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GARY STRANG
Played by Martin Clunes is having a relationship with Dorothy. He owns the downstairs flat of the house where most of the action is set, but needs a lodger to pay the bills. He is the manager of a small security company, having the use of an assistant and secretary. Apart from his flat, Gary spends a large amount of time at the local pub. He has two friends and they are both called Clive.
TONY SMART
Played by Neil Morrissey came on the scene in series two and is the lodger helping Gary pay the bills but has yet to pay a penny in rent. Tony started life as owning his own music business, but it collapsed ... there was a high wind and, well, the stall blew down. Tony spends most of his time in the pub with Gary and trying to win the affections of Deborah.
DERMOT POVEY
Played by Harry Enfield for series one only, used to live with Gary. Worked in a department store, but was sacked for dangling a child by the ankles. Had a short-lived job as a waiter in Deborah's restaurant, but was sacked for trying to french-kiss a customer. He went on holiday and met a girl called Latitsia. Decided to leave the flat and roam the world with her on her Yamaha. Now tests rides for Euro Disney.
DOROTHY
Played by Caroline Quentin, is Gary's relationship and works as a nurse at the local hospital. She has been going out with Gary for a long time now and knows Gary back to front and inside out. She knows he is pompous, a liar and a potential cheat.
DEBORAH
Played by Leslie Ash, owns the flat above Gary. She started life as the manageress of a sleek wine bar until she was made redundant. 'Debs' is constantly made aware of Tonys' affections towards her but can never decide which is the better - being lonely or being with Tony. She usually decides on the former.
EPISODES
Series One
Video
THE COMPLETE SERIES 1
Episodes
INTRUDERS
Flatmates Dermot and Gary are having women troubles. Gary is thinking of leaving Dorothy, until he finds out that she wants to leave him. Dermot has fallen in love with Deborah, the new neighbour - but what will she think of him?
THE BET
The difference between winning or losing at chess could spell the difference between an evening of pleasure and a night of disaster for Dermot or Gary Who will emerge victorious?
ALARMS AND SETBACKS
Rivalry: Dermot is trying to impress Deborah by offering her his body; Gary tries to impress her by installing a burglar alarm. Which is the better offer?
ANIMALS
Dorothy all to happily accepts Gary's suggestion of an "open relationship" while Dermot steps up his campaign to secure Deborah's affections
SEX AND VIOLENCE
While Gary drowns his sorrows, Dermot invites Deborah for a romantic evening of candlelight, dinner and music. Will his elaborate seduction attempt finally succeed?
MY BRILLIANT CAREER
Dermot has been sacked, for dangling a customer by the ankles. Gary has been offered a new job. Now he has to tell his staff they might need a new one too.
Series Two
Videos
PART ONE Gary and Tony, Rent Boy, How To Dump Your Girlfriend.
PART TWO Troublesome 12", Going Nowhere, People Behaving Irritatiingly.
Episodes
GARY AND TONY
Dermot has left the flat leaving Gary with the problem of finding a replacement lodger. The advertisement he places in the papers bring some strange applicants.
RENT BOY
Tony tells Gary where he went on holiday last year and that one of the Village People once asked him for his phone number. Gary starts to have suspicion about Tonys' sexual persuasion.
HOW TO DUMP YOUR GIRLFRIEND
Tony has a new girlfriend but the relationship is getting a bit too serious. He decides he is going to break up with her but can't bring himself to do it face to face, and makes a home video.
TROUBLESOME 12"
Why has Deborah agreed to spend the night with Tony? Why has Gary painted Dorothy's record green? And who was it that dies in the tragic canoeing accident?
GOING NOWHERE
The art of seduction. Tony has bought a van and an electric blanket and intends to use them. Gary gets stuck in a lift with Deborah; it will be alright, as long as nobody rescues them.
PEOPLE BEHAVING IRRITATINGLY
Tony's nightmare brother and girlfriend come to stay. Gary wants to kill them, until he finds out her parents have a villa in Spain. All he has to do to get a free holiday, is to be nice...
Series Three
Videos
PART ONE Lovers, Bed, Casualties.
