colleagues, the bumbling Henry Beerbohm Johnson, has worked at the Imperial for 40 years and to begin with believes Snudge is Lord Kitchener. Storylines revolve around the club's members and guests and the relationships between the four members of staff. Hesketh Pendleton has no time for anyone who disagrees with him, and will drown out their attempts to talk by saying "Tup! Tup!" louder and louder until they give up. Bootsie naturally refers to him as "Ol' Tup-tup". Series 4 Ten years later, and the positions have reversed as Bootsie wins £1 million on the Football pools and Snudge – an employee of Permapools – becomes his self-appointed financial adviser. Episodes A total of four series of Bootsie and Snudge were made, the first three in black-and-white and the final series in colour. The first series of 40 episodes aired from 23 September 1960 to 23 June 1961 on Fridays at 8.55 pm. The second series, consisting of 29 episodes, was shown from 27 October 1961 to 10 May 1962 – originally on Fridays at 8.55 pm then Thursdays at 8.30pm. The third series, also of 29 episodes, broadcast from 8 November 1962 to 30 May 1963 on Thursdays at 7.30 pm. The final series, of just six episodes, went out over a decade later from 16 October 1974 to 20 November 1974, on Wednesdays at 8.30 pm. Not all 104 episodes of Bootsie and Snudge have survived. Four episodes are missing from the archives, episode 40 from series 1 and three episodes from the third series ("The Rescue", "Soul Mates" and "Carnet de Balham"). DVD releases The surviving 39 episodes of series one were released by the Network imprint on 13 August 2012. The complete second series was released on 22 July 2013. Previously a single episode of Bootsie and Snudge had been released on The Army Game – Volume 2 DVD on 14 August 2006. Media spin-offs The sitcom was adapted into a comic strip by Bill Titcombe. References External links 1960s British sitcoms 1970s British sitcoms 1960 British television series debuts 1974 British television series endings Black-and-white British television shows English-language television shows ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Granada Television Television shows adapted into comics The Army Game British television spin-offs