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Common As Muck
Overview
Common As Muck is a gritty BBC comedy drama serial focusing on the lives of a crew of bin men and their management staff. It ran for two series. The first series was screened in 1994 and the second in 1997. Both were nominated for a BAFTA for Best Drama.
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
The binmen gather to give Nev a good retirement send-off, fully aware that their business is under threat and they may have to find new ways to survive.
Episode 2
Ken and Bernard try to make an honest bob by painting a local church. Meanwhile, Nev's new-found love really gets serious.
Episode 3
The lads go to Fleetwood to stop Nev marrying Irene, who they regard as a gold-digger. The site is visited by the Millennium Games Committee and Sharon and Ken enter a hairdressing competition.
Episode 4
Nev doesn't want to return to Hepworth. Sharon and Ken struggle with the new salon, while Prabhakar receives a compulsory purchase order for the yard. Parry loses job and Diane leaves him.
Episode 5
Parry's financial worries mount when Pete calls in his debts and he seriously considers ending it all - until Nev and the rest of the lads get together to plot a fitting revenge on the uncaring loan shark.
Episode 6
The lads hatch a plan to break George out of jail, hoping he'll lead them to the all-important photo and help them to expose Stranks and Roberts's corruption. However, events take a turn for the worse and they are forced to hide out in a local church - just as Denise's mum's wedding is about to start.
Top Cast
Michelle Holmes
Marie
Kathy Burke
Sharon
Saeed Jaffrey
Nat Prabhakar
Neil Dudgeon
Ken Andrews
Richard Ridings
Bernard Green
Stephen Lord
Jonno Fox
Edward Woodward
Nev
Roy Hudd
John Parry
Anthony Barclay
Sunil
Lesley Sharp
Christine Stranks
Terence Rigby
Dougie Hodd
Paul Shane
Mike Roberts
