Bootsie and Snudge Bootsie and Snudge Bootsie and Snudge is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1960 to 1963 and in 1974. The show is a spin-off of "The Army Game", a sitcom about soldiers undertaking national service, and follows two of the main characters (played by Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser) after they returned to civilian life. The first series is titled Bootsie and Snudge in Civvy Life. Between the 1963 and 1974 series, a spin-off called "Foreign Affairs" was broadcast. Private Montague 'Bootsie' Bisley and Sergeant Claude Snudge are two of the main characters in the successful sitcom "The
Dennis Spooner the BBC TV comedian Harry Worth. This eventually led to his writing several scripts for "Coronation Street" in 1960. He also contributed to the ITV police procedural series "No Hiding Place" and "Ghost Squad" as well as to the top-rated comedy series "Bootsie and Snudge" and to ATV's attempt to revive Tony Hancock's career in "Hancock" (1963). Around this time Spooner met Brian Clemens; they struck up a partnership that lasted for the rest of Spooner's career. Clemens offered the young writer work on "The Avengers" which was near the beginning of its nine-year run on ITV. Clemens bought two