PART TWO Weekend, Cleaning Lady, Marriage.
Episodes
LOVERS
Deborah has finished with her old boyfriend. Could she be the next notchy thing on Tony's notchy bed post? Meanwhile, Gary is disturbed to find out that a man of his age should have had 234 partners
BED
It's a windy night. Gary lovingly prepares Dorothy an Indian meal to eat in. In bed, Gary comes over all romantic but Dorothy feels like she ate half a pound of lard.
CASUALTIES
Deborah's depression reaches a climax and she decides to sell up and travel around Asia. Gary and Tony try everything they can to stop her from going.
WEEKEND
Gary and Dorothy decide to discover their sexuality and exchange their fantasies, but neither of them can spell 'Alsatian'. Tony gets a job at Les's pub and is eager to learn how to mix exotic drinks.
CLEANING LADY
Dorothy thinks she could catch a disease from touching Gary's carpet, and orders him to get a cleaner in. Gary is not happy, until he meets her.
MARRIAGE
Gary and Dorothy go out for a candle lit meal (at the "Pasta Pig"). He makes the best out of a bad night by proposing to her and she is all up for it. Gary is as happy as Larry... until the morning after. Gary realises he doesn't want to get married.
Series Four
Videos
PART ONE Babies, Infidelity, Pornography.
PART TWO Three Girlfriends, Drunk, In Bed With Dorothy, Playing Away.
Episodes
BABIES
Gary and Dorothy make the decision to 'make a baby' but they both are having second thoughts. George tells Gary the downside (no sex for two years after the birth) and Dorothy is having worries about Garys maturity after finding his 'fizzy fish'.
INFIDELITY
Gary reads an article entitled "six tell tale signs to tell if you're chick is a cheater".Gary thinks he recognises each one and sets about proving his case by playing 'private eye'.Tony is egged on to win Deb's affections when she mentions she likes people who care for others.
PORNOGRAPHY
Tony has a new girlfriend. All is going well until she finds his collection of soft porn mags and gives Tony a choice; lose the magazines or she leaves. Gary is having a dinner party and invites his (only) friend Clive with girlfriends and Tony and his girl.
THREE GIRLFRIENDS
Tony now has three girlfriends on the go and Gary has his Dad staying with him for the week. Gary is trying his hardest to find a partner to take to a special party that is coming up over the weekend, but Dad manages to spoil the plans.
DRUNK
Gary is left in the pub with Tony to finish his beer before going home to have a romantic evening meal with Dorothy. Then Les announces his latest promotion, 'Beers of the World' with such beautifully named drinks as 'Binki', 'Sod" and 'Plop'. Gary must of course, help Les out.
IN BED WITH DOROTHY
Dorothy has had her appendix removed and Gary insists on looking after her. He does her proud with constant attention but things come to a head on the third day when he wants to show his love in a physical way and Dorothy wants Gary to take a day off work to look after her.
PLAYING AWAY
Gary is going on a weekend writing course with Deborah, leaving Dorothy behind. He decides George and Anthea can spend the same weekend on a business training course. Tony has a bad tooth but can't face the dentist, so tries a bit of DIY extraction
Series Five
Videos
PART ONE Hair, The Good Pub Guide, Cowardice.
PART TWO Your Mate V. Your Bird, Cardigan, Rich And Fat, Home-Made Sauna.
Episodes
HAIR
Tony returns from hitching his way around Europe and is shocked to find a tidy flat with a fridge full of food, not lager. But the worst is yet to come ... Gary and Dorothy have moved in together. Gary and Tony's worst predictions come true . Is this the end of the lads as we know them?
THE GOOD PUB GUIDE
'The Crown', Tony and Gary's sacred watering hole, is being redecorated and getting a new manager. They manage to salvage a few mementos and do some serious drinking research into other local options. Deborah meanwhile is feeling depressed about her lifeand takes an interest in astrology, an interest Tony curiously instantly develops.
COWARDICE
Deborah is going through a "lesbian phase" ... well, that's what the lads conclude after hearing Deborah admire the breasts of a TV actress and when a friend stays round at Deborahs' place. Tony offers to help the girls out (if they find they need a man).
