Rule Britannia!. Image shows from L to R: Jock McGregor (Russell Hunter), Taffy Evans (Richard Davies). Copyright: Thames Television
Rule Britannia!

Rule Britannia!

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1975
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Heard the one about the Englishman, the Irishman, the Scotsman and the Welshman? They all meet again after 25 years and get very drunk indeed. Stars Tony Melody, Richard Davies, Russell Hunter, Joe Lynch, Jo Warne and Carol Mills

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