About this season
William Boot, a mild-mannered contributor of "Nature Notes" to a national newspaper, is mistaken for a famous foreign correspondent and dispatched to Ishmaelia to cover a war. This series is believed to be lost.
Episodes (7)
1. The Stitch Service
Aired 8 October 1972
Someone must cover the war in Ishmaelia for the "Daily Beast" - can Mrs. Stitch arrange for the famous novelist John Boot to do the job?
2. The Complete Traveller
Aired 15 October 1972
By mistake, the mild-mannered and inexperienced William Boot is to be sent to Ishmaelia to cover the war.
3. The War Torn Ishmaelia
Aired 22 October 1972
Formerly the writer of "Nature Notes", William Boot is now expected to become a war correspondent.
4. Stones £20
Aired 29 October 1972
5. The Scoop
Aired 5 November 1972
6. The Ubiquitous Mr. Baldwin
Aired 12 November 1972
Just who is this mystery man Baldwin and whose side is he on?
7. A Surfeit of Boots
Aired 19 November 1972
When Boot returns in wholly undeserved glory, Lord Copper arranges a banquet to celebrate.