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Baghdad

Episode 2 of 6

Two of the wartime code-breakers jump at the chance to escape Bletchley Park for Iraq. Stars Robert Bathurst. From June 2007.

Charles and Archie jump at the chance of going to Iraq, but the posting turns out not to be as cushy as it first seemed.

James Cary's sitcom set in Bletchley Park in 1941.

Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut, as they try to break German ciphers.

Unfortunately, they hate each other.

Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Joshua …. Alex MacQueen

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in July 2007.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Jan 2024 23:30

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Jul 2007 11:30
  • Tue 12 Aug 2008 18:30
  • Sun 12 Jul 2009 22:30
  • Sun 26 Sep 2010 22:30
  • Mon 8 Aug 2011 23:30
  • Tue 26 Mar 2013 23:00
  • Thu 26 Feb 2015 23:30
  • Wed 21 Sep 2016 23:30
  • Thu 30 Aug 2018 23:00
  • Mon 16 Mar 2020 23:30
  • Sat 4 Dec 2021 23:30
  • Sat 6 Jan 2024 23:30