Parade

My DVD is not showing these episodes in the order listed here, so for me, this was the third excellent episode in a row.

Plot In A Paragraph: After taking part in a identity parade at the local police station where Spudgun is being accused of stealing his mother Mrs. Potato's handbag, Richie and Eddie heads down to the Lamb and Flag pub where Richie gets into a argument with a one-legged Falklands war veteran, by pretending he also fought in the Falklands war and Richie and Eddie places a bet on a horse Sad Ken in a horse-race and gets the money from antiques dealer Ted in exchange for the one-legged Falklands war veteran's false leg. Obviously the veteran knows nothing of this, as Richie and Eddie took it when he was passed out drunk.

In a side note Julia Sawalha looks great in her role as Veronica Head, the new barmaid.

Richie, Eddie, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog partake in a number of money-making schemes.

Excellent episode poking fun of early 90s recession era Britain and throwing several funny supporting characters into the mix. We have hilarious scenes at a police line up, the Lamb and Flag, the local pawnbroker and betting shop.

Richie and Eddie are mostly centre stage, but the major strength of this episode is the use of cameo performers. Robert Llewelyn (or Kryton from 'Red Dwarf') is great as the Falkland's veteran who takes a dislike to Richie. Chris Langham is very funny as Tight-Mouth Larry the drunk, Beegees singing, bookie. Brian Croucher has a brief but comical turn as outrageously hard negotiator Harry The B*****d.

Series regulars Christopher Ryan and Steven O'Donnell are typically brilliant as Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog. O'Donnell's banter with Patsy Rowlands at the police line-up is probably my favourite part of the episode along with them all watching helplessly at the progress of 'dead cert' Sad Ken.