News & Updates

This is the page where we will record any updates added to the website, forum and guestbook.

For previous news and updates check out the Archived News & Updates page.

2023

September 2023
23/09/23

To celebrate the 37th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
On Location page updated detailing the location and images of The Washington from series one and Laurence Corner from series two. Other image links for The Wooden Kamel updated.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 15 new quotes.

2022

September 2022
23/09/22

To celebrate the 36th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Scans of the hand written Denise Coffey interview added to interview page.
Trivia page updated with details of Denise Coffey's passing.
Felipe Izquierdo page updated with 26 new images of Felipe in Kappatoo.
Links page updated with amended links and removal of old links.
Links throughout the website updated.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 15 new quotes.

2021

October 2021
10/10/21

The website has passed 12,000 visitors!

September 2021
23/09/21

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Photos page added with two Thames TV press photographs from series one.
Cast Z-Pages added featuring Z-Pages of some of the C.A.B. cast.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 15 new quotes.

2020

September 2020
23/09/20

To celebrate the 34th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Series section updated:
- Image galleries on all series two episodes updated with a new look, with new larger size images.
- Secret Agent notes 'trivia' added to series two episodes nine and ten.
Series two image gallery updated with a new look, with new larger size images and new images over all 10 episodes of the second series.
Trivia page updated:
- details of episodes numbers not appearing in series two updated.
Cast & Characters page updated with new images of Keith Varnier in Star Cops.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 15 new quotes.

2019

September 2019
23/09/19

To celebrate the 33rd anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Series section updated:
- Episode guide added for series one episode thirteen.
- Image galleries on all series one episodes updated with larger size images added without a watermark.
Series one image gallery updated with larger size images added without a watermark.
Cast & Characters page updated with extra information, new links and new images.
Trivia page updated:
- Fonts download updated to include 'Canterbury', the font used for the Warren Chronicle newspaper in series 3.
- New image of Joan Hooley on Good Morning Britian promoting Off Their Rockers.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 30 new quotes.
Index homepage updated with amended series one banner showing Ma Mossop and Tatters in colour.
Cuttings page updated with wordsearch image reuploaded without a watermark.
Links page updated with an updated link to the archived version of the sausagenet C.A.B page.
Contact us page updated with Twitter feed, new email address image and facebook group link updated.

August 2019
15/08/19

Today marks the airing in the UK of episode ten from series three from thirty years ago in 1989. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of series three of C.A.B we've added the following updates to the website:
Series three image gallery updated with a new look, with new larger size images and over 50 new images over all 10 episodes of the third series.
Interview with Michael Bertenshaw (who played Vine in series three) added to the interviews section.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 30 new quotes from series 3.
Series section updated:
- Image galleries on all series three episodes updated with a new look, with new larger size images.
- Secret Agent notes 'trivia' added to series three episodes one, two and four.
Links page updated with an updated link to Michael Bertenshaw on Twitter.
F.A.Q page updated.
Sitemap page updated.

05/08/19
The website has passed 11,000 visitors!

2018

September 2018
23/09/18

To celebrate the 32nd anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Series section updated:
- Episode guides added for series one episodes eleven and twelve.
DVD Release appeal page updated with final voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com and added the next milestone for the DVD petition.
F.A.Q page updated.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 30 new quotes.
Links page updated with a new link to Curious British Telly blog.

We hope you enjoy the new updates and there's more episode guides on the way!

January 2018
20/01/18

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of series two of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Series section updated:
- Episode guide added for series two episode nine.
Random quote updated on index homepage, featuring 30 new quotes from series 2.

2017

September 2017
23/09/17

To celebrate the 31st anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Series section updated:
- Episode guides added for series one episodes two, the first half of episode three, missing thirty seconds of episode six, episode seven and the start of episode eight.
- Submitted more links to IMDb for series one cast and crew.
Crew page updated to update some IMDb links.
Links page updated with a new link.
DVD Release appeal page updated to remove banner links and update milestones.
Voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated on DVD Release appeal page.
F.A.Q page updated.

We hope you enjoy the new updates and there's more episode guides on the way!

August 2017
28/08/17

The website has passed 10,000 visitors!

