Brothers
2026 · Comedy
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TV series / 1973
Men of Affairs
Episode directors
Derek Clark
Barry Ovis is Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for European Affairs, Sir William Mainwaring-Brown. Sir William has a very active libido and often gets up to non-portfolio activities. Ovis has to cover for him (usually very badly), and misunderstandings then pile on top of misunderstandings.
The story
Barry Ovis is Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for European Affairs, Sir William Mainwaring-Brown. Sir William has a very active libido and often gets up to non-portfolio activities. Ovis has to cover for him (usually very badly), and misunderstandings then pile on top of misunderstandings.
Cast
Brian RixBarry Ovis MP · Dad
Warren MitchellSir William Mainwaring-Brown MP
Joan SimsLady Mainwaring-Brown
Derek RoyleHotel Porter · Fred · Withers
Myra FrancesNadia · Miss Minchin
Leo FranklynThe Night Porter · Harry
Tim BarrettCarter · Estate Agent
Peter BlandLord Bedlow
Ursula MohanGreta Wildblood
Norman ChappellFritz
Moray WatsonColonel Richardson
Elaine BaillieKlara
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Betty WoolfeLutti
James KennyPrivate Perkis
Wynford Vaughan-ThomasAnnouncer (voice)
Muguette De BraieMadame Pigeon
Richard HearneThe Waiter
Alfie BassThe Burglar
Donna ReadingSusie
Ambrosine PhillpottsLady Mary Fell
Margaret NolanGloria
Corbet WoodallTV Panel Host
Geoffrey BayldonThe Attorney General
Moira FootInga
Kate O'MaraTania Lenz
Alexandra BastedoEmma Fry
Peter BraceKGB Man
Fred HaggertyKGB Man
Leon GreeneHeavy
Roy BrimbleHeavy
Angela RyderBarmaid
Francis de WolffKosnev
Zayvska SouthallKatya
Witold KyczysRussian Delegate
Ben BenisonWaiter
Judith ArthyNola Watt
Jacki PiperEnid Rudge
Paul GreenhalghJim
Veronica SowerbyDoris
Richie StewartMr Murphy
Victor MaddernRemoval Man
Gary McDermottRemoval Man
Michael BurrellRemoval Man
Ivor SalterInspector
Helen GillIrene
Bernard BresslawHall Porter
David ArlenPoliceman
Nicholas LeahyPoliceman
Michael KilgarriffJim Draper
Zena CliftonGina Draper
Talfryn ThomasDick
Patricia PetersSelma
Wallas EatonChef
Gito SantanaArab Visitor
Tariq YunusArab Guest
Fred EmneyLord Bagley
Ferdy MayneDubios
Paul Whitsun-JonesKruger
Melanie JaneLili
Alan TaylorControl (voice)
Lynda BaronMrs Westerby
Simon MerrickCaptain Weston
Jean HarringtonParker
Judi StevensonLuga
Ivor RobertsPolice Superintendent
Robert BridgesKing Ibrahim
Maxwell ShawColonel Selim
Shirin TaylorHostess
Tina WilliamsHostess
Keith AshtonGuard
Peter AttardGuard
Peter GrayPilot
Mollie SugdenMum
Hilary PritchardChris
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