Slinger's Day (1986)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 12 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show follows the manager of a London supermarket surrounded by staff who are not very good at their jobs. Bruce Forsyth plays the title character in his only sitcom role.

lightheartedbroad comedydatedmoderately pacedfarce-likeunpretentiousformulaiccheerful

What happens

Slinger's Day is a British sitcom that aired for two series from 3 September 1986 to 14 October 1987, made by Thames Television for the ITV network. It was a continuation of Tripper's Day, which had originally come to a natural end after Leonard Rossiter's death, and, despite the overwhelmingly negative response it had drawn from reviewers and a section of the viewing public, was revived this time with Bruce Forsyth as a different character to Rossiter but fulfilling the same role, that of the manager of a London supermarket with largely incompetent staff. Like Tripper's Day, it was created by Brian Cooke, however, in contrast to the previous series, Cooke only wrote two episodes of the twelve episodes, more than half of them being written by Vince Powell with others being written by Alex Shearer and Sorry! creators Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent, and one episode written by the prolific Andrew Marshall and David Renwick. Slinger's Day represented Forsyth's only ever situation comedy acting role, and he remained more associated with stand-up routines and game shows. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Tripper's Day (1984)
• The Gaffer (1981)
• Farrington of the F.O. (1986)
• Constant Hot Water (1986)
• Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
• Pardon the Expression (1965)
• Hot Metal (1986)
• Executive Stress (1986)