EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS

SERIES 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Xmas Specials

SERIES 1
* Number in parentheses at end of program description is BBCWA library tape number.

1. BIG BROTHER - After flogging one legged turkeys from the back of a three wheeled van, Del's sure he's onto a winner with Trig's consignment of Old English vinyl briefcases. How can his brother Rodney even think of abandoning the high flying world of trading for a real job? (1)

2. GO WEST YOUNG MAN - Rodney's depressed. His mate Mickey Pearce has moved in on his bird - Monica of the fat thighs - and life isn't exactly a social whirl. Del has the solution - they'll all be millionaires in a year. Cue his smooth friend Boycie and a very dodgy deal. (2)

3. CASH AND CURRY - Del's swooping in on a deal of a lifetime - it could keep them in Pilau rice forever. All he has to do is get hold of a poxy statue. Trouble is, he hasn't reckoned on a touch of gang warfare. (3)

4. THE SECOND TIME AROUND - Del's rekindled passion with an old flame Pauline and it looks like wedding bells are in the air again. Rodney's not so thrilled after what happened to her first two husbands. (4)

5. A SLOW BUS TO CHINGFORD - Del has a dream: The Trotter corporate skyscraper, rising majestically against the Peckham skyline. It's time for the latest moneymaking scam, Trotter's Ethnic Tours. (5)

6. THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING - The threat of nuclear war looms over Peckham. What will become of the Nag's Head if the Russians attack? One thing is guaranteed: the Trotters will be sitting pretty in their DIY bomb shelter. (6)

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SERIES 2
1. THE LONG LEGS OF THE LAW - Streuth! Rodders besmirching the good reputation of the Trotter family by dating a policewoman! What does he expect Del andGranddad to make of this? (7)

2. ASHES TO ASHES - Del's busy trying to sell Trig's gran's genuine antique urns. Trouble is, one of them is Trig's Granddad's last resting place! (8)

3. A LOSING STREAK - Del and Boycie are set to play the biggest poker game Peckham's ever seen. But what exactly has Boycie got up his sleeve? (9)

4. NO GREATER LOVE - Rodney's got himself a bird at last! Unfortunately she's no spring chicken and her jailbird husband is about to be released. (10)

5. THE YELLOW PERIL - Del's got himself a job painting a Chinese restaurant. But is he wise to get some help from Rodney 'Leonardo' Trotter? (11)

6. IT NEVER RAINS - The Trotter family holiday abroad is underway when Granddad runs into a bit of trouble with the Spanish Police - something about the Spanish Civil War. (12)

7. A TOUCH OF GLASS - Del introduces the Dresden-collecting aristocracy to some prime North Korean porcelain and to his chandelier-cleaning service. (13)

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SERIES 3
1. HOMESICK - Delboy uses Rodney's election as chairman of the local tenants' association to plot a move to ground floor accommodation. (14)

2. HEALTHY COMPETITION - Rodney breaks up the Trotter partnership to go it alone - with Mickey Pierce! Does Mickey's trip to the Costas mean that the duo are opening a Spanish branch already? (15)

3. FRIDAY THE 14TH - The Trotters visit Devon for a weekend's fishing ('No salmon!'). They soon get involved with an escaped 'psycho' from the local mental hospital. (16)

4. YESTERDAY NEVER COMES - Delboy falls for posh tart Miranda, when she comes to view a 'Queen Anne Cabinet.' But Miranda is more interested in the painting that the boys' Gran lifted from her art dealer employer. (17)

5. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU - D.I. Slater (The Slag) is on the track of a stolen microwave oven and it appears as though Delboy is in the frame. (18)

6. WANTED - Rodney is on the run after he is accused of being the 'Peckham Pouncer.' And where is that fragrant smell, wafting through the ventilation ducts of Nelson Mandela House, coming from? (19)

7. WHO'S A PRETTY BOY? - Delboy arranges for Rodney & Granddad to redecorate Denzil & Corrinnes' flat. What is Corrinne going to say when she finds out that her canary is brown bread? (20)

