Barry Ovis is Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for European Affairs, Sir William Mainwaring-Brown. Sir William has a very active libido and often gets up to non-portfolio activities. Ovis has to cover for him (usually very badly), and misunderstandings then pile on top of misunderstandings.
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1973-10-03
Aired 1973-10-03
1973-10-10
Aired 1973-10-10
1973-10-17
Aired 1973-10-17
1973-10-24
Aired 1973-10-24
Ovis' poor command of French lands his minister in hot water when he takes him to meet several prostitutes instead of a delegation from the Women's Lib organisation.
1973-10-31
Aired 1973-10-31
Sir William postpones holiday in Paris to spend time with his latest conquest Susie. As they're out to dinner, a burglar breaks in but is disturbed by Sir William's wife and Ovis.
1973-11-07
Aired 1973-11-07
1973-11-14
Aired 1973-11-14
1973-11-21
Aired 1973-11-21
Ovis has to warn his minister that the beautiful girl he is with is in fact a Russian agent.
1973-11-28
Aired 1973-11-28
1973-12-05
Aired 1973-12-05
1974-01-02
Aired 1974-01-02
Can it be true that Ovis actually connived at the theft of some of the minister's treasures? Mistaken identities don't help the inspector, but Ovis is set for a happy ending.
1974-01-09
Aired 1974-01-09
For once, more sinned against than sinning, Sir William learns what it feels like to be deceived: his Lady wife seems to have become a woman of affairs.
1974-01-16
Aired 1974-01-16
1974-01-23
Aired 1974-01-23
1974-01-30
Aired 1974-01-30
1974-02-06
Aired 1974-02-06
1974-02-13
Aired 1974-02-13
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