Rent Sykes: The First Colour Series (1972)
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- Synopsis:
Several episodes from the 1970s BBC classic starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques.
Burglary
A series of burglaries misses the Sykes household and Mr. Brown is the first to point out that they can have nothing worth stealing. Eric counters by saying he has a dog; but when he does buy one his troubles really begin.
Uncle
Eric is in his neighbour's black books after his embarrassing antics at the golf club guestnight have affected his status. But when Eric reveals his uncle's identity Mr. Brown's attitude suddenly changes.
WalkWhen Eric takes up walking he soon begins to think big; by the next Olympics 'these legs could represent Britain'. Mr. Brown is not so easily convinced.
Menace
Amanda, aged ten, arrives to stay for a weekend. Painfully recalling her sister's love of practical jokes Eric can't believe she's as innocent as she looks.
Boat
Mr. Brown is persuaded to lend his new boat to Eric, who finds navigation harder than talking about the South China Sea.
Stranger
Eric and Hattie are visited by a stranger who has returned to honour a childhood promise.
Football
The local football team needs a referee -kindly but firm, worthy of respect. They choose Eric.
Job
Eric abandons domestic chores to join Hattie at the local factory.
Ankle
As Eric takes the rubbish to the dustbin a gust of wind distributes it over his neighbours footpath.
Mouse
Eric and Hattie are alarmed to find that they have a mouse in the house. Eric tries several ways of getting rid of it but none succeed and he has to call in the big guns.
Dream
After being bitten by a dog Eric consults his doctor and is suddenly afflicted by a less easily treated malady.
Marriage
When Hattie advertises for some eligible bachelors Eric realises that without her his life would be difficult.
Cat
Hattie gets a kitten and Eric ends up looking for Tiddies on a roof belonging to Major Crombie-Crombie - who hates cats.
Journey
Eric and Hattie, after a holiday in Scotland with Mr. Brown, speed home on the Glasgow night sleeper and end up in Darlington. Unseen since its original broadcast in 1972, this episode has been sourced from the available materials and is presented in black and white.
Lodger
Mr. Brown has the decorators in and decides to stay next door with Eric and Hattie.
Cafe
Eric buys a transport cafe, turns it into a smart roadhouse and loses customers. To do well Eric must make things more earthy.- Actors:
- Eric Sykes, Peter Sellers, John Le Mesurier, Hattie Jacques, Jimmy Edwards, Richard Wattis, Bob Keegan, Roy Kinnear, Noel Coleman, Meadows White, Alfred Maron, Lennard Pearce, Martin Carroll, Dennis Tynnsley, Gordon Rollings, Tony Sympson, Bob Murphy, Deryck Guyler, Annabelle Lanyon, Peter Greene
- Directors:
- Roger Race
- Producers:
- Roger Race
- Writers:
- Eric Sykes
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies
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