Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Transport Of Delight | 19870214 | 20111109/10 (BBC7) 20130725 (BBC7) 20130726 (BBC7) 20141205 (BBC7) 20190102 (BBC7) 20190103 (BBC7) 20190105 (BBC7) 20210616 (BBC7) 20210619 (BBC7) 20240223 (BBC7) 20240224 (BBC7) | Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team. Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?. Big Jim - Norman Rossington Harold Perkins - Roland Curram Old Ned - Harold Goodwin Nimrod - David John Turps - Sylvester McCoy Chick - David Beckett The Farmer - Douglas Blackwell The Farmer's Daughter - Karen Ascoe First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987. Demobbed, Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team. Stars Norman Rossington. From February 1987. |
| 02 | The French Connection | 19870221 | 20111116/17 (BBC7) 20130801 (BBC7) 20130802 (BBC7) 20141212 (BBC7) 20190109 (BBC7) 20190110 (BBC7) 20210623 (BBC7) 20240301 (BBC7) 20240302 (BBC7) | Arch-rivals - Town Hall clerk, Potts, and sanitary inspector, Perkins - hurl insults and then onions... Six anarchic tales from those demob days 'when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour'. Big Jim - Norman Rossington Harold Perkins - Roland Curram Old Ned - Harold Goodwin Nimrod - David John Turps - Sylvester McCoy Chick - David Beckett Potts - Christopher Godwin Miss Farquhar - Hilary Mason French Onion Johnnie - Andre Maranne PC Speedworth. - Norman Mitchell First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987. The post-war construction team's Potts and Perkins hurl insults - and then onions. The post-war construction team's Potts and Perkins hurl insults - and then onions. Stars Norman Rossington. From February 1987. |
| 03 | On The Line | 19870228 | 20111123/24 (BBC7) 20130808 (BBC7) 20130809 (BBC7) 20141219 (BBC7) 20190116 (BBC7) 20190117 (BBC7) 20210630 (BBC7) 20240308 (BBC7) 20240309 (BBC7) | Harold Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides... Six anarchic tales from those demob days 'when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour'. Big Jim - Norman Rossington Harold Perkins - Roland Curram Old Ned - Harold Goodwin Nimrod - David John Turps - Sylvester McCoy Chick - David Beckett Harry - Steven Harrold Miss James - Carol Hawkins Plonker - Stephen Garlick Typist - Karen Ascoe First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987. Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides. With Norman Rossington. From February 1987. Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?. |
| 04 | Up The Pole | 19870307 | 20111130 (BBC7) 20111201 (BBC7) 20130815 (BBC7) 20130816 (BBC7) 20141226 (BBC7) 20190123 (BBC7) 20190124 (BBC7) 20210707 (BBC7) 20240315 (BBC7) 20240316 (BBC7) | When Harold Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage. Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?. Big Jim - Norman Rossington Harold Perkins - Roland Curram Old Ned - Harold Goodwin Nimrod - David John Turps - Sylvester McCoy Chick - David Beckett Harry - Steven Harrold Miss James - Carol Hawkins First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987. When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage. When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage. With Norman Rossington. From March 1987. |
| 05 | Boning Up On History | 19870314 | 20111207/08 (BBC7) 20130822 (BBC7) 20130823 (BBC7) 20150102 (BBC7) 20190130 (BBC7) 20190131 (BBC7) 20210714 (BBC7) 20240322 (BBC7) 20240323 (BBC7) | Harold Perkins wants to dig for post-war Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans. Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?. Big Jim - Norman Rossington Harold Perkins - Roland Curram Old Ned - Harold Goodwin Nimrod - David John Turps - Sylvester McCoy Chick - David Beckett Harry - Steven Harrold Miss Farquhar - Hilary Mason Farmer - Douglas Blackwell Trev the Rev - Ben Aris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987. Perkins wants to dig for post-war Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans. With Norman Rossington. From March 1987. |
| 06 | The Old Dunkirk Spirit | 19870321 | 20111214/15 (BBC7) 20130829 (BBC7) 20130830 (BBC7) 20150109 (BBC7) 20190206 (BBC7) 20190207 (BBC7) 20210721 (BBC7) 20240329 (BBC7) 20240330 (BBC7) | Harold Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates. Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour ?. Big Jim - Norman Rossington Harold Perkins - Roland Curram Old Ned - Harold Goodwin Nimrod - David John Turps - Sylvester McCoy Chick - David Beckett Fortescue - Norman Bird PC Speedworth - Norman Mitchell First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987. Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates. With Norman Rossington. From March 1987. |