The Piglet Files. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Maxwell (John Ringham), Peter 'Piglet' Chapman (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Major Maurice Drummond (Clive Francis). Copyright: London Weekend Television
The Piglet Files

The Piglet Files

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1990 - 1992
  • 21 episodes (3 series)

Mild-mannered, unassuming electronics teacher Peter Chapman is head-hunted by MI5 to teach their spies about the latest espionage technology. Stars Nicholas Lyndhurst, Clive Francis, Serena Evans, John Ringham, Michael Percival and more.

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Wrong Combination

After a training exercise goes disastrously wrong, Maxwell is talked into a bet with one of the boys at MI6. He arranges to spring a safe-breaker from prison to assist in the task, but all is not quite as it seems and Piglet ends up in the thick of it.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 24th May 1991
Time
8:30pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 19th May 2017 7:00am Gold
Friday 16th June 2017 7:00am Gold
Sunday 16th July 2017 7:55am Gold
Thursday 20th July 2017 7:30am Gold
Saturday 9th September 2017 8:50am Gold
Saturday 30th September 2017 9:55am Gold
Saturday 17th March 2018 7:15am Gold
Monday 19th March 2018 7:20am Gold
Thursday 16th August 2018 7:45am Gold
Saturday 18th August 2018 7:25am Gold
Tuesday 2nd October 2018 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 3rd October 2018 3:30am Gold
Sunday 14th April 2019 7:30am Gold
Monday 15th April 2019 7:40am Gold
Monday 1st July 2019 7:50am Gold
Friday 18th October 2019 7:45am Gold
Friday 14th February 2020 7:20am Gold
Sunday 16th February 2020 7:10am Gold
Monday 16th March 2020 7:35am Gold
Monday 16th March 2020 8:00am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Nicholas Lyndhurst Peter 'Piglet' Chapman
Clive Francis Major Maurice Drummond
Michael Percival Adrian Dexter
Steven Law Lewis
Paul Cooper Trueman
Louise Catt Flint
Guest cast
Jon Cartwright Matthew Wingate
George Money (as G.B. (Zoot) Money) Danny Curtis
Antony Brown Giles Parker
Writing team
Paul Minett Writer
Brian Leveson Writer
Production team
Robin Carr Director
Robin Carr Producer
Graham Sisson Editor
Dave Wood (as David Wood) Editor
Alison Humphries Production Designer
Tony Arnell Casting Director
Corinne Rodriguez Casting Director
Robin Pidcock Costume Designer
Warwick Fielding Lighting Designer
Rod Argent Composer
Peter Van Hooke Composer

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