Slinger's Day is a British sitcom that aired for two series from 1986 to 1987, made by Thames Television for the ITV network. It was a continuation of Tripper's Day, which had originally come to a natural end after Leonard Rossiter's death, and, despite the overwhelmingly negative response it had drawn from reviewers and a section of the viewing public, was revived this time with Bruce Forsyth as a different character to Rossiter but fulfilling the same role, that of the manager of a Londonsupermarket with largely incompetent staff.
Like Tripper's Day, it was created by Brian Cooke, however, in contrast to the previous series, Cooke only wrote two episodes of the twelve episodes, more than half of them being written by Vince Powell with others being written by Alex Shearer and Sorry! creators Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent, and one episode written by the prolific Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Slinger's Day represented Forsyth's only ever situation comedy acting role, and he remained more associated with stand-up routines and gameshows.
Cecil Slinger (played by Forsyth) is designated by the Supafare supermarket chain as the new manager in the branch that had previously been run by Norman Tripper. Like his predecessor, Slinger is forced to manage a supermarket branch that employs possibly the worst supermarket staff in the world: Mr. Christian (played by Clarkson), the cheerful but naïve assistant manager; Fred (played by Kelly), a lazy, alcoholic and inept security guard; Hardie (played by Bird), the unionshop steward; as well as Higgins, Hardie's assistant of sorts (played by Paul), secretary Sylvia (played by Crowther) and the pop tart-like[clarification needed]checkoutcashier Dottie (played by Licorish).
Fred replaced Alf (played in Tripper's by Gordon Gostelow), and in the second series Sylvia was replaced by Miss Foster (played by Church) and Dottie was replaced by Shirley (played by de Paza).
Cast
The three main actors credited in the opening credits of Tripper's Day (Leonard Rossiter, Pat Ashton and Gordon Gostelow) did not reprise their roles for Slinger's Day, with the Rossiter and Gostelow roles replaced respectively by Bruce Forsyth and David Kelly. Many of the supporting cast of Tripper's Day did reprise their roles for the show, however only Philip Bird and Paul Clarkson appeared in both series of Slinger's Day.
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response it had drawn from reviewers and a section of the viewing public was revived this time with Bruce Forsyth as a different character to Rossiter but fulfilling the same role that of the manager of a London supermarket with largely incompetent staff Slinger s DayGenreSitcomCreated byBrian CookeStarringBruce ForsythPaul ClarksonDavid KellyPhilip BirdAndrew PaulLiz CrowtherCharlie HawkinsVicky LicorishSuzanne ChurchJacqueline de PazaCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series2No of episodes12ProductionProducerMark StuartRunning time30 minutesProduction companyThames TelevisionReleaseOriginal networkITVOriginal release3 September 1986 1986 09 03 14 October 1987 1987 10 14 RelatedTripper s Day Check It Out Full FrysLike Tripper s Day it was created by Brian Cooke however in contrast to the previous series Cooke only wrote two episodes of the twelve episodes more than half of them being written by Vince Powell with others being written by Alex Shearer and Sorry creators Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent and one episode written by the prolific Andrew Marshall and David Renwick Slinger s Day represented Forsyth s only ever situation comedy acting role and he remained more associated with stand up routines and gameshows Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Episodes 3 1 Series 1 1986 3 2 Series 2 1987 4 Home media 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditCecil Slinger played by Forsyth is designated by the Supafare supermarket chain as the new manager in the branch that had previously been run by Norman Tripper Like his predecessor Slinger is forced to manage a supermarket branch that employs possibly the worst supermarket staff in the world Mr Christian played by Clarkson the cheerful but naive assistant manager Fred played by Kelly a lazy alcoholic and inept security guard Hardie played by Bird the union shop steward as well as Higgins Hardie s assistant of sorts played by Paul secretary Sylvia played by Crowther and the pop tart like clarification needed checkout cashier Dottie played by Licorish Fred replaced Alf played in Tripper s by Gordon Gostelow and in the second series Sylvia was replaced by Miss Foster played by Church and Dottie was replaced by Shirley played by de Paza Cast EditThe three main actors credited in the opening credits of Tripper s Day Leonard Rossiter Pat Ashton and Gordon Gostelow did not reprise their roles for Slinger s Day with the Rossiter and Gostelow roles replaced respectively by Bruce Forsyth and David Kelly Many of the supporting cast of Tripper s Day did reprise their roles for the show however only Philip Bird and Paul Clarkson appeared in both series of Slinger s Day Bruce Forsyth as Cecil Slinger David Kelly as Fred Philip Bird as Hardie Paul Clarkson as Mr Christian Andrew Paul as Higgins series 1 Vicky Licorish as Dottie series 1 Liz Crowther as Sylvia series 1 Suzanne Church as Miss Foster series 2 Jacqueline De Peza as Shirley series 2 Charlie Hawkins as Colin Wilkins series 2 Episodes EditSeries 1 1986 Edit No overal No inseries Title Directed by Written by Original air date11 New Management Mark StuartBrian Cooke3 September 1986 1986 09 03 Cecil Slinger takes over a struggling Supafare branch 22 Going Bananas Mark StuartBrian Cooke10 September 1986 1986 09 10 33 Butter Wouldn t Melt Mark StuartVince Powell17 September 1986 1986 09 17 44 A Right Royal Mix Up Mark StuartVince Powell24 September 1986 1986 09 24 55 Black Letter Day Mark StuartVince Powell1 October 1986 1986 10 01 While trying to get himself a promotion Slinger inadvertently sends a nasty letter to the area manager 66 The Nightshift Mark StuartAlex Shearer8 October 1986 1986 10 08 Series 2 1987 Edit No overal No inseries Title Directed by Written by Original air date71 Lost and Found Mark StuartVince Powell9 September 1987 1987 09 09 82 Whose Baby Mark StuartVince Powell16 September 1987 1987 09 16 93 Taken for a Ride Mark StuartIan Davidson and Peter Vincent23 September 1987 1987 09 23 104 Initiative Mark StuartAndrew Marshall and David Renwick30 September 1987 1987 09 30 The store must move five hundred units of fishcakes before they go bad 115 The Stocktake Mark StuartAlex Shearer7 October 1987 1987 10 07 126 A Pane in the Neck Mark StuartVince Powell14 October 1987 1987 10 14 When a window pane is accidentally broken Mr Slinger is forced to stay overnight and watch the shop Home media EditThe complete series of Slinger s Day was released on 23 April 2012 See also EditCheck It Out Canadian produced series following the Tripper s Slinger s format with Don Adams References EditMark Lewisohn BBC Online Comedy Guide Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy British TV Online ResourcesExternal links EditSlinger s Day at IMDb Slinger s Day at British Comedy Guide Slinger s Day at the British TV Online Resources Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slinger 27s Day amp oldid 1150691042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
