Reg is having trouble with his Jaguar car. Unfortunately, he cannot afford either to buy a new one or have repair work carried out on it. An idea comes to him, raffle it down the market. The unlucky winner is Big Alf, an ex-boxer who is none to happy with Reg when he realises he has acquired a dud.
Reg then does a swap with a fellow workmate who is wanting to get rid of his Mini but it turns out to be in worse nick than Reg's Jaguar!
This script is a little light on laughs truth to be told, much like the 'On The Buses' episode 'The Squeeze' ( in which Arthur tries to sell his motorbike ), which this episode bears a strong resemblance to. Despite the poor reception the show met with, a second series was commissioned the following year, with Percy Herbert's Mr. Preston replacing Kevin Brennan's Mr. Davies. Sadly, this series fared no better than the first and consequently, it did not return for a third run. Norman Mitchell, who played Nobby in 'On The Buses', plays Big Alf.
Funniest bit - Reg driving off in his newly acquired Mini, unaware that the exhaust pipe is trailing off the ground!
Reg then does a swap with a fellow workmate who is wanting to get rid of his Mini but it turns out to be in worse nick than Reg's Jaguar!
This script is a little light on laughs truth to be told, much like the 'On The Buses' episode 'The Squeeze' ( in which Arthur tries to sell his motorbike ), which this episode bears a strong resemblance to. Despite the poor reception the show met with, a second series was commissioned the following year, with Percy Herbert's Mr. Preston replacing Kevin Brennan's Mr. Davies. Sadly, this series fared no better than the first and consequently, it did not return for a third run. Norman Mitchell, who played Nobby in 'On The Buses', plays Big Alf.
Funniest bit - Reg driving off in his newly acquired Mini, unaware that the exhaust pipe is trailing off the ground!