Original title
Tripper's Day
Released
9/24/1984
Origin country
GB
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
Thames Television
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
6
Tripper's Day is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV, starring Leonard Rossiter as a small London supermarket manager whose best intentions are constantly thwarted by the lazy, useless bunch of bums he employs. The programme is largely remembered for the negative reception, and primarily for the fact that it was Rossiter's final television work, the actor dying between the broadcast of the second and third episodes. The series was revived two years later with Bruce Forsyth in the lead role, under the new title Slinger's Day. In Canada and United States, it was remade as Check it Out!, whilst in Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister starred in Full Frys, a TV series largely based on both prior iterations.
A trainee manager, Mr Christian, joins Trippers team. Tripper and Christian have to deal with The Grazer who eats, drinks and sleeps in the store.
It is German week at the store bringing the stereotypes to the surface. Alf turns sixty and Tripper decides Alf should retire and Tripper sets a trap to capture a blackmailer.
Tripper arranges a bingo game in the store, with the winner getting to do a free shop. A young boy, dressed as a cowboy, loses his mother in the store.
Tripper drives for more efficiency, taking advice from the staff which is not the wisest of moves. A leak in the stock room causes further problems.
The store burglar alarm keeps going off randomly and Tripper welcomes the millionth customer.
A VAT audit is due for Tripper and he has to prepare his accounts, with Tripper having to hide the purchase of water bath. The audit is cut short due to a bomb.
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