Men of Affairs
Series 1
Created by: Michael Pertwee
Network: ITV1
Season aired: 1973-10-03
Overview
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.
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Episodes · 17
May We Have Our Ball Back?
Brick Dropping
Passes That Ship
Half a Dozen of the Other
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.
Well I'm Burgled
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.
Horseface
Near Miss
To Russia with...
Ovis has to warn his minister that the beautiful girl he is with is in fact a Russian agent.
Dash My Wig
Desirable Residence
A Fair Cop
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.
...As a New Born Babe
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.
