The group arrives in Germany with hopes of high wages and bierkellers full of frauleins, but the truth is much harder to bear. Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's popular comic drama following the ... Read more
Neville is suspended for lying about being a joiner, but manages to redeem himself by averting a disaster on the site. He's not only reinstated by Herr Ulrich, but allowed to work as a bricklayer - ... Read more
Work on the site ends with a bang as Barry's bike explodes, demolishing the hut and destroying most of the lads' possessions. As the smoke subsides, the crew decides who will stay on in Germany and ... Read more
A spate of petty pilfering in the hut leads to fears that one of the lads may be a thief - and prompts Oz to come up with a novel way of catching the culprit.
The adventures of a gang of British workmen abroad. Combines black and white humour with moments of drama, poignancy and drunkenness. In series 1, the lads head to Germany seeking work, and are ... Read more
The boys have returned from Germany and gone their separate ways. Dennis has set up his own business, Oz has been to the Falklands and back, Neville is unemployed, Wayne has entered a disastrous ... Read more
The lads take a step up in the world when they are asked to convert Thornley Manor into timeshare units. But their arrival in the village sets alarm bells ringing, especially for the local policeman.
Dennis does his bit to cement Anglo-German relations by taking Dagmar for a quiet weekend away. Unfortunately for him, Wayne and Barry blunder in at the crucial moment and reduce his planned ... Read more
The lads encounter a fellow Brit while spending a relaxing weekend in the country - but his hunger, exhaustion and evasive behaviour soon arouse their suspicions.