Curry & Chips
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1969
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Friction comes to a factory floor when a new, foreign employee begins work. Stars Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Kenny Lynch, Norman Rossington, Sam Kydd and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
When all he wants to do is an honest day's work for an honest day's pay, Kevin has trouble understanding the work-shy and heavily union-based ethics of his colleagues.
Further details
O'Grady attempts to settle down among his workmates at Lillicrap Ltd., but suffers a severe case of culture shock as he is introduced to the finer points of the English Way of Life by well-meaning factory foreman Arthur Blenkinsop.
In particular, Norman impresses upon him their unionised work ethic, where a man must work at a certain speed - and no faster - and certainly not complete a task outside his own job specification. And then there's Smelly...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 28th November 1969
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Spike Milligan | Kevin O'Grady |
Eric Sykes | Arthur Blenkinsop |
Kenny Lynch | Kenny |
Norman Rossington | Norman |
Sam Kydd | Smelly |
Geoffrey Hughes | Young Dick |
Fanny Carby | Mrs. Bartok |
Jerold Wells | Tom |
Winnie Holman | 1st. Woman |
Jean Challis (as Jean Charles) | 2nd. Woman |
Johnny Speight | Writer |
Keith Beckett | Director |
Keith Beckett | Producer |
Norma Farnes | Associate Producer |
Andrew Drummond | Production Designer |
Harry Rabinowitz | Composer |