The final episode of the first season.
Mr.Bradshaw ( George A.Cooper ), manager of the Labour Exchange, believes that 'no man is unemployable' and makes a bet with Mr.Hooper ( Edward Hardwicke ) that he can get Frank Spencer into a job that lasts more than a week. In rapid succession, we see Frank as a window cleaner ( he almost falls from the cradle ), a night watchman ( he loses his Alsatian and while he is busy looking for it, thieves raid the factory he is meant to be guarding ) and removal man ( he reverses the van into the furniture ). Finally, Bradshaw gives him a job at the Labour Exchange...
The biggest influence on 'Some Mothers' was the Charlie Drake sitcom 'The Worker' and it is no more noticeable than here. Like that other show, there is a Labour Exchange setting, a 'Mr.Pugh'-like manager, and visual comedy galore. But the shows are poles apart in terms of quality. 'The Worker' was issued on D.V.D. a while back and, while some episodes are funny, many are not. I could not recommend it as an essential purchase. 'Some Mothers' is superior in every way.
The window cleaning sequence is harrowing for anyone suffering from vertigo. In the documentary 'To Be Perfectly Frank' it was revealed that the star nearly fell to his death. Ever the trooper, Crawford was determined to do his own stunts, even it it meant putting his line on the line.
George A.Cooper went on to play 'Mr.Fisher' in the L.W.T. sitcom 'Billy Liar' which started the same year this went out. Edward Hardwicke became 'Dr.Watson' in the Granada series 'The Return Of Sherlock Holmes' opposite Jeremy Brett, while Jack Watson, who plays one of the removal men, was in 'The Wild Geese'. John Witty must have specialised in computer voices, he also did one for 'Dr.Who' - 'The Seeds Of Death' ( 1969 ).
Funniest moment - Frank accidentally destroying the Labour Exchange computer!
As no-one knew if the show would return or not, the first season ended in Australia with Frank searching for lost sheep. The idea would not be carried over into the next season.
Mr.Bradshaw ( George A.Cooper ), manager of the Labour Exchange, believes that 'no man is unemployable' and makes a bet with Mr.Hooper ( Edward Hardwicke ) that he can get Frank Spencer into a job that lasts more than a week. In rapid succession, we see Frank as a window cleaner ( he almost falls from the cradle ), a night watchman ( he loses his Alsatian and while he is busy looking for it, thieves raid the factory he is meant to be guarding ) and removal man ( he reverses the van into the furniture ). Finally, Bradshaw gives him a job at the Labour Exchange...
The biggest influence on 'Some Mothers' was the Charlie Drake sitcom 'The Worker' and it is no more noticeable than here. Like that other show, there is a Labour Exchange setting, a 'Mr.Pugh'-like manager, and visual comedy galore. But the shows are poles apart in terms of quality. 'The Worker' was issued on D.V.D. a while back and, while some episodes are funny, many are not. I could not recommend it as an essential purchase. 'Some Mothers' is superior in every way.
The window cleaning sequence is harrowing for anyone suffering from vertigo. In the documentary 'To Be Perfectly Frank' it was revealed that the star nearly fell to his death. Ever the trooper, Crawford was determined to do his own stunts, even it it meant putting his line on the line.
George A.Cooper went on to play 'Mr.Fisher' in the L.W.T. sitcom 'Billy Liar' which started the same year this went out. Edward Hardwicke became 'Dr.Watson' in the Granada series 'The Return Of Sherlock Holmes' opposite Jeremy Brett, while Jack Watson, who plays one of the removal men, was in 'The Wild Geese'. John Witty must have specialised in computer voices, he also did one for 'Dr.Who' - 'The Seeds Of Death' ( 1969 ).
Funniest moment - Frank accidentally destroying the Labour Exchange computer!
As no-one knew if the show would return or not, the first season ended in Australia with Frank searching for lost sheep. The idea would not be carried over into the next season.
