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Season 1

Season 1

1987
•7 Episodes

Episodes

Happiness is a Warm Gun
1

1. Happiness is a Warm Gun

Sep 13, 1987
30 min
5.5

Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

Passport to Freedom
2

2. Passport to Freedom

Sep 20, 1987
30 min
6.0

Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

Sex is Wrong
3

3. Sex is Wrong

Sep 27, 1987
30 min
6.0

Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

Waste Not, Want Not
4

4. Waste Not, Want Not

Oct 4, 1987
30 min
6.0

Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

Friends of St. James
5

5. Friends of St. James

Oct 11, 1987
30 min
6.0

Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

Three Line Whipping
6

6. Three Line Whipping

Oct 18, 1987
30 min
6.0

Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

Baa Baa Black Sheep
7

7. Baa Baa Black Sheep

Oct 25, 1987
30 min
6.0

Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.