Series 1
(1983)
Overview
Seven out-of-work construction workers from various parts of England who are forced to look for work in West Germany. They find work on a German building site in Dusseldorf but despite promises of hostel accommodation, are forced to live in a small hut that reminds them of a World War II POW camp.
Cast
as Dennis Patterson
as Neville Hope
as Leonard 'Oz' Osborne
as Wayne Norris
as Albert Moxey
as Barry Taylor
as Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge
as Brenda Hope
as Dagmar
as Marjorie Osborne
as Vera Patterson
Episodes
If I Were a Carpenter 0.0
November 11, 1983
Dennis, Neville and Oz head for Germany, looking for work as bricklayers. They get work in Dusseldorf, but only two bri…
Who Won the War Anyway? 0.0
November 18, 1983
Neville is suspended from work when his boss finds out that he's a bricklayer rather than a carpenter. Watching a gr…
The Girls They Left Behind 0.0
November 25, 1983
Oz's wife, Marjorie, hasn't heard from him for quite a while and she's getting desperate for money. She goes to see Den…
Suspicion 0.0
December 2, 1983
Something very expensive goes missing from the hut and they all begin to suspect each other. So in a bid to catch out t…
Home Thoughts from Abroad 0.0
December 9, 1983
Bomber's sixteen-year-old daughter runs away from her home in Bristol, so Bomber returns home to be with his wife while…
The Accused 0.0
December 16, 1983
Neville meets a German girl in a bar and they share a taxi home. The girl is later assaulted and Neville is arrested…
Private Lives 0.0
December 30, 1983
Dennis is getting it together with Dagmar from the site office. He takes her off to a hotel for a romantic interlude. …
The Fugitive 0.0
January 6, 1984
The lads go off for a weekend's fishing in the country, where they meet up with an English hitchhiker who is very myste…
The Alien 0.0
January 13, 1984
MacGowan is a violent Irish nutcase. Nobody on the building site likes him and he's always getting into fights and caus…
Last Rites 0.0
January 20, 1984
While visiting a local hospital, Dennis and Neville become friendly with a Geordie expatriot named Hedley. He stayed in…
The Lovers 0.0
January 27, 1984
Barry talks the lads into redecorating the hut, using paint 'redistributed' from the site stores. Oz pretends to be …
Love and Other Four Letter Words 0.0
February 3, 1984
Dennis' wife, Vera, visits him in Dusseldorf and tells him that she wants to try to rescue their marriage. With Vera an…
When the Boat Goes Out 0.0
February 10, 1984
It's just about time to pack up and go home now that the German government has decided that all foreign workers will ha…