Don't Drink The Water - ITV1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Don't Drink The Water. Image shows from L to R: Dorothy Blake (Pat Coombs), Cyril Blake (Stephen Lewis). Copyright: London Weekend Television

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1974 - 1975

Channel

ITV1

Episodes

13 (2 series)

Stars

Stephen Lewis, Derek Griffiths, Muguette de Braie, Frank Coda, Christine Shaw and Pat Coombs

Writers

Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney

Director

Mark Stuart

Producer

Mark Stuart

Company

Inspector Cyril Blake has retired from the Luxton & District Traction Company and has persuaded his reluctant sister to join him in Spain. She would much rather be in Bognor; and he would have preferred to have retire to the Costa Brava on his own, but he needed her half of their mother's legacy to buy the new flat!

When they arrive in Spain things are not the same as in the brochure: the flat is not finished and construction is still taking place all around them. The lifts don't work, the sun is too hot and the food is inedible - and don't mention the plumbing! The two siblings are in for a very rude awakening...

Additional details

Part of

On The Buses Family

Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Multi-camera

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Saturday 27th July 1974 at 6:15pm on ITV1