Flying the Flag

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Cold War-era sitcom set in a British embassy. Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Alex Shearer's Cold War-era sitcom set in a British embassy. Starring Dinsdale Landen.

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With the press on the prowl, Ambassador Mackenzie's memoirs spark Embassy havoc.

With the press on the prowl, Ambassador Mackenzie's memoirs spark Embassy havoc. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From November 1990.

Press freedom reaches the People's Republic, closely followed by Henry Treebling, Investigative Reporter. 

Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.

HM Ambassador Mackenzie ….  Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Henry Treebling …. John Grieve

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.

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