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"Big Jim and the Figaro Club" (1979)
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 10) | Bob Hoskins | ... | Narrator (5 episodes, 1979-1981) |
 | Norman Rossington | ... | Big Jim (5 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| David Beckett | ... | Chick (5 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Sylvester McCoy | ... | Turps (5 episodes, 1979-1981) |
 | Gordon Rollings | ... | Old Ned (5 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Roland Curram | ... | Harold Perkins (5 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| David John | ... | Nimrod (4 episodes, 1981) |
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Situation comedies come and go. Sometimes - Fawlty Towers, Friends - they are monumental and have a long-term future. Other times - like this little gem - they are misunderstood or too sophisticated for their audience. This magnificent little series was made and then, apparently, the BBC scheduler got cold feet and 'dumped' it late-night on BBC2 (by memory). However it was a gem - quite, quite wonderful. Set in the south of England during the massive post-war reconstruction era (~1949-55), it takes place on a building site among a group of council workers. The villain is the site supervisor while Norman Rossington plays 'Big Jim' - a beer-swilling joker who is always trying to 'get one over' on the boss. What makes it wonderful is the *absolutely perfect* sense of time and place. This is an era of innocence and optimism, the like of which has not been experienced since, and it is perfectly captured in this hilarious and, ultimately moving series. It says everything about the crassness of the BBC schedulers of the time that they buried it rather than shouting it from the rooftops. If it is ever resurrected, in any format, move heaven and earth to make sure you see it.