![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. Image shows from L to R: Eric (Tim Wylton), Heavy Breathing (Trevor Bannister), Cheese and Egg (Bryan Pringle), Winston Platt (Graham Haberfield). Copyright: ITV](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/t/the_dustbinmen.jpg)
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.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3
With Smellie in hospital, the last thing either he or the other patients need is a visit from the crew of Thunderbird Three - and the feeling is very much reciprocated!
Notes
This episode now only survives in black and white.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 7th April 1970
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
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 |
George Moon | First Patient |
Jacqueline Clarke | Nurse |
Roy Maxwell | Second Patient |
Rose Power | First Patient's Wife |
Brenda Elder | Second Patient's Wife |
Bernard Padden | Second Patient's Son |
Peter Dudley | Man in Corridor |
Lorna McIntyre | Sister |
Norman Cusden | Orderly |
Jack Rosenthal | Writer |
Les Chatfield | Director |
Dick Everitt (as Richard Everitt) | Producer |
Eugene Ferguson | Production Designer |
Derek Hilton | Composer |