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Then Churchill Said To Me

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Summary

It's 1941 and Private Potts (Frankie Howerd) is stationed in a secret underground bunker somewhere in London.

He spends his days acting as batman to a group of officers. His main aim in life is to avoid work and to stay in one piece.

BBC Television had originally planned to show this programme in 1982. Transmission was cancelled as a result of the Falklands War. The programme was not finally transmitted until it was shown by UK Gold in 1993.

Cast List

  Frankie Howerd as Private Potts
  Nicholas Courtney as Colonel Robin Witherton
  Joanna Dunham as Petty Officer Joan Bottomley

Production Details

Written by:
Maurice Sellar, Lou Jones

Directed by:
Martin Shardlow

Produced by:
Roger Race

1 series, 6 episodes

Transmitted: 1993

BBC Television