Scoop
William Boot, a mild-mannered contributor of "Nature Notes" to a national newspaper, is mistaken for a famous foreign correspondent and dispatched to Ishmaelia to cover a war.
- 1972-1972
- 1 season
William Boot, a mild-mannered contributor of "Nature Notes" to a national newspaper, is mistaken for a famous foreign correspondent and dispatched to Ishmaelia to cover a war.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1972
Episode 1
The Stitch Service
Someone must cover the war in Ishmaelia for the "Daily Beast" - can Mrs. Stitch arrange for the famous novelist John Boot to do the job?
Episode 2
The Complete Traveller
By mistake, the mild-mannered and inexperienced William Boot is to be sent to Ishmaelia to cover the war.
Episode 3
The War Torn Ishmaelia
Formerly the writer of "Nature Notes", William Boot is now expected to become a war correspondent.
Episode 4
Stones £20
Episode 5
The Scoop
Episode 6
The Ubiquitous Mr. Baldwin
Just who is this mystery man Baldwin and whose side is he on?
Episode 7
A Surfeit of Boots
When Boot returns in wholly undeserved glory, Lord Copper arranges a banquet to celebrate.