Tripper's Day (1984)
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!, whilst in Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister starred in Full Frys, a TV series largely based on Tripper's Day and Check it Out!.
Country: GB
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Runtime: 30
Season 1:
A trainee manager, Mr Christian, joins Trippers team. Tripper and Christian have to deal with The Grazer who eats, drinks and sleeps in the store.
It is German week at the store bringing the stereotypes to the surface. Alf turns sixty and Tripper decides Alf should retire and Tripper sets a trap to capture a blackmailer.
Tripper arranges a bingo game in the store, with the winner getting to do a free shop. A young boy, dressed as a cowboy, loses his mother in the store.
Tripper drives for more efficiency, taking advice from the staff which is not the wisest of moves. A leak in the stock room causes further problems.
The store burglar alarm keeps going off randomly and Tripper welcomes the millionth customer.
A VAT audit is due for Tripper and he has to prepare his accounts, with Tripper having to hide the purchase of water bath. The audit is cut short due to a bomb.
