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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.
Cast: Frankie Howerd, Derek Francis, Hilary Pritchard, Larry Martyn, Anna Brett, Alan Curtis, Jackie Wright, Norman Chappell, Lee Young, Bill Fraser, Robert Bridges, Josephine Tewson, Valerie Stanton, Neville Simons, Ronnie Brody, Mark Nicholls, Nahed Khairy, Danny Gray, Gertan Klauber, John Louis Mansi
Writers: Sid Colin (Writer), Roy Tuvey (Writer), Maurice Sellar (Writer), David McKellar (Writer), David Nobbs (Writer), Peter Vincent (Writer), Bob Hedley (Writer)
Sound Designer: Jack Sudic
Composer: Edwin Astley
Costume Designer: Sally Nieper
Producer: John Howard Davies
Production: BBC
Network: BBC One
