Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | Transport Of Delight | 19870214 | 20111109/10 (BBC7) /26 (BBC7) (BBC7) /03/05 (BBC7) /19 (BBC7) /7) (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 ?. 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. |
02 | The French Connection | 19870221 | 20111116/17 (BBC7) /02 (BBC7) (BBC7) /10 (BBC7) (BBC7) /7) (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'. 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. |
03 | On The Line | 19870228 | 20111123/24 (BBC7) /09 (BBC7) (BBC7) /17 (BBC7) (BBC7) /7) (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'. 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 ?. |
04 | Up The Pole | 19870307 | 20111130 (BBC7) (BBC7) /16 (BBC7) (BBC7) /24 (BBC7) (BBC7) /7) (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 ?. 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. |
05 | Boning Up On History | 19870314 | 20111207/08 (BBC7) /23 (BBC7) (BBC7) /31 (BBC7) (BBC7) /7) (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 ?. 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. |
06 | The Old Dunkirk Spirit | 19870321 | 20111214/15 (BBC7) /30 (BBC7) (BBC7) /07 (BBC7) (BBC7) /7) (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 ?. 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. |