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''The Old Boy Network'' is a British
comedy television series A list of comedy television series by country of origin. Argentina Argentinan Comedies Australia Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina * '' Viza za budućnost'' Brazil Canada China *'' Miracle Star'' *'' Number One Surprise'' Chile * ...
which first aired on ITV in 1992.Newcomb p.1303 Created by the writing team of
Dick Clement Dick Clement (born 5 September 1937) is a retired English writer, director and producer. He became known for his writing partnership with Ian La Frenais for television series including ''The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely La ...
and
Ian La Frenais Ian La Frenais (born 7 January 1937) is a retired English writer best known for his creative partnership with Dick Clement. They are most famous for television series including '' The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', ' ...
, it is a parody of various spy films and series.


Main cast

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Tom Conti Tommaso Antonio Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor. Conti has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards ...
as Lucas Frye (7 episodes) *
John Standing Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934), known professionally as John Standing, is an English actor. Early life Standing was born in London, the son of Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing), an actress, and Sir Ronal ...
as Peter Duckham (7 episodes) *
Robert Lang Robert Lang may refer to: *Robert Lang (ice hockey) (born 1970), Czech National Hockey League player *Robert Lang (cricketer) (1840–1908), cricketer *Robert Lang (cyclist) (1917–1997), Swiss cyclist *Robert Lang (rower) (born 1955), Australian ...
as Sir Roland White (6 episodes) * Georgia Allen as Tamsin (5 episodes) *
Jayne Brook Jayne Brook (born Jane Anderson) (born September 16, 1960) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama '' Chicago Hope'', as a series regular for five of the show's six seasons, and Mary Ann Mitchell o ...
as Parker Morrow (4 episodes) *
Annie Lambert Annie Lambert (born 3 January 1946) is a British actress, best known to fans of the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' for her role as Enlightenment in the 1982 serial ''Four to Doomsday''. She grew up in East Sussex and her fir ...
as Sophie Duckham (2 episodes) * Brian Miller as Percy (2 episodes) * Richard Syms as Munton (2 episodes)


References


Bibliography

* Horace Newcomb. ''Encyclopedia of Television''. Routledge, 2014.


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Boy Network, The 1992 British television series debuts 1992 British television series endings 1990s British comedy television series British English-language television shows ITV sitcoms Television series by ITV Studios Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows produced by Central Independent Television