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Sitcom following the misadventures of laddish flatmates Gary and Tony
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Sitcom following the misadventures of laddish flatmates Gary and Tony
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Martin ClunesGary Strang
Caroline QuentinDorothy
Neil MorrisseyTony Smart
Leslie AshDeborah
Harry EnfieldDermot Povey
Ian LindsayGeorge
Valerie MinifieAnthea
John ThomsonKen
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
Thames TelevisionUnited KingdomWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Deborah leaves her keys with Tony so that he can let the gas engineer in to service her boiler. Tony can't resist the chance to have a peep in Deborah's underwear drawer, with disastrous consequences! Gary and Dorothy think they might have a baby - Dorothy begins to wonder whether Gary is mature enough to be a father.
Written by Simon Nye
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Episode 2
Deborah tells Tony that she prefers people who help others, so he tries to become a Samaritan. Meanwhile, Gary suspects Dorothy of ""playing around"" and goes to great lengths to confirm his suspicions.
Written by Simon NyeGuest stars Muriel Pavlow
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Episode 3
Gary organises a dinner party which proves to be a total disaster while Tony's new girlfriend tells him that he'll have to get rid of his collection of soft-porn magazines or she'll leave him.
Written by Simon Nye
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Episode 4
Gary's dad has come to stay so he has to find a partner to take to a party. Tony has three girlfriends at the same time and he's finding it difficult to keep them apart. He's also making Gary very jealous! Gary's dad has come to stay. Gary has to find a partner to take to a party.
Written by Simon NyeGuest stars Natalie Roles
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Episode 5
Gary is supposed to be having a romantic meal with Dorothy, but he gets held up in the pub with Tony. Then Les announces a ""Beers of the World"" promotion and Gary and Tony have to help with the tasting. Will he ever get to the romantic meal?
Written by Simon Nye
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Episode 6
Dorothy has had an operation to remove her appendix so Gary insists that she stays with him so that he can look after her. He isn't happy when she shows no interest in having sex with him. Tony is discovered wearing spectacles.
Written by Simon Nye
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Episode 7
Tony has toothache but can't face a trip to the dentist. He decides on a 'do-it-yourself' extraction and ends up in great pain. Gary and Deborah have gone away on a weekend writing course. Tony calls Dorothy at the hospital and she comes round to help him. They end up in bed together.
Written by Simon Nye
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