Tripper's Day | |
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Written by | Brian Cooke |
Directed by | Michael Mills |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Thames Television |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 24 September 29 October 1984 | –
Related | |
Slinger's Day Check It Out! Full Frys |
Tripper's Day is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV. The plot centres on Leonard Rossiter as Norman Tripper, a northern manager assigned to a London supermarket with problematic staff. The programme received poor reviews and also suffered from the death of Rossiter between the broadcast of the second and third episodes.[1]
The series was brought back two years later with Bruce Forsyth in the lead role, under the new title Slinger's Day. In Canada, the series had a remake under the title Check it Out! (1985–1988), which also aired in syndication in the United States. In Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister starred in Full Frys, a TV series largely based on Tripper's Day and Check it Out!. The last 2 episodes were transmitted on the original dates only in the London area due to strike action at Thames Television which stopped them from being networked[2]
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Special Offers" | Anthony Parker | Brian Cooke | 24 September 1984 |
2 | "Foreign Parts" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 1 October 1984 |
3 | "Games People Play" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 8 October 1984 |
4 | "Token of Esteem" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 15 October 1984 |
5 | "Alarms and Diversions" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 22 October 1984 |
6 | "Vatman and Robbin" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 29 October 1984 |
Home release
The complete series of Tripper's Day was released on DVD on 20 September 2010.[3]
References
- ^ "Leonard Rossiter's Last Work – Tripper's Day". British Classic Comedy. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Carry on Euston". 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Tripper's Day - The Complete Series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
External links
- Tripper's Day at Leonard Rossiter.com
- Tripper's Day at British Comedy Guide
- Tripper's Day at IMDb