Farrington of the F.O.

Farrington of the F.O.
Created by	Dick Sharples
Directed by	Ronnie Baxter Don Clayton
Starring	Angela Thorne Joan Sims John Quayle Tony Haygarth Freddie Earlle Judy Cornwell
Composer(s)	Alan Parker Alan Hawkshaw
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	25 minutes (30 minutes including commercials)
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	13 February 1986 – 15 July 1987

Farrington of the F.O. is a British television comedy series by Dick Sharples about the staff of the British Consulate in "one of the armpits of Latin America". It was produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast from 1986 to 1987. Its second, and final, series was simply called Farrington.

Harriet Farrington arrives to take charge at a small, unimportant British Consulate. She is horrified to find out how indolent and scheming her staff are, and - with more than a hint of Margaret Thatcher about her mannerisms - sets out turn the Consulate around.

The major protagonists were:

Notable guest stars throughout the run of the two series included (in no particular order) Tim Barrett, Francesca Gonshaw, Jan Ravens, Ralph Bates, Annette Crosbie, Russell Hunter, Roger Hammond, Veronica Doran, Kevin Lloyd, Elizabeth Sellars, Edward de Souza, Robin Parkinson, Patsy Smart, and John Moreno. Sharples earlier comedy shows included In Loving Memory and Hallelujah!.

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