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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Flying the Flag: Series 3: A Loss of Marbles

A Loss of Marbles

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Flying the Flag, Series 3, A Loss of Marbles

Britain's ambassador faces demands from the Republic for the return of its heritage.

Britain's ambassador faces demands from the Republic for the return of its heritage. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From December 1990.

Gathering dust in the British Museum are great lumps of the Republic's heritage - and now it wants them back. 

"But we did give them lots of things in return, William..." 

"Like beads, sir?" 

"Like standards William..."

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 

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.

Flying the Flag: Series 3

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