''Don't Drink the Water'' is a British

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television series produced by

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for the ITV network. The series was created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom ''

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''. The storyline follows Cyril Blake (

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) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy (

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) 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'' has been described by the ''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy'' as being one of the worst British sitcoms ever produced.

Episode list

Series 1

Series 2

DVD releases

Network originally included the first episode of ''Don't Drink the Water'' as an extra feature on the seventh series

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of ''

'', 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.

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* * {{Chesney Wolfe 1970s British sitcoms 1974 British television series debuts 1975 British television series endings British television spinoffs British English-language television shows ITV sitcoms London Weekend Television shows On the Buses Television series by ITV Studios Television shows set in Spain