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Episode #1.1

  • Episode aired May 12, 2003
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John Henshaw in Episode #1.1 (2003)
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Discarded cigarette ends in the urinals and temporary traffic lights cause chaos in The Grapes.Discarded cigarette ends in the urinals and temporary traffic lights cause chaos in The Grapes.Discarded cigarette ends in the urinals and temporary traffic lights cause chaos in The Grapes.

  • Director
    • Adrian Shergold
  • Writers
    • Craig Cash
    • Phil Mealey
  • Stars
    • John Henshaw
    • Rodney Litchfield
    • Rita May
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    8.0/10
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    • Director
      • Adrian Shergold
    • Writers
      • Craig Cash
      • Phil Mealey
    • Stars
      • John Henshaw
      • Rodney Litchfield
      • Rita May
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    John Henshaw
    John Henshaw
    • Ken
    Rodney Litchfield
    • Tommy
    Rita May
    Rita May
    • Jean
    Joan Kempson
    • Winnie
    Christine Bottomley
    Christine Bottomley
    • Melanie
    Craig Cash
    Craig Cash
    • Joe
    Phil Mealey
    • Duffy
    Lorraine Cheshire
    • Joan
    Mark Benton
    Mark Benton
    • Eddie
    Susan Cookson
    • Tanya
    Lisa Millett
    Lisa Millett
    • Debbie
    James Quinn
    James Quinn
    • Phil
    Peter Wight
    Peter Wight
    • Nige
    Maxine Peake
    Maxine Peake
    • Janice
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    10Sleepin_Dragon

    ....I wish I was there.

    This masterpiece of a comedy begins with Landlord Ken putting up a sign in the Gents telling people to stop dropping fag ends.

    At the time I was working in a pub, which was similarly quiet, so this does have humour and characters that I recognise.

    The observation, and the one liners are perfection. Eddie moaning on about temporary traffic lights, Phil and Nige twisting the rules, and my personal favourite part, the sniping between Nana and Winnie, I can't explain why but they aesthma pump always had me in tears laughing.

    And so begins two series of the most stunning comedy.

    Perfection, 10/10.

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    • Trivia
      As Phil and Nige (the Police Officers) leave the pub through the back door, they turn their radios back on at which point, you can hear the dispatcher calling out "Tango Whiskey Alpha Tango Sierra" in the phonetic alphabet ('T.W.A.T.S'). This is the start of an ongoing gag.
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      The Greatest Love of All
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      Written by Michael Masser, Linda Creed

      Performed by John Henshaw

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      • May 12, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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