Almost Like a Holiday

Episode aired Feb 6, 1983
50m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Elvi Hale and Norman Wisdom in Bergerac (1981)

Crime Drama Mystery

Whilst staying at Diamante Lil's hotel with his wife Eva, inveterate liar Vincent Parkin is mugged by a young crook called Mitch but refuses to finger him at the identity parade. Mitch is in... Read allWhilst staying at Diamante Lil's hotel with his wife Eva, inveterate liar Vincent Parkin is mugged by a young crook called Mitch but refuses to finger him at the identity parade. Mitch is involved with ex-con Frank and his glamorous barrister lady-friend Felicity in a plan to rob... Read allWhilst staying at Diamante Lil's hotel with his wife Eva, inveterate liar Vincent Parkin is mugged by a young crook called Mitch but refuses to finger him at the identity parade. Mitch is involved with ex-con Frank and his glamorous barrister lady-friend Felicity in a plan to rob a safe of a cache of diamonds. After Vincent's lies are exposed at a party thrown to give... Read all

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Almost Like a Holiday

A dramatic outing for Norman Wisdom. He plays Vincent Parkin who is mugged one night as he visits Jersey and loses all his holiday money.

Vincent claims to be a war hero, a former chauffeur for the Queen and his plight attracts a lot of sympathy and a fundraiser is started for him.

Jim Bergerac is concerned when Vincent refuses to point to his mugger at a police lineup. Pretty soon his tall stories start to fall apart.

Although he did get a medal in the war. He broke into a German safe which stored medicine that the other prisoners of war badly needed.

Jim realizes that Vincent's here in Jersey because of his skills in breaking into a German safe.

Jersey is just the kind of place where the queen's equerry would retire to. Something that leads to Vincent's unravelling.

Wisdom fits the bill as someone who gets carried away with the press attention and his overblown stories.