Bognor Season 1 Episode 7 Deadline, Part 1 ( Air Date 1981-03-03 ) Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama category. Overview "Bognor is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in twenty one episodes between 10 February 1981 and 23 March 1982. It was based on a series of novels by Tim Heald featuring Simon Bognor, a secret agent working on behalf of the Board of Trade.".