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SERIES 4
1. HAPPY RETURNS - Rodney's in love with Debbie from the news agents. Could this mean the end of his dirty magazine fetish? Trouble is she's only 19 and 19 ½ years ago Del was pretty friendly with her mum. (21)

2. STRAINED RELATIONS - After Granddad's funeral, Delboy & Rodney are surprised to find that his brother, Uncle Albert, has moved in with them - bringing his nautical nightmares. (22)

3. HOLE IN ONE - The Trotters are potless so Uncle Albert comes to the rescue by having an 'accident' with the open cellar door of the Nag's Head. (23)

4. IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL - Rodney is the drumless drummer in Mental Mickey's band, 'A Bunch Of Wallies'. Delboy takes on the job of manager, getting them an abortive St. Paddy's night gig at The Shamrock Club. (24)

5. SLEEPING DOG'S LIE - Del's on to a great money making scheme - looking after Boycie and Marlene's new puppy Dukie for a steal at GBP60 a week. Then Dukie falls victim to Salmonella poisoning. (25)

6. WATCHING THE GIRLS GO BY - Del sets Rodney up with a date, but when she gets to the do at the Nag's Head she makes Rodney wish he hadn't agreed. (26)

7. AS ONE DOOR CLOSES - When Delboy's hooky 'louvry' door deal, financed with Denzil's redundancy money, falls through, the boys attempt to repay him by catching a rare butterfly.(27)

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SERIES 5
1. FROM PRUSSIA WITH LOVE - When a German damsel turns up in the Nag's Head she's definitely in distress - and nine months pregnant at that. Rodney's all beer and sympathy but Del's got an idea. Could this be the answer to Boycie and Marlene's dreams of a child? (28)

2. THE MIRACLE OF PECKHAM - Delboy gets religion (or is he just on the make?) when the Madonna at the local church is seen to shed tears. But why does she only cry when it's raining and where did that lead in Del's garage come from? (29)

3. THE LONGEST NIGHT - A burglar makes a daring raid on the local supermarket just as Del and family are out buying their weekly French stick. What's worse, Del sold him a bum watch down the local market. (30)

4. TEA FOR THREE - Del's tampered with the sun bed controls and Rodney's seeing red - literally! His face is done to a turn. He'll hardly wow Trigger's niece, Lisa, with his handsome good looks now, which leaves the way pretty clear for Del himself. (31)

5. VIDEO NASTY - Rodney has received a £10,000 grant from the arts council to produce a video. He sets about to script the production, but Del has designs on the video gear. And Mickey knows a bird who is willing to start in his own production: Night Nurse. (32)

6. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? - Delboy gets the chance to make a new start (and to become a millionaire) in Australia - fronting Jumbo Mill's used car business. (33)

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SERIES 6
1. YUPPY LOVE -
It’s the age of Thatcherism, city high fliers and yuppies, and guess who has become the oldest yuppie in town.Yes Del has seen Wall Street and, armed with his filofax, briefcase and red braces, he's ready to make his first killing on the market. Meanwhile, Rodney's on the pull, having met the classy Cassandra at night school.Will he offer her a lift home in the Trottermobile?

2. DANGER UXD - By faking a signature on a delivery note, Del can take possession of 50 dolls for nothing. If he can sell them to the local toy shop, everything will be pure profit.The only problem is that 'Lusty Linda' and 'Erotic Estelle' are not exactly what he had expected.

3. CHAIN GANG- Retired jeweller Arnie is offering Del the chance to buying 250 x 18 carat gold chains for a fraction of their retail price. It’s more money than Del can afford though, so a high-powered business consortium consisting of Mike from the Nag's Head,Trigger, Boycie, Uncle Albert and a reluctant Rodney is formed to raise the asking price. Everything seems to be going well, until Arnie is taken ill at a crucial stage.

4.THE UNLUCKY WINNER IS… - Rodney has won a Mediterranean holiday for three, courtesy of Del and the Megaflakes drawing competition. The
only snag is that the competition was for minors, and he has to pretend he is 14 years old all week.

