Hugh and I Spy
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Hugh and I Spy was a black-and-white
British
sitcom
that aired in 1968. It was the sequel of the long running and successful Hugh and I
. All the episodes are thought to have been lost after the master tapes were wiped
in the 1970s. Hugh and I Spy was written by John Chapman and produced by David Croft.
s. In Hugh and I Spy, they have returned but they get unwillingly involved in espionage and double-dealing. Each episode ended in a cliffhanger.
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
British
United Kingdom
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sitcom
British sitcom
A British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
that aired in 1968. It was the sequel of the long running and successful Hugh and I
Hugh and I
Hugh and I was a highly successful black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called Hugh and I Spy...
. All the episodes are thought to have been lost after the master tapes were wiped
Wiping
Wiping or junking is a colloquial term for action taken by radio and television production and broadcasting companies, in which old audiotapes, videotapes, and telerecordings , are erased, reused, or destroyed after several uses...
in the 1970s. Hugh and I Spy was written by John Chapman and produced by David Croft.
Plot
The sixth and final series of Hugh and I showed Terry and Hugh on a cruise, Hugh having won £5000 on the Premium BondPremium Bond
A Premium Bond is a lottery bond issued by the United Kingdom government's National Savings and Investments scheme. The government promises to buy back the bond, on request, for its original price. They were introduced by Harold Macmillan in his 1956 budget....
s. In Hugh and I Spy, they have returned but they get unwillingly involved in espionage and double-dealing. Each episode ended in a cliffhanger.
Episodes
- Yellow Peril (22 January 1968)
- The Heights of Madness (29 January 1968)
- Checkpoimt Charlies (5 February 1968)
- Holy Smoke (12 February 1968)
- Five In A Bed (19 February 1968)
- Tea or Coffin (26 February 1968)