Lipstick on Your Collar

During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little interest in the decline of the British Empire. To their eyes, it can hardly compete with girls, rock music, and the intrigue of romantic entanglements.

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Comedy
Drama
War & Politics
Created By

Dennis Potter

First Aired on

Feb 21, 1993

1 seaons till Mar 28, 1993

Popularity: 2.7838
25 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

Whistling Gypsy Production (GB)Channel 4 Television (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 6

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 160 min

    Private Hopper passes the day in the War Office dreaming of becoming a drummer. Meanwhile, new recruit Private Francis is dancing to a different beat...

  • Episode 2Episode 260 min

    Francis' worst fears about who lives upstairs with the beautiful Sylvia Berry are confirmed, and he confides all to Mick Hopper - with disastrous results.

  • Episode 3Episode 360 min

    Hopper continues to fantasise at work and discusses women and love with Francis. When the red phone rings, Hopper is convinced the message is about the Suez crisis.

  • Episode 4Episode 460 min

    Hopper is dreaming of Lisa. Francis is dreaming of Sylvia. And all hell breaks loose down at the Hammersmith Palais.

  • Episode 5Episode 560 min

    Sylvia despairs at Francis and is angry at Atterbow. Meanwhile, Hopper gets ready for his night out with Lisa.

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