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Sailing

  • Episode aired Dec 26, 1989
  • TV-14
  • 29m
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Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson in Sailing (1989)
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Before being sent down, Darryl booked a Christmas cruise. Sharon is annoyed when Tracey refuses to go on the dream holiday and even more peeved when Dorien offers to buy the tickets.Before being sent down, Darryl booked a Christmas cruise. Sharon is annoyed when Tracey refuses to go on the dream holiday and even more peeved when Dorien offers to buy the tickets.Before being sent down, Darryl booked a Christmas cruise. Sharon is annoyed when Tracey refuses to go on the dream holiday and even more peeved when Dorien offers to buy the tickets.

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    • Geoffrey Sax
  • Writers
    • Laurence Marks
    • Maurice Gran
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    • Pauline Quirke
    • Linda Robson
    • Lesley Joseph
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    • Director
      • Geoffrey Sax
    • Writers
      • Laurence Marks
      • Maurice Gran
    • Stars
      • Pauline Quirke
      • Linda Robson
      • Lesley Joseph
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    Pauline Quirke
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    • Sharon Theodopolopodous
    Linda Robson
    • Tracey Stubbs
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    • Dorien Green
    Alun Lewis
    Alun Lewis
    • Darryl Stubbs
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      • Geoffrey Sax
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      • Maurice Gran
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    7Sleepin_Dragon

    A solid first Christmas episode.

    Tracey receives a recorded letter, containing two tickets for a luxury cruise, Sharon is desperate to go on it, Tracey is keen to take Garth with her.

    You know a sitcom has landed well when a Christmas special followed. Doesn't it make you wonder why The UK lost the ability to make decent sitcoms, back in the 80's and 90's there were so many.

    I don't actually think this is one the best of them. At only thirty minutes long, it's a decent early episode, they'd get so much better as time went on.

    Favourite scene, had to be Dorien putting an angel on The Christmas tree.

    It out me in mind of an episode of 2.4 Children, in which Tina gets stuck with The Porters, it's a very funny episode, I wish this had been an hour long, they could really have developed it some more.

    7/10.

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      Sharon Theodopolopoudos: Do we send you Jew's Christmas cards or what?I mean seen as you killed Jesus and that.

      Dorien Green: Not me personally Sharon,I was at the hairdressers.

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      References Carry on Cruising (1962)

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      • December 26, 1989 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
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      • English
    • Production companies
      • Alomo Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 29m
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      • Color

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