Following a hard day at the office, 'Peter Barnes' ( David Jason ) unwinds at his local pub in the company of two men ( Alun Armstrong and Malcolm Storry ). He loses track of time ( as one tends to do after a few pints ) and suddenly remembers he promised to take wife Sheila ( Jacqueline Clarke ) to the cinema. Making his excuses, he leaves, only to find someone has parked in front of his car and he cannot leave. Thus begins a nightmare...
This went out in the middle of Season Two, and continued the upswing in quality begun by 'Your Move'. After the dire Kenneth Cope and Leslie Duxbury episodes from the previous year, writer Ronnie Taylor penned every episode from then on ( at least until his tragic death necessitated a change of writer ). Richard Wilson is seen here as a 'Police Doctor', not unlike his 'Thorpe' character from 'Only When I Laugh'. Neil McCarthy is a police sergeant. His other sitcom credits include 'Some Mothers Do Ave Em' and 'A Little Bit Of Wisdom'. Future 'Russ Abbot's Madhouse' co-star Bella Emberg is the barmaid.
Funniest moment - after being trapped in a phone box, Barnes realises he has left his briefcase behind and reaches for it. When it falls on the floor, he picks it up, only to get his hand covered in...well, you can guess.
This went out in the middle of Season Two, and continued the upswing in quality begun by 'Your Move'. After the dire Kenneth Cope and Leslie Duxbury episodes from the previous year, writer Ronnie Taylor penned every episode from then on ( at least until his tragic death necessitated a change of writer ). Richard Wilson is seen here as a 'Police Doctor', not unlike his 'Thorpe' character from 'Only When I Laugh'. Neil McCarthy is a police sergeant. His other sitcom credits include 'Some Mothers Do Ave Em' and 'A Little Bit Of Wisdom'. Future 'Russ Abbot's Madhouse' co-star Bella Emberg is the barmaid.
Funniest moment - after being trapped in a phone box, Barnes realises he has left his briefcase behind and reaches for it. When it falls on the floor, he picks it up, only to get his hand covered in...well, you can guess.