Whoops Baghdad: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Welcome to ancient Baghdad, and the home of the Wazir, his two daughters, and servant, Ali Oopla. At his master's every beck and call, Ali regularly finds himself running around in hairy entanglements with those far richer than his master, from merchant traders to the Caliph, and even some of the richest men in the world. More often than not, those entanglements involve the Wazir's daughters: the naïve but sweet Saccharine; and Boobiana and her two beauties. If Ali's not careful, he could find himself on a slow roast!

Series details

• Title: Whoops Baghdad
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1973-01-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-03-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28404
• IMDb ID: tt0201400
• TVDB ID: 70674

Cast and credited roles

• Frankie Howerd — Ali Oopla
• Derek Francis — Wazir Abu Ben Ackers

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-01-25; final listed air date 1973-03-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Whoops Baghdad on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.