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 |
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Producer | Thames Television |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 24 September (1984-09-24) – 29 October 1984 (1984-10-29) |
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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.
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
Episodes
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No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Special Offers" | Anthony Parker | Brian Cooke | 24 September 1984 (1984-09-24) |
2 | "Foreign Parts" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 1 October 1984 (1984-10-01) |
3 | "Games People Play" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 8 October 1984 (1984-10-08) |
4 | "Token of Esteem" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 15 October 1984 (1984-10-15) |
5 | "Alarms and Diversions" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 22 October 1984 (1984-10-22) |
6 | "Vatman and Robbin" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 29 October 1984 (1984-10-29) |
Home release
The complete series of Tripper's Day was released on DVD on 20 September 2010.
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
Situation comedies by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer | |
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- 1984 British television series debuts
- 1984 British television series endings
- 1980s British sitcoms
- 1980s British workplace comedy television series
- British English-language television shows
- ITV sitcoms
- Television shows produced by Thames Television
- Television series by Fremantle (company)
- Television series set in shops
- Television shows set in London
- Television shows shot at Teddington Studios