairs is a British sitcom that aired on 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 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.[1] Bootsie and Snudge went on to be revived for a fourth series in 1974.[2] Foreign Affairs was written by Barry Took, Peter Jones (who was also the script editor), Richard Harris and Dennis Spooner.[1][3]

Cast

Plot

Bootsie and Snudge are now employed by the 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.[1]

Episodes

Foreign Affairs aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm.[1] Due to the archival policies of the time, all eight episodes were subsequently wiped and no longer exist.[4]

# 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

  1. ^ a b c d Lewishohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Worldwide. ISBN 0-563-48755-0.
  2. ^ "Wanna Bet? (1974)". BFI.
  3. ^ "Foreign Affairs (1964)". BFI.
  4. ^ "LostShows.com". LostShows.com. 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

External links

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