Bill Maynard (Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt!) is Fred Moffat the tight-fisted yet quick-thinking director of a struggling light-engineering firm in this cleverly scripted bittersweet sitcom which regularly attracted audiences of over 16 million. The recession is biting and the Gaffer finds himself under siege from the taxman his creditors his bank manager... and just about everyone else. He sometimes resorts to extreme measures to keep his head above water and is permanently at odds with militant shop steward Harry (Russell Hunter - Callan). But glamorous secretary Betty... (Pat Ashton) is always around to lighten the mood - even if she rarely succeeds in getting Harry and Fred to see eye-to-eye... Presented here are all three series of this hugely popular sitcom from Yorkshire Television. [show more]
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All 20 episodes of the early 1980s sitcom starring Bill Maynard as Fred Moffatt, the cantankerous boss of a small engineering firm. With the economy on the wane and the unions in revolt, Fred has to use all his guile to keep the wolf - and the taxman - from the door. Episodes are: 'All in a Day's Strike', 'A Seat On the Board', 'Albert', 'Dear Old Pals', 'The Trouble With Women', 'England Exports', 'Flesh and Blood', 'Take Your Partner', 'Give Up', 'A Day to Remember', 'Wheeler-Dealer', 'Unfit As a Fiddle', 'The Candidate', 'Blacking', 'Spring', 'Moonlight and Ruses', 'Council of War', 'There Goes the Bride', 'Full of Eastern Promise' and 'Goodbye'.
This 80s sit-com follows the adventures of Fred Moffatt (Bill Maynard, OH NO, IT IS SELWYN FROGGIT!), a fierce and stubborn small entrepreneur, as he faces everyday lifes struggles against the taxman, recession and not too cooperative employees. This box set features the complete series.
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