Tripper's Day

1984 saw the arrival of Tripper's Day, a six part series which saw Leonard Rossiter star as Norman Tripper, manager of Supafare supermarket.

Each episode sees him have run ins with his staff, and be pushed to the limits by tiresome customers, and awkward situations.

Let's be honest, it's not great, personally I think it's well acted, with some lovely characters, including Security Guard Alf, and the lustful Canteen supervisor Hilda.

Unfortunately, the show is let down by very poor scripts, the writing is the major flaw throughout. You can't fault the cast, they deliver what they're given, and sometimes Rossiter was able to elevate it, by too often the scripts were feeble.

Think of a poor mix of Are you being served and Trollied. Sadly Rossiter passed away, so when the show returned a few years later, it would be fronted by Bruce Forsyth, that's my next watch.

It's watchable, but don't expect blu laughs, 5/10.