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Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March 1973.
Original Release
01/25/1973 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frankie Howerd | Ali Oopla |
| Derek Francis | Abu ben Ackers, the Wazir |
| Hilary Pritchard | Saccharine |
| Anna Brett | Boobiana |
| Larry Martyn | Derti Dhoti |
| Alan Curtis | Captain of the Guards / Sheikh Akabar the Vile / Robber / Havabanana |
| Jackie Wright | Sultan of Bangdor / Buyer / Bottom Pincher |
| Norman Chappell | Imshi |
| Robert Bridges | Slave Trader / Guard |
| Lee Young | Guard / Genie |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wazir Takes a Wife | Thursday, 25 January 1973 |
| 2 | Genie of the Bottle | Thursday, 01 February 1973 |
| 3 | The Wizard Prang | Thursday, 08 February 1973 |
| 4 | A Cargo of Crumpet | Thursday, 15 February 1973 |
| 5 | Ali and the Thieves | Thursday, 22 February 1973 |
| 6 | The Caliph's New Concubine | Thursday, 01 March 1973 |
| 7 | Curtis Unglued | |
| 8 | Dumb Love | |
| 9 | The Thanksgiving Show | |
| 10 | Say It Ain't So, Santa |
Writers
Dennis Heymer, Roy Tuvey, Sid Colin, Maurice Sellar, David McKellar, David Nobbs
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frankie Howerd | Ali Oopla |
| Derek Francis | Abu ben Ackers, the Wazir |
| Hilary Pritchard | Saccharine |
| Anna Brett | Boobiana |
| Larry Martyn | Derti Dhoti |
| Alan Curtis | Captain of the Guards / Sheikh Akabar the Vile / Robber / Havabanana |
| Jackie Wright | Sultan of Bangdor / Buyer / Bottom Pincher |
| Norman Chappell | Imshi |
| Robert Bridges | Slave Trader / Guard |
| Lee Young | Guard / Genie |
| Bill Fraser | The Wizard Prang / The Caliph |
| Josephine Tewson | Fatima |
| Patrick Troughton | Tambalane the Tartar |
| Gertan Klauber | The Sultan's Servant |
| Janet Webb | Gigantima |
| John Louis Mansi | The Pigeon Post |
| Winifred Sabine | Tambalane's First Wife |
| John Levene | Cassan |
| Valerie Stanton | Shannonar |
| Jane Murdoch | Tangerine |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Howard Davies | Producer |
