Introduction

Fairly Secret Army is a British sitcom which ran to thirteen episodes over two series between 1984 and 1986.

Though not a direct spin-off from The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the lead character, Major Harry Truscott, was very similar to Geoffrey Palmer’s character of Jimmy in that series, and the scripts were written by Reginald Perrin’s creator and writer David Nobbs.

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Outline

Major Harry Truscott, broke and unemployable, robs the poor box at the church. The vicar catches him and he has to pay a £ 50 fine. He tries to kill himself on the train tracks, but a woman stops him. He tries to jump off a bridge and an old army acquaintance stops him by offering him half of his £ 90,000 inheritance. Harry finds out that Corp. Beamish was lying to stop him from jumping. Harry tells him of his plan to start a “secret army” and recruits him. They don’t like each other as Beamish had an affair with Harry’s wife while he was away in the army.

Fairly Secret Army Series

You can find a full index and overview of Fairly Secret Army here.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 22 October 1984.
• Running Time: 30 minutes (per episode).
• Rating: PG.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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