May the Best Man Win (19 Feb. 1989)

Director:

Geoffrey Sax

Writers:

Laurence Marks (created and written by), Maurice Gran (created and written by)

Stars:

Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Rik Mayall	...	Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton	...	Piers Fletcher-Dervish
Marsha Fitzalan	...	Sarah B'Stard
Celia Imrie	...	Hilary
Leonie Mellinger	...	Clarissa
Randal Herley	...	Mr. Mumford
Dorothea Phillips	...	Mrs. Mumford
Neil Daglish	...	Keith
Heather Tobias	...	Woman in Church
Michael Branwell	...	Vicar

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1989 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Alan meets his match!

Piers announces his forthcoming wedding to Clarissa Mumford ( Leonie Mellinger ). Alan treats the news as a joke. "Didn't know Quasimodo had a sister!". But Clarissa is no hunchback. She is beautiful, of blue blood, rides a motorbike, and knows a thing or two about karate. She humiliates Alan sexually, then announces her intention to take Piers away from Alan's control. Afraid of losing the one person he can rely on, Alan contemplates murder...

A good episode this, with Alan facing up to an irresistible challenge. Celia Imrie reprises her role as Mrs.Thatcher's spinsterish secretary Hilary Sissons' from the previous year's Comic Relief Special. She and Alan had a fling at the office Christmas party, and she has come back for more. Alan is on a committee for the safe disposal of old food, a plot point whose importance becomes clear at the end. Neil Daglish plays 'Keith', Clarissa's transvestite brother.

Although Clarissa survives the episode, she is not seen again, though referred to from time to time.

Funniest moment - Alan and Sarah are driving along a country lane when they encounter two people on horseback. Thinking them to be a couple of yokels, Alan beeps the horn and yells abuse. He scares the horses so much the woman rider ( Dorothea Phillips ) falls off and lands on the emblem on his car!

Second funniest moment - Alan giving the guests salmonella-infested food at the wedding reception!