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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