A chronicle of events in and around Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy to the Kingdom of Tratvia, written by Lawrie Wyman and produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston, with Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. The announcer was Ronald Fletcher.
--oO Cast List Oo--
H.E. Sir Jeremy Crighton-Buller, K.C.M.G., British Ambassador to Tratvia.............Derek Francis
Henry Pettigrew, First Secretary, British Embassy...................................Frank Thornton
Minister of the Interior, Government of Tratvia...................................
H.M. King Hildebrande III of Tratvia..............................................Francis de Wolff
Lady Daphne Crighton-Buller.....................................................Charlotte Mitchell
Sergeant Carl, Tratvian State Police..................................................David Fallon
Jane....................................................................................Jan Waters
Edward Pomeroy, Comptroller, British Ambassador's Household..........................Anthony Sagar
Mr. Simpkins, Third Secretary, British Embassy.......................................
H.E. Comrade Sergei Ivanoff, Russian Ambassador to Tratvia...........................Michael Spice
Cromwell Gladstone Farningham Frogmore.................................................David Valla
H.E. Foo Choo Too, Chinese Ambassador to Tratvia....................................Peter Shepherd
:: Series 1
Broadcast on the Light Programme of a Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.
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| 26.4.66 | 16.1.66 | T30150 | The Tratvian Minister of the Interior tries to enforce a deposition order on a Tratvian girl supposedly seeking asylum in the British Embassy. He has not taken into account, however, the obtuseness of the British Ambassador's wife. |
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:: Series 2
Broadcast on the Light Programme of a Tuesday evening at 9.00pm.
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| 21.3.67 | 6.11.66 | T31603 | An unwelcome "pink-eyed ferret-nosed" nephew, the son of a junior British Cabinet Minister, arrives at the Embassy to attend a three-year course at Tratvia University. In a matter of days, he antagonises Sir Jeremy, insults the King, and upsets the Prime Minister. The problem of how best to remove him is solved by the students taking matters into their own hands. |
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:: Series 3
Broadcast on Radio 2 of a Tuesday evenings at 8.45pm.
| Tx. Date | Rec. Date | Tape Number | Details |
| 5.3.68 | |||
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| 26.3.68 | 22.10.67 | T31726 | The flagpole of the British Embassy is broken and this episode is concerned with efforts to replace it in the face of objections from the Russian and Chinese Ambassadors. |
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