1. Big Jim And The Figaro ClubFirst Broadcast: Sun 24th June 1979
In the early 1950s 'College' comes down from Cambridge to work for the summer with his old mates on the buildings - only to find a seething passion gripping the Figaro Club. What is the dark secret of Harold Perkins? What mysterious device is Big Jim building in his workshop the other side of town? Series 1 (1981)1. Dung From A Rocking HorseFirst Broadcast: Wed 8th July 1981
'Suppose there must have been social workers then. But if there were, we never came across them. No calling in no official busybody to sort out your problems. Your mates stood by you. You got turfed out ... they'd find you somewhere else to hang your hat. Always another port in a storm in those balmy days of the Figaro Club...' 2. Laughing Like A DrainFirst Broadcast: Wed 15th July 1981
'Remember years ago if you had a bit o' bother - some little Hitler needed sortin' out? You never dreamt of going to court. You got justice your own way, with your own hands...' 3. Hearts Of OakFirst Broadcast: Wed 22nd July 1981
'Yeah ... a bit of good fellowship, a bit of know-how, a bit of rough justice as required. That's how we went about things, in those far-off days of the Figaro Club...' 4. A Bit Of Rough ShootingFirst Broadcast: Wed 5th August 1981
5. The Pursuit Of Courtly LoveFirst Broadcast: Wed 12th August 1981
'Cor - the glamour of them Saturday nights. Clean your shoes, put the creases in your trousers, crafty trip down the barber's ... and get the thoughts of what you might get lined up, you played your cards about right...' |