Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Transport Of Delight | 19870214 | 20190102 (BBC7) 20190103 (BBC7) 20190105 (BBC7) 20210616 (BBC7) 20210619 (BBC7) | 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”. Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Douglas Blackwell as the Farmer and Karen Ascoe as the Farmer's Daughter. Narrated by Bernard Cribbins. Written by Ted Walker. Producer: Martin Fisher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987. Comedy series set on a seaside town's building site in the 1950s. CAST: 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 Narrator …. Bernard Cribbins. |
| 02 | The French Connection | 19870221 | 20190109 (BBC7) 20190110 (BBC7) 20210623 (BBC7) | 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”. Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Christopher Godwin as Potts, Hilary Mason as Miss Farquhar, Andre Maranne as French Onion Johnnie and Norman Mitchell as PC Speedworth. Narrated by Bernard Cribbins. Written by Ted Walker. Producer: Martin Fisher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987. The post-war construction team's Potts and Perkins hurl insults - and then onions. Comedy series set on a seaside town's building site in the 1950s. |
| 03 | On The Line | 19870228 | 20190116 (BBC7) 20190117 (BBC7) 20210630 (BBC7) | 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”. Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Carol Hawkins as Miss James, Stephen Garlick as Plonker and Karen Ascoe as the Typist. Narrated by Bernard Cribbins. Written by Ted Walker. Producer: Martin Fisher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987. Comedy series set on a seaside town's building site in the 1950s. |
| 04 | Up The Pole | 19870307 | 20190123 (BBC7) 20190124 (BBC7) 20210707 (BBC7) | 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”. Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry and Carol Hawkins as Miss James. Narrated by Bernard Cribbins. Written by Ted Walker. Producer: Martin Fisher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987. When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage. Comedy series set on a seaside town's building site in the 1950s. |
| 05 | Boning Up On History | 19870314 | 20190130 (BBC7) 20190131 (BBC7) | 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”. Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Hilary Mason as Miss Farquhar, Douglas Blackwell as the Farmer and Ben Aris as Trev the Rev. Narrated by Bernard Cribbins. Written by Ted Walker. Producer: Martin Fisher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987. Comedy series set on a seaside town's building site in the 1950s. |
| 06 | The Old Dunkirk Spirit | 19870321 | 20190206 (BBC7) 20190207 (BBC7) | 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”. Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Norman Bird as Fortescue and Norman Mitchell as PC Speedworth. Narrated by Bernard Cribbins. Written by Ted Walker. Producer: Martin Fisher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987. Comedy series set on a seaside town's building site in the 1950s. |