Don't Drink the Water (TV series)
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Ronald Chesney Ronald Wolfe |
| Written by | Ronald Chesney Ronald Wolfe Jon Watkins |
| Directed by | Mark Stuart |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Producer | Mark Stuart |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | London Weekend Television |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 27 July 1974 – 6 December 1975 |
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Don't Drink the Water is a British sitcom television series produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network. The series was created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom On the Buses. The storyline follows Cyril Blake (Stephen Lewis) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy (Pat Coombs) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975.
Episode list
Series 1
| # | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Home from Home" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 27 July 1974 |
| 2 | "The Food" | Story by : Geoff Rowley & Andy Baker Teleplay by : Jon Watkins | 3 August 1974 |
| 3 | "Dry Run" | Jon Watkins | 10 August 1974 |
| 4 | "The Lift" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 17 August 1974 |
| 5 | "Careful What You Eat" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 24 August 1974 |
| 6 | "The Fuse" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 August 1974 |
| 7 | "The Smell" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 September 1974 |
Series 2
| # | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | "What! No Telly?" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 1 November 1975 |
| 9 | "The Romance" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 8 November 1975 |
| 10 | "A Helping Hand" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 15 November 1975 |
| 11 | "The Neighbours" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 22 November 1975 |
| 12 | "Fred" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 29 November 1975 |
| 13 | "Keeping Fit" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 6 December 1975 |
DVD releases
Network originally included the first episode of Don't Drink the Water as an extra feature on the seventh series DVD of On the Buses, which was released on 13 November 2006. All thirteen episodes were released on a two-disc DVD by Network on 1 November 2010. All thirteen episodes were also released in a box-set on 19 September 2011 along with all seven series of On the Buses and all three film spin-offs of that series.[1]
References
- ^ "'Don't Drink The Water' Merchandise". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