2016

September 2016
23/09/16

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Interview with Graham Seed (who played Smith in series one) added to the interview section.
Series section updated:
- Episode guide added for series one episode one.
- Image galleries on all series one episodes updated with a new look, with new larger size images.
- Secret Agent notes 'trivia' added to series one episodes one and ten.
- VTR Date and Production number added to episode page for series three episode five (as taken from the camera script)
Series one image gallery updated with a new look, with new larger size images and over 400 new images over all 13 episodes of the first series with at least 30 images per episode.
Felipe Izquierdo page updated with 18 new images of Felipe in London's Burning and Watt on Earth, also updated list of appearances to include role in BBC schools series 'Scene', all of these appearances now appear on the IMDb.
Ben Felton page added with images of appearances in Dramarama and The Bill, includes list of TV appearances.
Cuttings page updated with two new cuttings from Australian Newspaper 'New Straits Times' with synopsis for episodes three and four of series one.
Cast & Characters page updated with extra information, confirmed number of episode appearances and new images.
Crew page updated with extra credits from more series one episodes and update of links.
Random quote added to index homepage, featuring 100 quotes.
30th anniversary video added to index homepage, featuring clips from all thirteen episodes from series one.
Links page updated with new links and new banners added.
Sitemap page updated with links to new webpages.
FAQ page updated.
Voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated on DVD Release appeal page.

We hope you enjoy the new updates and there's more episode guides on the way!

January 2016
20/01/16

The website has passed 9000 visitors!

2015

September 2015
23/09/15

To celebrate the 29th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Trivia added to the Trivia page about the series three theme music being used in Dramarama and Joan Hooley featuring in Off Their Rockers.
Characters & Cast page updated with new Joan Hooley pictures.
Links page updated and removed all links that no longer work and added link to Kappatoo.co.uk.

January 2015
22/01/15

The website has passed 8000 visitors!

2014

September 2014
23/09/14

To celebrate the 28th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
10 new video clips of the series have been added on the video clips page, lasting over 12 minutes.
Felipe Izquierdo page updated with 6 new images of Felipe in Kappatoo and update of the aybs website link.
Voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated on DVD Release appeal page.

2013

November 2013
08/11/13

The website has passed 7000 visitors!

September 2013
23/09/13

To celebrate the 27th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Cuttings page updated with a new cuttings from the Lookin magazine with a preview of the first episode of series one.
The C.A.B Website Twitter feed (@SecretAgentCAB) has been re-added on the homepage.
Cast & Characters page updated with images of Frank Gatliff in 'The Good Life'.
Links bar added to all episode pages to take you to the sections of the episode pages.
Voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated on DVD Release appeal page.

January 2013
20/01/13

Today marks the 25th anniversary of series two of C.A.B airing in the UK. To celebrate we've added the following updates to the website:
On Location page added detailing the location and images of The Wooden Kamel from series two and three.
Lookin magazine scan for the series two episode one preview added to the C.A.B. cuttings page.
Ten more video clips from series two added, one from each episode, lasting over 14 minutes.
The C.A.B Website is now on Twitter (@SecretAgentCAB).
The guestbook has now been reactivated, if you've enjoyed the website why not send a message in the guestbook.
Contact Us page updated with details of how to find us on Twitter and Facebook.
The sitemap, C.A.B F.A.Q pages have also been updated.

2012

September 2012
23/09/12

To celebrate the 26th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK we've added the following updates to the website:
Interview with Tracey (who played Tracey Barnes in series three) added to the interview section.
Trivia added to the Trivia page about Franny's Minnie Mouse jumper.
Two new memories added on the Fan memories page, from 2001 and 2012.
Cuttings page updated with three new cuttings from Lookin: a letter, a quiz question and a TV wordsearch.
'Mummy-spotting' trivia page updated with details of the prop being hired and more images taken from Take Off With T. Bag.
Cast & Characters page updated with details and images of the main cast in other TV appearances.
Felipe Izquierdo page updated with new links.
FAQ page updated.
Voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated on DVD Release appeal page.

July 2012
27/07/12

The website has passed 6000 visitors!

2011

September 2011
23/09/11

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK the website has got a new look and the following updates have been added:
New banners, 25th anniversary video and rewritten homepage of the website.
Two new memories added on the Fan memories page
The Fan's e-mails updated with one new message added
'Mummy-spotting' trivia updated with an newly found appearance of the Mummy in Turn on to T-Bag including images.
Trivia added to the Trivia page about the advanced filming of series three.
Airdates page added to the series section listing all aridates, copyright years etc for all 33 episodes.
Cuttings page updated with new cuttings of the TV Times synopsis for three more episodes - we now have 25 episode synopsis cuttings from the TV Times.
Random page link now on the side menu 'featured' section.
Two more pages added in the Quotes section including Colin's 'Secret Agent Golden Rules' and 'Jace's Secret Agent updates'
Audio clips page now has mp3 audio clips with a new audio player.
Video clips page has 10 new video clips including a compilation clip with highlights of all three series.
Voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated on DVD Release appeal page.

