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A hijack grounds a fact-finding shopping trip for the diplomats鈥� wives. What should they do? Stars Dinsdale Landen. From 1990.

The diplomats' wives' factfinding shopping trip is grounded by hijackers.

Meanwhile, their husbands decide on a rescue plan.

鈥淚n my view, Colonel, the best course of action would be a swift and speedy implementation of time-honoured diplomatic principles.鈥�

鈥淲ait and see?鈥�

鈥淧谤别肠颈蝉别濒测.&辩耻辞迟;

Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.

HM Ambassador Mackenzie 鈥�. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost 鈥�. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson 鈥�. Moir Leslie
US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg 鈥�. Stephen Greif
Colonel Surikov 鈥�. Christopher Benjamin
Dr Hutchings 鈥�. Norman Bird

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in December 1990.

30 minutes

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