The Old Boy Network

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The Old Boy Network
GenreComedy
Written by Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
Directed by Sydney Lotterby
Starring Tom Conti
John Standing
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducersTony Charles
Sydney Lotterby
Allan McKeown
Brian True-May
Running time25 minutes
Production company SelecTV
Release
Original network ITV
Original release16 February (1992-02-16) 
29 March 1992 (1992-03-29)

The Old Boy Network is a British comedy television series which first aired on ITV in 1992. [1] Created by the writing team of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it is a parody of various spy films and series.

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