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The Dustbinmen. Image shows from L to R: Eric (Tim Wylton), Heavy Breathing (Trevor Bannister), Cheese and Egg (Bryan Pringle), Winston Platt (Graham Haberfield). Copyright: ITV
The Dustbinmen

The Dustbinmen

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1968 - 1970
  • 21 episodes (3 series)

A sitcom from Jack Rosenthal about a team of Manchester refuse collectors. Also features Bryan Pringle, Trevor Bannister, Graham Haberfield, Tim Wylton, John Woodvine and more.

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Episode menu

- Series 3, Episode 7

Cheese and Egg arranges for the crew of Thunderbird Three to supplement their poverty-level wages with a little cigarette smuggling, thanks to an old schoolfriend now in the merchant navy. First they need some investment money.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 31st August 1970
Time
9:30pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Bryan Pringle C. E. "Cheese and Egg" Petty
Trevor Bannister Heavy Breathing
Graham Haberfield Winston Platt
Tim Wylton Eric Llewellyn
Brian Wilde Bernard "Bloody Delilah" Pook
John Barrett Smellie Ibbotson
Guest cast
Roger Rowland Customs Man
John McGregor Chief Steward
Keith Bonnard Chinese Cook
Writing team
John Antrobus Writer
Production team
Les Chatfield Director
Dick Everitt (as Richard Everitt) Producer
Don Kelly Editor
Eugene Ferguson Production Designer
Derek Hilton Composer

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