Tripper's Day

Tripper's Day
Written by	Brian Cooke
Starring	Leonard Rossiter Andrew Paul
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Thames Television
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	24 September – 29 October 1984
Chronology
Followed by	Slinger's Day (1986–1987)
Related shows	Check It Out! Full Frys

Tripper's Day is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV. The plot involved Leonard Rossiter as Norman Tripper, a northern manager assigned to a London supermarket with a problematic staff. The programme is largely remembered for the negative critical reviews it received, and mainly for the fact that it was Rossiter's final television work, the actor dying between the broadcast of the second and third episodes.

The series was brought back two years later with Bruce Forsyth in the lead role, under the new title Slinger's Day. In Canada and United States the series had a remake under the title Check it Out! (1985–1988), whilst in Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister starred in Full Frys, a TV series largely based on Tripper's Day and Check it Out!.

Episode list

#	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date
1	"Special Offers"	Anthony Parker	Brian Cooke	24 September 1984 (1984-09-24)
2	"Foreign Parts"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
3	"Games People Play"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	8 October 1984 (1984-10-08)
4	"Token of Esteem"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	15 October 1984 (1984-10-15)
5	"Alarms and Diversions"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	22 October 1984 (1984-10-22)
6	"Vatman and Robbin"	Michael Mills	Brian Cooke	29 October 1984 (1984-10-29)

DVD release

The complete series of Tripper's Day was released on 20 September 2010.

External links

Tripper's Day at Leonard Rossiter.com
Tripper's Day at the British Comedy Guide
Tripper's Day at the Internet Movie Database

The situation comedies of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer

Series entries	The Men from the Ministry (Radio) Round the Horne (Radio, 1968) Father, Dear Father (1968–73) Stop Messing About (Radio, 1969–70) Alcock and Gander (1972) Man About the House (1973–76) George and Mildred (1976–79) Robin's Nest (1977–81) Three's Company (1977) The Ropers (1979) Let There Be Love (1982–83) Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–83) Full House (1985–86) En fyra för tre (1996)

Film adaptations	Father, Dear Father (1973) No Sex Please, We're British (1973)

Cooke without Mortimer	Keep It in the Family (1980–83) Too Close for Comfort (1980–81) Tripper's Day (1984) Check It Out! (1985) Slinger's Day (1986) Close to Home (1989)

Mortimer without Cooke	Never the Twain (1981–91)

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