5. SICKNESS AND WEALTH - Del is suffering from excruciating stomach cramps but refuses to see a doctor. According to him, he's only suffering
from that scourge of all serious yuppies, PMA - Positive Mental Attitude. So, it's going to require some nifty plotting by Rodney and Uncle Albert to get Del to visit the dreaded 'D' word!

6. LITTLE PROBLEMS - With his diploma in computer science, a new job in Cassandra's father's firm and an impending marriage to look forward to, Rodney is certainly on the up. Del has even promised to take care of his share of the flat deposit.The only problem is, Del has got involved in a deal involving dodgy mobile phones and the psychopathic Driscoll brothers
and unless he comes up with £2,000 pretty sharpish, they are going to take care of him.

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SERIES 7
1.The Sky's the Limit - Del is delighted that Raquel has finally agreed to move into his room. Things are definitely looking up for him lately.
Rodney seems to have caught some of his optimism. His father-in-law, Alan, has given him an idea of how to win back Cassandra – welcome her back from Spain with a romantic evening in the bridal suite of an exclusive airport hotel. It might have worked if it were not for his brother, who unwittingly causes chaos at Gatwick when he tries to replace Boycie's stolen satellite dish.

2.The Chance of a Lunchtime - Del’s latest moneyspinner (he hopes) are 1,000 musical doorbells which play the National Anthem. Unfortunately
'Long Live Swaziland' is not likely to go down too well in Peckham – even with Rodney to help shift them in the market (the plonker has lost his job). Raquel, meanwhile, is rehearsing for Shakespeare's As You Like It. But when she tells Del she has something to tell him, it is not the result of her audition…

3. Stage Fright - With Raquel now pregnant, Del can't resist the offer of £600 for putting on a cabaret show at The Starlight Rooms. Raquel is nervous, but Del reckons that her teamed up with macho Latino crooner,Tony Angelino, will knock them bandy – until he discovers the real owner of the Starlight is local hardman Eugene Macarthy, that the show is in honour of his mother's 82nd birthday, and that Tony's vocal range is restricted to songs without Rs.

4. Class of '62 - A school reunion in the Nag's Head is ruined when Roy Slater (Jim Broadbent – Iris) turns up. No one likes a bent copper, even if he has just come out of prison, and Slater has been responsible for arresting most of them there. But just as everyone is beginning to believe that Slater really has changed for the better, Del discovers to his horror that his arch-enemy is Raquel's ex-husband.

5. He Ain’t Heavy, He's My Uncle - Uncle Albert returns from the Over-Sixties Club bruised and shaken. He has been mugged. Luckily, the old boy isn’t too badly hurt and soon he is milking the situation for all it’s worth. The number of assailants increase with every telling, as does his bravery (he was a boxing champion in the navy) – until the embarrassing truth finally emerges.

6.Three Men, a Woman and a Baby - Is it his sudden vegetarianism or another row with Cassandra that is making Rodney look so wan these days? Del despairs of his brother but has other things on his mind right now what with a job lot of syrups (men’s wigs) to sell down The Nags Head and the baby due any day now. He thinks Damien is a nice name. For Rodney, it is an omen.

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CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
1981 - CHRISTMAS CRACKERS - It's anthracite roast potatoes and green stuff all round - Granddad's cooking Christmas dinner! Trouble is, Rodney's in danger of dying of boredom. Then the glittering attractions of the Monte Carlo Club beckon. (34)

1982 - DIAMONDS ARE FOR HEATHER - It's Yule time in Peckham and Del's fallen hook, line and sinker for the lovely Heather. His only trouble is to sort out what he can give her for Christmas. (35)

1983 - THICKER THAN WATER - It's Christmas Day at Nelson Mandela House, and Del and Rodneys' dad is back, 18 years after walking out, suffering from a hereditary blood disorder. 'Some people get wise men bearing gifts. We a get a Wally with a disease!' (36)