Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestAll Along the Watchtower is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 1999 about an RAF base in Scotland. It was written by Pete Sinclair and Trevelyan Evans.
Acting
Roger Blake's pompous Wing Commander is magnificent scenery-chewing.
Writing
Sinclair & Evans nail the clash of English bureaucracy and Scottish pragmatism.
Production
RAF Leuchars location adds authentic gritty texture to the farce.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The RAF threatened to pull cooperation mid-shoot when they realized how incompetently they'd be portrayed. They stayed for the free publicity.
This arrived in the dying days of traditional BBC sitcoms before The Office rewrote the playbook—one of the last gasps of the old guard.
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