Big Jim And The Figaro Club

Episodes

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01Transport Of Delight1987021420111109/10 (BBC7)
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Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.

Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?.

Big Jim - Norman Rossington

Harold Perkins - Roland Curram

Old Ned - Harold Goodwin

Nimrod - David John

Turps - Sylvester McCoy

Chick - David Beckett

The Farmer - Douglas Blackwell

The Farmer's Daughter - Karen Ascoe

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.

Demobbed, Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team. Stars Norman Rossington. From February 1987.

02The French Connection1987022120111116/17 (BBC7)
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Arch-rivals - Town Hall clerk, Potts, and sanitary inspector, Perkins - hurl insults and then onions...

Six anarchic tales from those demob days 'when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour'.

Big Jim - Norman Rossington

Harold Perkins - Roland Curram

Old Ned - Harold Goodwin

Nimrod - David John

Turps - Sylvester McCoy

Chick - David Beckett

Potts - Christopher Godwin

Miss Farquhar - Hilary Mason

French Onion Johnnie - Andre Maranne

PC Speedworth. - Norman Mitchell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.

The post-war construction team's Potts and Perkins hurl insults - and then onions.

The post-war construction team's Potts and Perkins hurl insults - and then onions. Stars Norman Rossington. From February 1987.

03On The Line1987022820111123/24 (BBC7)
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Harold Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides...

Six anarchic tales from those demob days 'when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour'.

Big Jim - Norman Rossington

Harold Perkins - Roland Curram

Old Ned - Harold Goodwin

Nimrod - David John

Turps - Sylvester McCoy

Chick - David Beckett

Harry - Steven Harrold

Miss James - Carol Hawkins

Plonker - Stephen Garlick

Typist - Karen Ascoe

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.

Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides. With Norman Rossington. From February 1987.

Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?.

04Up The Pole1987030720111130 (BBC7)
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When Harold Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage.

Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?.

Big Jim - Norman Rossington

Harold Perkins - Roland Curram

Old Ned - Harold Goodwin

Nimrod - David John

Turps - Sylvester McCoy

Chick - David Beckett

Harry - Steven Harrold

Miss James - Carol Hawkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.

When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage.

When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage. With Norman Rossington. From March 1987.

05Boning Up On History1987031420111207/08 (BBC7)
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Harold Perkins wants to dig for post-war Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans.

Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?.

Big Jim - Norman Rossington

Harold Perkins - Roland Curram

Old Ned - Harold Goodwin

Nimrod - David John

Turps - Sylvester McCoy

Chick - David Beckett

Harry - Steven Harrold

Miss Farquhar - Hilary Mason

Farmer - Douglas Blackwell

Trev the Rev - Ben Aris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.

Perkins wants to dig for post-war Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans. With Norman Rossington. From March 1987.

06The Old Dunkirk Spirit1987032120111214/15 (BBC7)
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Harold Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.

Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?.

Big Jim - Norman Rossington

Harold Perkins - Roland Curram

Old Ned - Harold Goodwin

Nimrod - David John

Turps - Sylvester McCoy

Chick - David Beckett

Fortescue - Norman Bird

PC Speedworth - Norman Mitchell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.

Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates. With Norman Rossington. From March 1987.