The Best Of Enemies
Two MPs of opposing parties are obliged to share an office at the House of Commons
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1968 - 1969
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 5 (1 series)
- Starring
- Robert Coote, Tim Barrett and Deryck Guyler
- Writers
- Vince Powell and Harry Driver
A political sitcom about two rival MPs forced to share an office inside the House of Commons. Geoffrey Broom (newly elected Yorkshire Labour MP for Burnstone) and William Sylvester-Gordon (an old Surrey based Conservative) have nothing in common.
- Production company
- Picture
- Black and white
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 6th August 1968 on ITV at 8:45pm
- Last new broadcast
- Wednesday 16th July 1969 on ITV at 10:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
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