Then Churchill Said To Me – 1982
Forty years old, well it should have been. This is the one that got away, well not quite. Then Churchill Said To Me was the six part BBC comedy series made in 1982 but not transmitted until 1993 by UK Gold and 1998 by the BBC.
This was because during 1982 Britain was at war over The Falkland Islands and it was deemed that the subject matter may offend some viewers.
The series followed the same vein as Up Pompeii and Whoops Baghdad but in a more contemporary setting.
It’s hard to believe that whilst Then Churchill Said To Me is forty Frankie Howerd himself would pass away ten years later in 1992, thirty years ago. Time passes so quickly so many classic sitcoms sem like they were broadcast just yesterday.
Summary
Set in the 1940’s in Winston Churchill’s secret underground bunker. Frankie Howerd plays a soldier named Private Potts.
Potts is batman to a group of officers serving in Churchill’s underground bunker. Like Howerd’s other famous character Lurcio in the popular Up Pompeii! Potts is hell-bent on avoiding work and gets into various scrapes as a result of this.
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Cast
Frankie Howerd
Nicholas Courtney
Joanna Dunham
Shaun Curry
Michael Attwell
Linda Cunningham
Peggy Ann Clifford
James Chase
Details
Channel: UK Gold (1993), BBC 2 (2000)
Written By: Lou Jones and Maurice Sellar
Produced By: Roger Race
Original Production Year: 1982
Original Transmission Dates (UK Gold): 1st March 1993 – 5th April 1993