The Embassy Lark
The Embassy Lark

The Embassy Lark

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Light Programme
  • 1966 - 1968
  • 42 episodes (3 series)

A chronicle of events In and around Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy to the Kingdom of Tratvia. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton.

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