Scoop
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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Stitch Service
08-10-1972Someone must cover the war in Ishmaelia for the "Daily Beast" - can Mrs. Stitch arrange for the famous novelist John Boot to do the job?
- Ep 2
2.The Complete Traveller
15-10-1972By mistake, the mild-mannered and inexperienced William Boot is to be sent to Ishmaelia to cover the war.
- Ep 3
3.The War Torn Ishmaelia
22-10-1972Formerly the writer of "Nature Notes", William Boot is now expected to become a war correspondent.
- Ep 4
4.Stones £20
29-10-1972 - Ep 5
5.The Scoop
05-11-1972 - Ep 6
6.The Ubiquitous Mr. Baldwin
12-11-1972Just who is this mystery man Baldwin and whose side is he on?
- Ep 7
7.A Surfeit of Boots
19-11-1972When Boot returns in wholly undeserved glory, Lord Copper arranges a banquet to celebrate.
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