Don't Drink the Water (TV series)

Don't Drink the Water
Genre Sitcom
Created by Ronald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe
Written by Ronald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe
Jon Watkins
Directed by Mark Stuart
Starring
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 13
Production
Producer(s) Mark Stuart
Running time 30 minutes (including adverts)
Production company(s) London Weekend Television
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 27 July 1974 (1974-07-27) –
6 December 1975 (1975-12-06)
Chronology
Preceded by On the Buses

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 Writer (/s) Original air date
1"Home from Home"Ronald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe		27 July 1974 (1974-07-27)
2"The Food"Jon Watkins3 August 1974 (1974-08-03)
3"Dry Run"Jon Watkins10 August 1974 (1974-08-10)
4"The Lift"Ronald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe		17 August 1974 (1974-08-17)
5"Careful What You Eat"Ronald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe		24 August 1974 (1974-08-24)
6"The Fuse"Ronald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe		31 August 1974 (1974-08-31)
7"The Smell"Ronald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe		7 September 1974 (1974-09-07)

Series 2

Every episode of series 2 was written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe

# Title Original air date
8"What! No Telly?"1 November 1975 (1975-11-01)
9"The Romance"8 November 1975 (1975-11-08)
10"A Helping Hand"15 November 1975 (1975-11-15)
11"The Neighbours"22 November 1975 (1975-11-22)
12"Fred"29 November 1975 (1975-11-29)
13"Keeping Fit"6 December 1975 (1975-12-06)

DVD releases

Network DVD 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 films.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "'Don't Drink The Water' Merchandise". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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