Don't Drink the Water: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Don't Drink the Water is a British sitcom television series produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network. The series was created and written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom On the Buses. The storyline follows Cyril Blake (Stephen Lewis) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy (Pat Coombs) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975.

Series details

• Title: Don't Drink the Water
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1974-07-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1975-12-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10994
• TVDB ID: 206231

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Lewis — Cyril Blake
• Pat Coombs — Dorothy Blake
• Derek Griffiths — Carlos

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-07-27; final listed air date 1974-09-07; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1975-11-01; final listed air date 1975-12-06; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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