Bill Maynard (Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt!) is Fred Moffat the tight-fisted yet quick-thinking director of a struggling light-engineering firm in this cleverly scripted bittersweet sitcom which regularly attracted audiences of over 16 million. The recession is biting and the Gaffer finds himself under siege from the taxman his creditors his bank manager... and just about everyone else. He sometimes resorts to extreme measures to keep his head above water and is permanently at odds with militant shop steward Harry (Russell Hunter - Callan). But glamorous secretary Betty (Pat Ashton) is always around to lighten the mood - even if she rarely succeeds in getting Harry and Fred to see eye-to-eye... Presented here are all three series of this hugely popular sitcom from Yorkshire Television.
Turning Hale and Pace into household names this phenomenally successful series presented a rapidly paced occasionally notorious blend of stand-up and sketches that stayed just the right side of Broadcasting Standards won a Silver Rose at Montreux and made the two former PE teachers one of the most mimicked comedy acts in television history.
The Gaffer: Series 1
The Gaffer: The Complete Second Series
The Gaffer: Series 3
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