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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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British week in the People's Republic showcases a double-decker bus and clog dancing.

British week in the People's Republic showcases a double-decker bus and clog dancing. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From April 1988.

It’s British week in the People's Republic – showcasing a double-decker bus and a demonstration of clog dancing.

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
Frank Burton, MP …. Alan Dudley
Gerald Calder-Brown, MP …. Richard Tate

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.

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Cold War-era sitcom set in a British embassy

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