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Episode 5
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Something’s in the air at the agency when an American wants a new aerosol advert. Stars Eleanor Summerfield. From October 1961.
An American client asks Maggie for a UK advert to promote his new air freshener which promises to bring the smell of nature into our homes.
But why does Mavis have to type it in the bath?
"A light-hearted exposé of the advertising world!".
Set in a London ad agency called 'Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners'.
Written by Myles Rudge and Ronnie Wolfe.
Michael …. Michael Medwin
Janet …. Fenella Fielding
Mavis …. Joan Sims
Maggie …. Eleanor Summerfield
Adrian …. Nicholas Phipps
Other characters played by Roy Dotrice
Producer John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1961.
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