19843
19843

Whoops Baghdad

1973-01-25
6
en
Comedy
Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March 1973. The series stars Frankie Howerd, and was similar to his earlier programme Up Pompeii!, with the setting moved from Ancient Rome to mediaeval Baghdad. However, it was significantly less successful than its predecessor, only running for six episodes and is little remembered, although all episodes survive. The original proposed title, Up Baghdad, was rejected because it was felt that it might have been seen as supportive of the then-current Iraqi regime.

Producer

John Howard Davies

Idea

Dennis Heymer

Music

Edwin Astley

Makeup Artist

Penny Norton

Sound

Jack Sudic

Lighting Design

Bill Millar

spin off sitcom baghdad, iraq

Status

Ended

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • BBC