A surprisingly forgotten show, mainly due to having not been repeated enough. (It may have had another run, I can't remember). Cowboys, as the only other reviewer from Wales states, was a very funny series and a shame it has never made, from what I can gather even video status, let alone DVD. A kack-handed mob of builders, as the 'Cowboys' title suggests have no effective leadership anyway, from the great and also forgotten comedian Roy Kinnear as their boss, Joe Jones. With even more ineptness, Geyser (Colin Welland, also a successful playwright/director/producer), the also familiar David Kelly as Wobbly (He formerly starred as 'Albert Riddle' in 'Robin's Nest') and James Wardroper as Eric made for a calamitous trio likened mainly to the three stooges of the building world.
Although it must seem an easy format to some, to have Cowboy builders to provide comedy, there was no real or strained slapstick - there were plenty of funny lines, especially from Colin Welland's character. Both Wobbly and Eric were the real 'thickies' compared to Geyser, but at times, Wobbly's dimness paled into comparison, with Eric's.
Jones was always chasing the gorgeous Debbie Linden as Doreen, his secretary and failing miserably and then delivered with yet another 'thickie' in the form of his new secretary, Muriel, played by Janine Duvitski, who was less than glamorous compared to Doreen.
I am fortunate enough to have recorded about three episodes, dotted around on various old VHS tapes, when the first video recorders were available for rental in 1980, when the series first aired - they are very much treasured!
Although it must seem an easy format to some, to have Cowboy builders to provide comedy, there was no real or strained slapstick - there were plenty of funny lines, especially from Colin Welland's character. Both Wobbly and Eric were the real 'thickies' compared to Geyser, but at times, Wobbly's dimness paled into comparison, with Eric's.
Jones was always chasing the gorgeous Debbie Linden as Doreen, his secretary and failing miserably and then delivered with yet another 'thickie' in the form of his new secretary, Muriel, played by Janine Duvitski, who was less than glamorous compared to Doreen.
I am fortunate enough to have recorded about three episodes, dotted around on various old VHS tapes, when the first video recorders were available for rental in 1980, when the series first aired - they are very much treasured!