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Series Cast Summary
Timothy Spall | ... |
Barry Taylor
(40 episodes, 1983-2004)
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Jimmy Nail | ... |
Oz Osborne
(40 episodes, 1983-2004)
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Tim Healy | ... |
Dennis Patterson
(40 episodes, 1983-2004)
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Kevin Whately | ... |
Neville Hope
(40 episodes, 1983-2004)
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Christopher Fairbank | ... |
Albert Moxey
(39 episodes, 1983-2004)
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Pat Roach | ... |
Bomber Busbridge
(36 episodes, 1983-2004)
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Gary Holton | ... |
Wayne Norris
(26 episodes, 1983-1986)
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Julia Tobin | ... |
Brenda Hope
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(22 episodes, 1983-2004)
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Noel Clarke | ... |
Wyman Norris
(14 episodes, 2002-2004)
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Bill Paterson | ... |
Ally Fraser
(12 episodes, 1986)
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Ray Knight | ... |
Barman
(12 episodes, 1983-1984)
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Lesley Saint-John | ... |
Vicki
(10 episodes, 1986)
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James Booth | ... |
Kenny Ames
(8 episodes, 1986)
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Peter Birch | ... |
Herr Ulrich
(8 episodes, 1983-1984)
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Val McLane | ... |
Norma
(8 episodes, 1986)
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Alexander Hanson | ... |
Tarquin Pearce
(7 episodes, 2004)
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Branka Katic | ... |
Tatiana Taylor
(7 episodes, 2002-2004)
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Brigitte Kahn | ... |
Dagmar
(8 episodes, 1983-1986)
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Bill Nighy | ... |
Jeffrey Grainger
(6 episodes, 2002)
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Javier Alcina | ... |
Raul Ortiz
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(6 episodes, 2004)
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Madelaine Newton | ... |
Christine Chadwick
(6 episodes, 1986)
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Emily Bruni | ... |
Sarah
(6 episodes, 2002)
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Catherine Whately | ... |
Debbie Hope
(6 episodes, 1986)
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Melanie Hill | ... |
Hazel Redfern
(6 episodes, 1986)
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Gordon Tootoosis | ... |
Joe Saugus
(6 episodes, 2002)
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Michael Sheard | ... |
Herr Grunwald
(5 episodes, 1983-1984)
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Bryan Pringle | ... |
Arthur Pringle
(5 episodes, 1986)
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Caroline Harker | ... |
Pru Scott-Johns
(5 episodes, 2004)
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Clive Russell | ... |
Gary Turnbull
(5 episodes, 2004)
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Josefina Gabrielle | ... |
Ofelia Ortiz
(5 episodes, 2004)
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John Bowler | ... |
Howard Radcliff
(5 episodes, 1986)
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Zoë Eeles | ... |
Tina
(5 episodes, 2004)
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Caroline Hutchison | ... |
Vera
(4 episodes, 1983-1984)
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Dragan Micanovic | ... |
Kadi
(4 episodes, 2002)
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James Bate | ... |
Malcolm Hallwood
(4 episodes, 1986)
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Sandra James-Young | ... |
Chrissie
(4 episodes, 2004)
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Michael Angelis | ... |
Mickey Startup
(4 episodes, 2002)
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John Kazek | ... |
Yorgo
(4 episodes, 2002)
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Richard Mitchley | ... |
German Worker
(4 episodes, 1983)
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Ying Tong John | ... |
Big Baz
(4 episodes, 1986)
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Georgina Lightning | ... |
Lainie Proudfoot
(4 episodes, 2002)
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Joseph Long | ... |
Carlos
(4 episodes, 1986)
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Danielle Davison | ... |
Debbie Hope
(4 episodes, 2002-2004)
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Michael Elphick | ... |
Magowan
(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
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Su Elliot | ... |
Marjorie Osbourne
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(3 episodes, 1983-1986)
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Ricardo Montez | ... |
Fuentes
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(3 episodes, 1986-2004)
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Ian Embleton | ... |
Malcolm Renshaw
(3 episodes, 2002)
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Alan Igbon | ... |
Addey
(3 episodes, 2002)
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David Cheung | ... |
Michael Goy
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Juan Maria Almonte | ... |
Angel
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Production Companies
- Central Independent Television (series 1-2)
- Witzend Productions (series 1-2)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (season 3-5)
- Ziji Productions (season 3-5)
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2004) (United Kingdom) (tv) (series 3-5)
- Finnkino (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- ITV - Independent Television (1986) (United Kingdom) (tv) (series 1-2)
- Men & Motors (United Kingdom) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Anvil Post Production (sound re-recording)
- Iberfilm (service production company)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The adventures of a gang of British workmen abroad combine black and white humour with moments of drama, poignancy, and drunkenness. In series 1, the lads head to Germany seeking work and are thrown together by virtue of shared nationality and a run-down wooden hut. The story follows the lads' relationships with women, Germans, and one another, and their attempts at passing the time away from home, saving money, and ordering food in a German curry house. The series ends with new employment legislation forcing some of the Brits having to choose between the UK and their new-found pleasures abroad. Two years later the gang are reunited for a second series, in which they travel to Wolverhampton to rebuild both the "magnificent seven" and Barry's home for his impending marriage. A further offer of work sees the lads head to a Derbyshire stately home in need of refurbishment. Here they fall foul of an irritable pub landlord, suspicious locals, a less than enlightened employer and the Inland Revenue. Finally, they are packed off to Spain as illegal workers for Tyneside villain Ally Fraser, and they fall under the unwelcome spotlight of tabloid publicity. Despite this, they still manage to indulge in some serious drinking practice AND complete the building work. Written by Mike Cryan |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | When the Berlin wall was pulled down by German citizens, a British journalist found some interesting graffiti. It read "Built by Germans, demolished by Oz". See more » |
Goofs | Most of the German location shots in Series 1 were filmed in Hamburg, not Dusseldorf. One of the giveaways is that many of the cars have HH (Hamburg) number plates. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in 10 Years of Alright on the Night (1988). See more » |
Crazy Credits | Final Episode of Series 3: "The Transporter Bridge Is Still In Middlesborough" - so convincing were the digital effects of the dismantling and reassembling of the bridge, many people in the UK were reported to have visited Middlesborough to check the bridge was still in place. See more » |