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Cowboys. Image shows from L to R: Eric (James Wardroper), Wobbly Ron (David Kelly), Richard Geyser (Colin Welland), Joe Jones (Roy Kinnear). Copyright: Thames Television
Cowboys

Cowboys

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1980 - 1981
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Geyser, Wobbly Ron and Eric have to work for Joe Jones as nobody else will employ them; Jones has to employ them as nobody else will work for him. Stars Roy Kinnear, Colin Welland, David Kelly, James Wardroper, Debbie Linden and Janine Duvitski

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Cowboys. Image shows from L to R: Wobbly Ron (David Kelly), Eric (James Wardroper), Doreen (Debbie Linden), Richard Geyser (Colin Welland), Joe Jones (Roy Kinnear). Copyright: Thames Television

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1980 - 1981
Channel
ITV
Episodes
13 (2 series)
Stars
Roy Kinnear, Colin Welland, David Kelly, James Wardroper, Debbie Linden and Janine Duvitski
Writer
Peter Learmouth
Director
Michael Mills
Producer
Michael Mills
Company

Riotous sitcom starring Roy Kinnear as Joe Jones, whose small building firm (Joe Jones Ltd.) don't seem to ever do a thing right.

Aided - or more aptly, hindered - by David Kelly as 'Wobbly' Ron and Chariots Of Fire Oscar-winning writer Colin Welland as Geyser, his attempts to do good work are thwarted by his own ignorance, but mostly by his tight wallet!

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
The theme tune was written by Ray Russell and performed by Joe Brown.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 3rd September 1980 at 8:30pm on ITV1

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