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  • Men of Affairs (1973–1974)
  • TV Series | 30 min | Comedy
Men of Affairs (1973–1974)
TV Series | 30 min | Comedy

Barry Ovis (Brian Rix) is Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for European Affairs, Sir William Mainwaring-Brown (Warren Mitchell). Sir William has a very active libido and gets up to non-portfolio activities. Ovis has to cover...See moreBarry Ovis (Brian Rix) is Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for European Affairs, Sir William Mainwaring-Brown (Warren Mitchell). Sir William has a very active libido and gets up to non-portfolio activities. Ovis has to cover for him (usually very badly), and misunderstandings then pile on top of misunderstandings. Written by Chris Barton See less
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Director
Writers
Michael Pertwee (writer) | John T. Chapman (writer) (as John Roy Chapman)
Producer
Wallace Douglas (producer)
Production Designer
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Updated Oct 3, 1973

Release date (First episode)
Oct 3, 1973 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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84 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Brian Rix
Barry Ovis MP / Barry Ovis / Dad Barry Ovis MP / Barry Ovis / Dad   See fewer
17
Warren Mitchell
Sir William Mainwaring-Brown MP / Sir William Mainwaring-Brown / Sir William Sir William Mainwaring-Brown MP / Sir William Mainwaring-Brown / Sir William   See fewer
15
Joan Sims
Lady Mainwaring-Brown / Lady Mainwaring Lady Mainwaring-Brown / Lady Mainwaring   See fewer
5
Derek Royle
Fred / Withers / Hotel porter Fred / Withers / Hotel porter   See fewer
3
Tim Barrett
The estate agent / Carter The estate agent / Carter   See fewer
2
Leo Franklyn
Harry / The night porter Harry / The night porter   See fewer
2
Myra Frances
Miss Minchin / Nadia Miss Minchin / Nadia   See fewer
2
Kate O'Mara
Tania Lenz Tania Lenz   See fewer
1
Alexandra Bastedo
Emma Fry Emma Fry   See fewer
1
1
Geoffrey Bayldon
The attorney general The attorney general   See fewer
1
Alfie Bass
The burglar The burglar   See fewer
1
Moray Watson
Col. Richardson Col. Richardson   See fewer
1
1
Leon Greene
Heavy #1 Heavy #1   See fewer
1
Peter Brace
KGB man #1 KGB man #1   See fewer
1
Jacki Piper
Enid Rudge Enid Rudge   See fewer
1
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Mary Fell Lady Mary Fell   See fewer
1
Judith Arthy
Nola Watt Nola Watt   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Ursula Mohan
Greta Wildblood Greta Wildblood   See fewer
1
Chai Lee
Chinese Girl Chinese Girl   See fewer
1
Richard Hearne
The Waiter The Waiter   See fewer
1
Fred Haggerty
KGB man #2 KGB man #2   See fewer
1
Peter Bland
Lord Bedlow Lord Bedlow   See fewer
1
Julie Neubert
French Girl #1 French Girl #1   See fewer
1
Roy Brimble
Heavy #2 Heavy #2   See fewer
1
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
The announcer The announcer   See fewer
1
1
1
Susan Majolier
English Girl English Girl   See fewer
1
1
Ben Benison
Waiter Waiter   See fewer
1
Venicia Day
African Girl African Girl   See fewer
1
Muguette De Braie
Madame Pigeon Madame Pigeon   See fewer
1
1
Toni Harris
French Girl #2 French Girl #2   See fewer
1
Binu Balani
Arab Girl Arab Girl   See fewer
1
Corbet Woodall
TV panel host TV panel host   See fewer
1
Angela Ryder
Barmaid Barmaid   See fewer
1
James Kenny
Private Perkis Private Perkis   See fewer
1
Paul Nicolson
Receptionist Receptionist   See fewer
1
1
Witold Kyczys
Russian Delegate Russian Delegate   See fewer
1
1
Lynda Baron
Mrs. Westerby Mrs. Westerby   See fewer
1
Ferdy Mayne
Dubios Dubios   See fewer
1
Bernard Bresslaw
Hall Porter Hall Porter   See fewer
1
Victor Maddern
Removal Man Removal Man   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Ivor Roberts
Police sup, Police sup,   See fewer
1
Ivor Salter
Inspector Inspector   See fewer
1
Maxwell Shaw
Col. Selim Col. Selim   See fewer
1
1
1
Fred Emney
Lord Bagley Lord Bagley   See fewer
1
Tariq Yunus
Arab guest Arab guest   See fewer
1
Shirin Taylor
First hostess First hostess   See fewer
1
Robert Bridges
King Ibrahim King Ibrahim   See fewer
1
Michael Kilgarriff
Jim Draper Jim Draper   See fewer
1
Jean Harrington
Parker the driver Parker the driver   See fewer
1
Peter Attard
Second guard Second guard   See fewer
1
Paul Tucker
Triplet #3 Triplet #3   See fewer
1
Michael Burrell
Removal Man Removal Man   See fewer
1
1
Simon Merrick
Capt.Weston Capt.Weston   See fewer
1
Helen Gill
Irene Irene   See fewer
1
David Arlen
First Policeman First Policeman   See fewer
1
Zena Clifton
Gina Draper Gina Draper   See fewer
1
Gito Santana
Arab visitor Arab visitor   See fewer
1
Richie Stewart
Mr. Murphy Mr. Murphy   See fewer
1
Peter Gray
The pilot The pilot   See fewer
1
Keith Ashton
First guard First guard   See fewer
1
Gary McDermott
Removal Man Removal Man   See fewer
1
1
Alan Taylor
The control voice The control voice   See fewer
1
Tina Williams
Second hostess Second hostess   See fewer
1
Nicholas Leahy
Second Policeman (as Nicholas Leahey) Second Policeman (as Nicholas Leahey)   See fewer
1
Richard Pople
Triplet #2 Triplet #2   See fewer
1
John Coventry
Triplet #'1 Triplet #'1   See fewer
1
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