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COLLECTION · Series · 1984

Fairly Secret Army

Fairly Secret Army is a British sitcom which ran to thirteen episodes over two series between 1984 and 1986. Though not a direct spin-off from The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the lead character, Major Harry Truscott, was very similar to Geoffrey Palmer's character of Jimmy in that series, and the scripts were written by Reginald Perrin's creator and writer David Nobbs. Harry Kitchener Wellington Truscott is an inept and slightly barmy ex-army man intent on training a group of highly unlikely people into a secret paramilitary organisation. This idea first emerged in an episode of Perrin when Jimmy confided the plan to Reggie and was based on persistent though unsubstantiated rumours in the 1970s press that right wing generals were secretly planning a coup to rescue Britain from union militancy. The character's name was changed due to Fairly Secret Army being broadcast on Channel 4, and the television rights to The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and its characters being held by the BBC. The first series was script edited by John Cleese, whose training films company was responsible for the series. The series did not have a laughter track. Nobbs only started work on the show when he turned down an offer to write a spin-off sitcom for Manuel of Fawlty Towers.

Source: TMDB
* 5.8 (4)Comedy
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Studios
Channel 4 · Video Arts
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
22/10/1984
Score
5.8 / 10 (4)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
6 episodes · 1984
Episode 1. A Chap Worth Following
1984-10-22 · 30 min

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Episode 2. Operation Charm
1984-10-29 · 30 min

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Episode 3. Romance Plughole
1984-11-05 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. The Pulses Quicken
1984-11-12 · 30 min

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Episode 5. Eight Bods... Need More
1984-11-19 · 30 min

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Episode 6. When the Talking Had to Stop
1984-11-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 2
7 episodes · 1986
Episode 1. I've Got a Job for You
1986-09-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Odd Chaps, Women
1986-09-08 · 30 min

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Episode 3. This Could Be Extremely Dangerous, Sir
1986-09-15 · 30 min

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Episode 4. One Mistake, Whole Caboosh Plughole
1986-09-22 · 30 min

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Episode 5. Ever Tried Making Love to a Marxist?
1986-09-29 · 30 min

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Episode 6. You're Going to Be a Hero, Harry
1986-10-06 · 30 min

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Episode 7. Treacherous Chaps, Causes
1986-10-13 · 30 min

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Cast by season
Richard Ridings
Richard Ridings
Ron Boat
Ray Winstone
Ray Winstone
Stubby
Jeremy Child
Jeremy Child
Beamish
Diane Fletcher
Diane Fletcher
Nancy
Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Palmer
Major Harry Truscott
Michael Robbins
Michael Robbins
Sgt. Major Throttle
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
Doris Entwisle
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