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	'''''Don't Drink the Water''''' is a British [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] television series produced by [[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] for the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network. The series was created by [[Chesney and Wolfe\|Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe]] (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom ''[[On the Buses]]''. The storyline follows Cyril Blake ([[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy ([[Pat Coombs]]) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975.		'''''Don't Drink the Water''''' is a British [[sitcom\|sitcom]] television series produced by [[London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] for the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network. The series was created by [[Chesney and Wolfe\|Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe]] (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom ''[[On the Buses]]''. The storyline follows Cyril Blake ([[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy ([[Pat Coombs]]) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975.

	==Episode list==		==Episode list==

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	'''''Don't Drink the Water''''' is a British [[sitcom]] television series produced by [[London Weekend Television]] for the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network. The series was created by [[Chesney and Wolfe\|Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe]] (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom ''[[On the Buses]]''. The storyline follows Cyril Blake ([[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy ([[Pat Coombs]]) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975.		'''''Don't Drink the Water''''' is a British [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] television series produced by [[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] for the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network. The series was created by [[Chesney and Wolfe\|Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe]] (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom ''[[On the Buses]]''. The storyline follows Cyril Blake ([[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy ([[Pat Coombs]]) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975.

	==Episode list==		==Episode list==

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| writer = Ronald Chesney<br>Ronald Wolfe<br>Jon Watkins
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'''''Don't Drink the Water''''' is a British [[sitcom]] television series produced by [[London Weekend Television]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network. The series was created by [[Chesney and Wolfe|Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe]] (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom ''[[On the Buses]]''. The storyline follows Cyril Blake ([[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]]) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy ([[Pat Coombs]]) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975.

==Episode list==
===Series 1===
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|Title= The Lift
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|Title= Careful What You Eat
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|Title= The Fuse
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|EpisodeNumber= 7
|Title= The Smell
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===Series 2 ===
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|EpisodeNumber= 8
|Title= What! No Telly?
|WrittenBy= Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|1|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber= 9
|Title= The Romance
|WrittenBy= Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|8|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber= 10
|Title= A Helping Hand
|WrittenBy= Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|15|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 11
|Title= The Neighbours
|WrittenBy= Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|22|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 12
|Title= Fred
|WrittenBy= Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|29|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 13
|Title= Keeping Fit
|WrittenBy= Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|12|6|df=y}}
}}
|}

==DVD releases==
Network originally included the first episode of ''Don't Drink the Water'' as an [[DVD-Video#Extra features|extra feature]] on the seventh series [[DVD]] of ''[[On the Buses]]'', which was released on 13 November 2006. All thirteen episodes were released on a two-disc DVD by Network on 1 November 2010. All thirteen episodes were also released in a box-set on 19 September 2011 along with all seven series of ''On the Buses'' and all three film spin-offs of that series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/dont_drink_the_water/buy/ |title='Don't Drink The Water' Merchandise |publisher=[[British Comedy Guide]] |accessdate=9 June 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|dont_drink_the_water|Don't Drink the Water}}
*{{IMDb title|0070986|Don't Drink the Water}}

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[[Category:1970s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:1974 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1975 British television series endings]]
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Spain]]
[[Category:British television spin-offs]]
[[Category:On the Buses]]
[[Category:London Weekend Television shows]]
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]