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Fairly Secret Army
Fairly Secret Army

Fairly Secret Army

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 1984 - 1986
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom chronicling the efforts of a right-wing secret army, ready to fight against undesirable elements of society. Stars Geoffrey Palmer, Diane Fletcher, Jeremy Child, Michael Robbins, Liz Fraser and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1984 - 1986
Episodes
13 (2 series)
Stars
Geoffrey Palmer, Diane Fletcher, Jeremy Child, Michael Robbins, Liz Fraser, Paul Chapman, Ray Winstone, Jeremy Sinden and more
Writer
David Nobbs
Directors
Robert Young and Roy Ward Baker
Producer
Peter Robinson
Company

Major Harry Truscott wishes to build a secret army to fight against 'forces of anarchy' in this David Nobbs sitcom. He faces struggles to recruit new members to his cause and then has to infiltrate a Marxist cell to prove the army's worth. He is aided in all of this by the adoring Nancy.

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