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A useless and forgetful MP rambles and reminisces about life in the House of Commons

The useless and forgetful Sir Plympton Makepeace MP rambles and reminisces about life in the House of Commons. Peter Tinniswood comedy with Leslie Phillips.

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The Great Snitcher

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An MP's unreliable memories hark back to an attempted seduction by a Russian spy.

An MP's unreliable memories hark back to an attempted seduction by a Russian spy. Peter Tinniswood comedy with Leslie Phillips.

Ineffectual and forgetful MP, Sir Plympton Makepeace recalls his one great hero - and his own dalliance with a Russian spy whose antecedents were definitely not Soviet...  
 
Starring Leslie Phillips. 

Written by Peter Tinniswood. 

Producer: Enyd Williams 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

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A useless and forgetful MP rambles and reminisces about his life in the House of Commons

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