The Army Game in 1958. The plot concentrated on Bresslaw's character and included Hawtrey, Alfie Bass, Rossington and Michael Medwin playing their characters. ""I Only Arsked"" became Bresslaw's catchphrase. A paperback was produced, and Granada brought out a board game in 1959. Fraser and Bass's characters turned up in a spin-off, "Bootsie and Snudge", between 1960 and 1963 and in 1974. Of the 154 episodes made, only 52 are thought to survive. On 6 June 2005, Network released the first 26 episodes from series 4 under the title "The Army Game – Volume 1". On 14 August 2006, the remaining twenty-four episodes were
Bootsie and Snudge Snudge is Lord Kitchener. Storylines revolve around the club's members and guests and the relationships between the four members of staff. 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. 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 8.55pm. The second series, consisting of 29 episodes, was