First ever episode of the classic 80s series about a group of british builders who head to germany. Bomber hears from his wife that their teenaged daughter tracy has run away from home so he returns to bristol to look for her, though in the mean time she turns up in dusseldorf and the lads hide her in their hut whilst they alert bomber to return. The end of series 2 was tinged with sadness at the death of gary holton wayne during filming. Seven british construction workers escape britains ever growing dole queues and travel to germany to work on a site in dusseldorf. The largest part of the site and most indepth is the filming locations. Location address calle del capitan on the corner with calle oviedo 29640 fuengirola. Barry talks the lads into redecorating the hut, using paint redistributed from the site stores. Cast party at witzend hq, includes a visit from billy. The series was produced by shine limited, with the first series airing for 20 episodes. The final episode is preceded by a dedication to gary, read by tim healy dennis. For better or for worse 3rd treasury for better or for worse. The boys have returned from germany and gone their separate ways. Work on the site is now complete and the lads are making plans for the. Dennis has set up his own business, oz has been to the falklands and back, neville is unemployed, wayne has entered a disastrous marriage, moxey has been in prison, and bomber has returned to wrestling.
The series was created by franc roddam after an idea from mick connell, a bricklayer from stocktonontees. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jimmy nail, kevin whately and timothy spall are the brit brickies living it up in germany. Series 1 finds the boys surviving in a hut on a german building site. Combines black and white humour with moments of drama, poignancy and drunkenness. Oz and bomber get into a fight with some english tabloid journalists, while moxey attempts to ingratiate himself with the local expat community. With timothy spall, jimmy nail, tim healy, kevin whately. We follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind. Vera arrives in dusseldorf, shes hoping she and dennis can save their marriage. Dennis has set up his own business, oz has been to the falklands and back, neville is unemployed, wayne has entered a disastrous marriage, moxey has been in.
In the first series, they live and work on a building site in dusseldorf, germany. While meeting the agent for the jobs they meet barry taylor, an electrician from wolverhampton. Meanwhile, wayne and barry are on the pull and have met up with a couple of swedish air hostesses staying at the same hotel. In series 1, the lads head to germany seeking work, and are thrown together by virtue of shared nationality and a rundown wooden hut. Featuring classic clips and exclusive never before seen videos from on the tvs greatest ever dramas. Oz pretends to be a rich mans son to impress a german girl.
As a result, each episode follows their relationships with women, encounters with the local germany community. Oz falls in love with a german girl, but their romance is fraught with danger. Meanwhile, wayne and barry are on the pull and have met up with a couple of. Oz falls in love with a german girl named uli, but she isnt all that she seems. The lads organise a fishing weekend and head out into the german countryside.
The adventures of a gang of british workmen abroad. Episode notes this is the scene, just before oz catches the photographer from the police revue. He takes her off to a hotel for a romantic interlude. Work on the site is now complete and the lads are making plans for the future. The times tv critic dislikes the show and sees no future for it, bidding it farewell. He falls in love with her, only to discover that she has a turkish boyfriend who owns a local sauna parlour.
First ever episode of the classic 80s series about a group of british builders who head to germany for work. Notes about the location this is a location that has not changed much since 1985, and still features the same rent a car. Dennis is getting it together with dagmar from the site office. After agreeing to redecorate hut b in series 1, episode 11, the lovers, prince of trivia barry taylor resorts to the tried and tested democratic method of selecting a paint colour formally used when electing the. Itv broadcast weekly episodes from 11 november 1983 until 10 february 1984. The final episode is preceded by a dedication to gary, read by tim. The story follows the lads relationships with women, germans and each other, and their attempts at passing the time away from home, saving money and ordering food in a german curry house. In the first series, the gang end up in germany, living in a rundown wooden hut together.
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