May 2011
12/05/11

The website has past 5000 visitors!

January 2011
20/01/11

Images of Felipe Izquierdo from Are You Being Served added to the Felipe Izquierdo page.
One new memory added on the Fan memories page

2010

September 2010
23/09/10

To celebrate the 24th anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK the following updates have been added:
Two more scans from the magazine 'Lookin' added to the C.A.B. cuttings page.
Images of Felipe Izquierdo from The Upper Hand added to the Felipe Izquierdo page.
Video clips page updated with a new look.
Trivia added to the Trivia page about Felipe Izquierdo and Graham Seed appearing in The Upper Hand.

July 2010
11/07/10

Today marks 21 years since the fifth episode of series three aired in the UK and as a treat I've managed to obtain a camera script from this episode, this can be seen in the updates to the website alongside the other updates below.

Capturing C.A.B page added with scan of a camera script from series three.
Similar Font of the CAB logo from the first two series has been found, find more (and download the font) on the trivia page.
The F.A.Q. for 'Where are Felipe Izquierdo (Colin), Louise Mason (Franny), Ben Felton (Jace) and Tracey McDonald (Tracey) now?' updated with information about Felipe Izquierdo in Kappatoo, The Knock, Touching Evil and My Summer with Des.
Felipe Izquierdo cast page added including details of other TV/Film appearances and images from Kappatoo, The Knock, Touching Evil and My Summer with Des.
'Mummy-spotting' with several programmes of where the Mummy Sarcophagus appears in, with an newly found appearance of the Mummy in Jonathan Creek including images.
Four new memories added on the Fan memories page
Crew page updated with nine more additions for series three taken from the camera script.

2009

December 2009
13/12/09

The website has past 4000 visitors!

September 2009
23/09/09

To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK the following updates have been added:
Trivia page updated with ages of cast and crew and new trivia of the Mummy returns in New Tricks!
The F.A.Q. for 'I've seen a DVD of C.A.B for sale on another website, is this an official release?' updated
Cast page updated with image of Felipe Izquierdo in Kappatoo!

June 2009
13/06/09

Video clip page updated, now with an extra clip for the Children's ITV preview of series two
Audio clip page updated, now with a clip of Children's ITV mention of series two starting
The Fans Memories page updated with four new memories (from the IMDB CAB message boards, Digital Spy Forum and the BritMovie Forum)
Secret Agent Notes added on the episode pages for:
- Series One episode eight about Smith's alarm clock
- Series Two episode two about Eel Pie Island
My Episodes page has been updated, now with CiTV preview of series two added
DVD Release appeal page updated with the 'e-mail a friend' about the petition link amended and voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated
Links page updated

March 2009
23/03/09

Episode guide added for series two episode nine (part of episode) and episode ten
New DVD petition added
Secret Agent Notes added for series two episode ten and series three episode one
The F.A.Q. page updated for the question 'What have you got planned for the next updates and when will this be?' in regards to future episode guides
The Fans Memories page updated with new memory from the stumbleupon page
Links page updated with new link to the Stumbleupon page for this website

January 2009
20/01/09

Episode guide added for series two episodes seven and eight
Secret Agent Notes about the Khamsin added for series one episode ten
The F.A.Q. page updated with the new question 'I've seen a DVD of C.A.B for sale on another website, is this an official release?' added

2008

December 2008
16/12/08

To mark the end of the first series back in 1986 these new updates have been added:
Episode guide added for series two episode six
Cuttings page updated with new cuttings (two with images from series one ep12 and series 2 ep10, and two more episode descriptions of series one ep11 and ep13)
Secret Agent Notes added for series two episode six
The IMDB (Internet Movie Database) episode page link added for all 33 episode pages
The Fan's e-mails updated with one new message added
Trivia page updated with 'Mummy' appears in T-Bag trivia added.

October 2008
04/10/08

The Website has passed 3000 hits since the website launched in February 2006.

