About this season
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.
Episodes (17)
1. May We Have Our Ball Back?
Aired 3 October 1973 • 30 min
2. Brick Dropping
Aired 10 October 1973 • 30 min
3. Passes That Ship
Aired 17 October 1973 • 30 min
4. Half a Dozen of the Other
Aired 24 October 1973 • 30 min
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.
5. Well I'm Burgled
Aired 31 October 1973 • 30 min
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.
6. Horseface
Aired 7 November 1973 • 30 min
7. Near Miss
Aired 14 November 1973 • 30 min
8. To Russia with...
Aired 21 November 1973 • 30 min
Ovis has to warn his minister that the beautiful girl he is with is in fact a Russian agent.
9. Dash My Wig
Aired 28 November 1973 • 30 min
10. Desirable Residence
Aired 5 December 1973 • 30 min
11. A Fair Cop
Aired 2 January 1974 • 30 min
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.
12. ...As a New Born Babe
Aired 9 January 1974 • 30 min
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.
13. Dinner for One
Aired 16 January 1974 • 30 min
14. It's a Bug!
Aired 23 January 1974 • 30 min
15. Flagrant Memories
Aired 30 January 1974 • 30 min
16. Arabian Knights
Aired 6 February 1974 • 30 min
17. Silver Threads
Aired 13 February 1974 • 30 min