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Taking The Flak

Taking The Flak

Description: Taking the Flak is a comedy drama which aired on BBC Two in summer 2009. It is set in a fictional Central African country that is the middle of a civil war. A team of BBC journalists arrive from London, to the annoyance of the local BBC stringer Harry Chambers, and send reports back to BBC News in London. Wikipedia
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 2009
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 7
First episode air date: July 8, 2009
Networks: BBC, BBC Two
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