YOUR MATE V. YOUR BIRD
Two's company, three's a crowd" and Gary has to decide, his live-in mate or his live-in bird? While Tony attempts to prove his love for Deborah by giving himself a painful home made tattoo, Gary tells him that Dorothy thinks he should move out. . In the meantime, Dorothy has changed her mind and tells Gary she is moving in with Deborah.
CARDIGAN
Deborah is studying hard and hanging out with her new student friends and Gary is feeling disturbingly middle-aged , especially when he is mistaken for George at the office. A night out clubbing at a rave is obviously the only answer.
RICH AND FAT
At breakfast, Gary tells Tony he is putting on weight and Tony sees Gary's bank statement with a balance of £33,000 and proceeds to tell everyone. That evening, Dorothy goads Gary into giving a huge donation to the Hospital which Gary tries desperately to retrieve.
HOME-MADE SAUNA
Dorothy and Deborah are going on a sailing weekend. While the girls are away, Tony makes use of some timber he's been given to convert the garden shed into a sauna - "a shedna". Attractive Paula and Carol arrive to stay next door for the weekend.Unbelievably, the girls agree to come over for a barbeque. Tony chooses Paula, convinced she's "the girl most likely to" but turns out to be married with children. Gary and Carol get better acquainted.
Series Six
Videos
JINGLE B***S! - A Collection Of Outakes And Bloopers And The Christmas Episode.
THE REST OF THE SERIES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS.
Episodes
STAG NIGHT
Gary's finally bitten the commitment bullet but before the happy day itself, there's the tedious chore of enduring a stag night. Nothing too sleazy though, that's all a bit of a cliché.
WEDDING
The big day has arrived but there are last minute doubts all round. Gary doesn't feel he's slept with enough women and Dorothy somehow imagined more on her wedding day than a concrete registry office and a few gherkins passed round afterwards in a pub. Meanwhile,Debs has eventually agreed to sleep with Tony.
JEALOUSY
A cramped weekend away in a small caravan could spell disaster for the two couples. Not helped when Tony becomes obsessively jealous and Gary is just, well, obsessive.
WATCHING TV
It's just another quiet night in front of the TV. Star Trek is on. Gary, Tony, Dorothy and Deborah discuss some important subjects, such as, whether space really is the final frontier and why Lieutenant Uhuru's skirt only just covers her knickers.
TEN
It's not easy being a man in the 1990's. Dorothy has persuaded Gary to see a relationship counsellor. Tony is having less success convincing Deborah that they should make love in unusual places and no luck at all in his attempt to impress Deborah's mother.
SOFA
Gay's sofa is twenty-five years old, does a good line in fleas and contains several gallons of bodily fluids. Gary agrees to get rid of it, but not before looking back over his life. Glimpse the private hell of Gary's childhood!
JINGLE B***S!
A Christmas special. Christmas Day in Gary and Tony's flat is a bit like sex; lots of delicious anticipation and excitement building up - then it's all over. Sometimes very quickly.
Series Seven - Christmas Specials
Video
LAST ORDERS - The Final Trilogy
Episodes
PERFORMANCE
Sex is beautiful and natural, until Gary and Dorothy decide they want to make a baby. Tony is about to move in with Deborah when she goes into hospital with a bad leg. Tony faces up to the dilemma: could he live with a one-legged woman? But not to worry! The most important thing is: It's Karaoke Night at The Crown!
GARY IN LOVE
Dazzled by the prospect of a free hotel suite, Deborah, Tony and Dorothy join Gary for a weekend in Worthing in November. Tony and Gary get drunk and smuggle a municipal landmark back to their hotel, then wonder how to dispose of it. Dorothy thinks she is pregnant, and Gary thinks he is falling in love with Wendy. Tony decides only he can sort it out
DELIVERY
Tony has got a job as a postman and is finally taking life seriously. Too seriously for Deborah who realises she preferred him when he was carefree and stupid. Gary's office is closing down, not that he can bring himself to tell his staff. Dorothy is very pregnant and already worried about having another helpless, flatulent, breast-fixated little bastard in the house...
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