Don't Drink the Water (TV series)

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.

Don't Drink the Water
GenreSitcom
Created byRonald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe
Written byRonald Chesney
Ronald Wolfe
Jon Watkins
Directed byMark Stuart
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerMark Stuart
Running time30 minutes (including adverts)
Production companyLondon Weekend Television
Release
Original networkITV
Original release27 July 1974 (1974-07-27) –
6 December 1975 (1975-12-06)
Chronology
Preceded byOn the Buses
Followed byThe Rag Trade
(1977-78 series)

Episode list

Series 1
# Title Written by Original air date
1"Home from Home"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe27 July 1974 (1974-07-27)
2"The Food"Story by : Geoff Rowley & Andy Baker
Teleplay by : Jon Watkins		3 August 1974 (1974-08-03)
3"Dry Run"Jon Watkins10 August 1974 (1974-08-10)
4"The Lift"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe17 August 1974 (1974-08-17)
5"Careful What You Eat"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe24 August 1974 (1974-08-24)
6"The Fuse"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe31 August 1974 (1974-08-31)
7"The Smell"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe7 September 1974 (1974-09-07)

Series 2
# Title Written by Original air date
8"What! No Telly?"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe1 November 1975 (1975-11-01)
9"The Romance"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe8 November 1975 (1975-11-08)
10"A Helping Hand"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe15 November 1975 (1975-11-15)
11"The Neighbours"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe22 November 1975 (1975-11-22)
12"Fred"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe29 November 1975 (1975-11-29)
13"Keeping Fit"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe6 December 1975 (1975-12-06)

DVD releases

Network 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 film spin-offs of that series.[1]

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