| Tripper's Day | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Brian Cooke |
| Directed by | Michael Mills |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Thames Television |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 September – 29 October 1984 |
| Related | |
| Slinger's Day Check It Out! Full Frys | |
Tripper's Day is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV. The plot centres on Leonard Rossiter as Norman Tripper, a northern manager assigned to a London supermarket with problematic staff. The programme received poor reviews and also suffered from the death of Rossiter between the broadcast of the second and third episodes. [1]
The series was brought back two years later with Bruce Forsyth in the lead role, under the new title Slinger's Day . In Canada and United States the series had a remake under the title Check it Out! (1985–1988). In Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister starred in Full Frys , a TV series largely based on Tripper's Day and Check it Out!. The last 2 episodes were transmitted on the original dates only in the London area due to strike action at Thames Television which stopped them from being networked [2]
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Special Offers" | Anthony Parker | Brian Cooke | 24 September 1984 |
| 2 | "Foreign Parts" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 1 October 1984 |
| 3 | "Games People Play" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 8 October 1984 |
| 4 | "Token of Esteem" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 15 October 1984 |
| 5 | "Alarms and Diversions" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 22 October 1984 |
| 6 | "Vatman and Robbin" | Michael Mills | Brian Cooke | 29 October 1984 |
The complete series of Tripper's Day was released on DVD on 20 September 2010. [3]
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