Ranked #4 of 8 in Season 9•matches the season avg
Scoundrels are put on notice and women (literally) wear the pants in this uproarious comedy. Recruiting officers travel from port to port wooing men into service at sea, and women into their beds. Two such men, Worthy and Plume, land in Shrewsbury each in love
Cedric Messina
Producer
David Giles
Director
George Farquhar
Writer
George Farquhar
Theatre Play
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"The Recruiting Officer" is episode 3 of BBC Play of the Month season 9. It scored 7.8/10 from 37 votes, ranking #4 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by David Giles and written by George Farquhar, it aired on October 18, 1973.
