Whoops Baghdad
Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March 1973. The series stars Frankie Howerd, and was similar to his earlier programme Up Pompeii!, with the setting moved from Ancient Rome to mediaeval Baghdad. However, it was significantly less successful than its predecessor, only running for six episodes and is little remembered, although all episodes survive. The original proposed title, Up Baghdad, was rejected because it was felt that it might have been seen as supportive of the then-current Iraqi regime.
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Frankie Howerd
Ali Oopla · 6 eps
Derek Francis
Abu ben Ackers, the Wazir · 6 eps
Hilary Pritchard
Saccharine · 6 eps
Larry Martyn
Derti Dhoti · 6 eps
Anna Brett
Boobiana · 5 eps
Alan Curtis
Captain of the Guard / Fake Wizard / Akbar the Vile / Avabanana · 5 eps
Jackie Wright
Little Old Man / Sultan of Bangdor / Short Tribesman · 3 eps
Norman Chappell
Imshi · 2 eps
Lee Young
Tall Guard / Genie · 2 eps
Bill Fraser
Caliph / Wizard Prang · 2 eps
Robert Bridges
Chief Guard / Auctioneer · 2 eps
Josephine Tewson
Fatima · 1 ep
Valerie Stanton
Shannonar · 1 ep
Neville Simons
Boobiana's Man · 1 ep
Ronnie Brody
Mustapha Shufti · 1 ep
Mark Nicholls
Short Guard · 1 ep
Nahed Khairy
Bellydancer · 1 ep
Danny Gray
Juggler · 1 ep
Gertan Klauber
Majordomo · 1 ep
John Louis Mansi
Messenger · 1 ep
