''Tripper's Day'' is a British television

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produced by

Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...

for ITV. The plot centres on

Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series '' Rising Damp'' from 19 ...

as Norman Tripper, a northern manager assigned to a

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with problematic staff. The programme received poor reviews and also suffered from the death of Rossiter between the broadcast of the second and third episodes. The series was brought back two years later with

Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was an English entertainer and television presenter whose career spanned more than 75 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the Associated Te ...

in the lead role, under the new title ''

Slinger's Day ''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 ...

''. In Canada, the series had a remake under the title '' Check it Out!'' (1985–1988), which also aired in syndication in the United States. In Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister starred in '' Full Frys'', a TV series largely based on ''Tripper's Day'' and ''Check it Out!''. The last two episodes were transmitted on the original dates only in the London area due to strike action at Thames Television which stopped them from being networked.

Episodes

Home release

The complete series of ''Tripper's Day'' was released on

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on 20 September 2010.

References

External links

''Tripper's Day''
at Leonard Rossiter.com * * {{Authority control 1984 British television series debuts 1984 British television series endings 1980s British sitcoms 1980s British workplace comedy television series British English-language television shows ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Thames Television Television series by Fremantle (company) Television series set in shops Television shows set in London Television shows shot at Teddington Studios