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EPISODE | TRANSMITTED | VIEWING FIGURES | SYNOPSIS |
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Christmas Trees |
27 Dec 1982 | An 8 minute episode filmed for the BBC comedy compilation The Funny Side of Christmas. | Del's down the market trying to sell 150
Christmas trees that are "going down as well as a Union Jack in Buenos Aires". He needs a gimmick and an unwitting Rodney and the Church of England provide the answer. |
Licensed To Drill |
1984 | 30 minute education video about oil that was ever only shown in schools. | Del sits Rodney and Grandad down to watch a BBC2 documentry about North Sea oil. Rodney's puzzled at Del's sudden interest until he discovers Del thinks he's bought a bargain. An oil rig for £400 that's in a lock-up in Catford! |
White Mice |
24 Dec 1985 | A 5 minute special for the BBC's Breakfast Time | Del's sold some white mice with the promise that they'll turn in horses at midnight and now he finds himself at the centre of a Breakfast Time investigation. |
Royal Variety Performance |
27 Nov 1986 | Part of the 1986 Royal Variety Performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | Del, Rodney and Albert are delivering a van load
of dodgy whiskey to a mate of Del's who runs Delaney's Club in the West End. A mix up however sees the three mistaking the Theatre Royal for Delaney's club and walking out on stage in the middle of the Royal Variety Performance. |
The Robin Flies at Dawn |
1991 | A 15 minute special shot at RAF Strike Command, High Wycombe and sent to the troops in the Gulf. | Del's got a top secret plan, he's sending the troops the three wheeler complete with a machine gun mounted on the roof. |
Comic Relief |
14 March 1997 | A scetch with Del, Rodney and Albert making an appeal for donations to Comic Relief. | Rodney's finances leave him feeling sorry for himself and Del's contemplating a modelling career for young Damien. Albert meanwhile reminds them how lucky they all are when he reminisces about his time in Africa. |