September 2008
23/09/08

To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of C.A.B first airing in the UK the whole website has had a new look alongside these updates:

Episode guides added for series two episode three, four and five.
Interview with Denise Coffey added and also interview index page added.
Umma-isms page added with our favourite Umma sayings
Audio page updated with new audio clips added - including some clips of the Umma-isms
The Fans memories page updated - with five new messages.
Series index page updated with director credits added for episodes one & six from series two.
Consecutive episode numbers added for all 33 episode pages
Some episodes now have secret agent notes for trivia, goofs etc relating to the particular episode. Episodes so far include Series two episodes 3 & 7.
Episode page for episode 7, series one updated with two images and credit for Smith (Graham Seed)
Trivia page updated with new trivia on 'episode titles'
The F.A.Q. page updated with the cast & crew interviews question updated.
The DVD Release Appeal page updated - voting details from TVShowsOnDVD.com updated and DVD banners updated and six new banners added
Link page updated with link added to TV Rage C.A.B. page
Sitemap page added with links to all the pages on the website
Search page added - find what you want using different search engines e.g. google, yahoo and gigablast.
Website credits page added with more thanks and credits to more useful websites
The Forum has also had an update, now with a bigger and better logo
Footer on every page now has an 'add-this' bookmarker - save certain pages to your favourites.
All other pages have had the new look added to them.

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to these updates (especially Denise Coffey with her interview) and we hope you enjoy them, let us know what you think of the new-look website. Remember to keep checking back as we plan to update the website as often as possible, ideas to the usual address.

June 2008
13/06/08

Episode guide added for series two episode two
My Episodes page has been updated, now all series three UK episodes in more detail.
The Fans e-Mails page updated with new messages
Video Clips page updated with new video clips
Audio Clips page updated
All new guestbook added
The C.A.B F.A.Q page updated with more details about 'Did C.A.B air in any other countries?'
Links page updated, with new links including a link to the C.A.B Facebook group
Contact us page updated
Site credits page updated

May 2008
03/05/08

Episode guide added for series two episode one
Series guide index page updated with more detailed synopsis for ep7 from series three.
Synopsis for ep7 from series three updated on the episode page.
Scan of TV Times listing for ep7 from series three added to cuttings page
More trivia added to trivia page - cast & crew dates of birth
Links page updated

March 2008
23/03/08

The Fans Memories page updated with three new memories
The DVD Release Appeal page has been updated - now with details of the voting from TVShowsOnDVD.com
My Episodes page has been updated, now all series three australian episodes in more detail, the UK episode details to follow.

January 2008
20/01/08

The C.A.B F.A.Q page has been updated with a new question 'Did C.A.B air in any other countries?'
The C.A.B. Trivia page updated with new trivia.

2007

December 2007
16/12/07

To mark the end of the first series back in 1986 these new updates have been added:
Detailed episode guide added for Series three episode 10 (now all of series three have their episode guides added!)
The DVD Release Appeal page has been updated - now with a few promotional banners!
The C.A.B F.A.Q page has been updated
The e-mails from the fans page has been updated
The cuttings page updated with full page scans added
The Video Clips page has been updated with six new clips (two from each series).
My Episodes page has been updated, now all series one and two episodes in more detail, series three details to follow
The C.A.B. Trivia page updated with new trivia.

May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year who have visited the website and those who have contributed to the website and forum. Keep checking the website as more is planned for 2008!

September 2007
23/09/07

Today 21 years ago the first episode of C.A.B aired in the UK and to mark this anniversary the website has re-launched (yet again!) here at 50webs.com with a new look, style and feel. Alongside this new look comes this wealth of updates:

Series guide added - with pages to all 33 episodes featuring a wealth of info.
Detailed episode guides added for Series three episodes 8 & 9
Image Galleries added - with hundreds of screen captures of the episodes, now with new images added for all three series
Video Clips page added - with new video clips from all three series (and for the first time some from series three)
Sound Clips page added - with new sound clips (and you can now play them on the website or download them).
Characters & Cast page added - with more details and some cast publicity images
Crew Guide page added - now with complete IMDB links to all known crew members.
C.A.B Cuttings page added (with even more cuttings including a cutting from the first episode with a quick interview with Felipe Izequierdo and Louise Mason)
Links page added - with some more links added.
My Episodes page added.
C.A.B. F.A.Q page added - with new questions added
DVD Release appeal page added
Trivia/Did You Know page added
The Fans e-mails page added - with new messages added
The Fans Memories page added - with new memories added
The Guestbook has also been changed with a new look
The Forum also has a new look too
This News & Updates page added alongside the archived updates page
Contact Us page added - with our new e-mail address and other ways to contact us.
Terms of Service page added
Website Credits page added
Top secret page added (this is a holding page before another one is ready)
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to these updates and I hope you enjoy them and stay tuned as even more is planned for the coming months, ideas to the usual address.