Fairly Secret Army [SEP] original network
barmy ex-army man intent on training a group of highly unlikely people into a secret paramilitary organisation. This idea first emerged in an episode of Perrin when Jimmy confided the plan to Reggie (who rubbished it) and was based on persistent though unsubstantiated rumours in the 1970s press that right-wing generals were secretly planning a coup to rescue Britain from trade union militancy. The character's name was changed because "Fairly Secret Army" was broadcast on Channel 4, and the television rights to "The Fall and Rise of
Child as Beamish
- Diane Fletcher as Nancy
- Richard Ridings as Ron Boat
- Ray Winstone as Stubby (Series 1)
- John Nettleton as Smith (Series 2)
External links.
- "Fairly Secret Army" at bbc.co.uk via archive.org
- "Fairly Secret Army" at British TV Comedy
- Off The Telly on "Fairly Secret Army" via archive.org