Tripper's Day

*Tripper's Day*
Tripper's Day
Written by	Brian Cooke
Directed by	Michael Mills
Starring	Leonard Rossiter; Pat Ashton; Gordon Gostelow; Philip Bird; Charon Bourke; Paul Clarkson; Liz Crowther; David John; Vicky Licorish; Andrew Paul;
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, the series had a remake under the title Check it Out! (1985–1988), which also aired in syndication in the United States. 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]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Special Offers"	Anthony Parker	Brian Cooke	24 September 1984 (1984-09-24)
2	"Foreign Parts"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
3	"Games People Play"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	8 October 1984 (1984-10-08)
4	"Token of Esteem"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	15 October 1984 (1984-10-15)
5	"Alarms and Diversions"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	22 October 1984 (1984-10-22)
6	"Vatman and Robbin"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	29 October 1984 (1984-10-29)

Home release

The complete series of Tripper's Day was released on DVD on 20 September 2010.^[3]

References

^ "Leonard Rossiter's Last Work – Tripper's Day". British Classic Comedy. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Carry on Euston". 29 November 2019.
^ "Tripper's Day - The Complete Series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

External links

[1] "Leonard Rossiter's Last Work – Tripper's Day". British Classic Comedy. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

[2] "Carry on Euston". 29 November 2019.

[3] "Tripper's Day - The Complete Series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

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v t e Situation comedies by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer
Series entries	The Men from the Ministry (Radio) Round the Horne (Radio, 1968) Father, Dear Father (1968–1973) Stop Messing About (Radio, 1969–1970) Kindly Leave the Kerb (1971) Alcock and Gander (1972) Man About the House (1973–1976) George and Mildred (1976–1979) Robin's Nest (1977–1981) Three's Company (1977) The Ropers (1979) The Incredible Mr Tanner (1981) Let There Be Love (1982–1983) Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–1983) Full House (1985–1986)
Film adaptations	Father, Dear Father (1973) No Sex Please, We're British (1973)
Cooke without Mortimer	Keep It in the Family (1980–1983) Too Close for Comfort (1980–1981) Tripper's Day (1984) Check It Out! (1985) Slinger's Day (1986–1987) Close to Home (1989–1990)
Mortimer without Cooke	Never the Twain (1981–1991)