Our Man In Moscow. Sir William Hunter (Robert Morley). Credit: BBC
Our Man In Moscow

Our Man In Moscow

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1963
  • 1 pilot

Sitcom pilot by Galton & Simpson, starring Robert Morley and Frank Thornton as the British Ambassador to Russia and his secretary. Also features Patrick Wymark, Anthony Newlands, Michael Earl, Frank Littlewood, Leon Thau and Peter Thompson

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