The Dustbinmen. Image shows from L to R: Eric (Tim Wylton), Heavy Breathing (Trevor Bannister), Cheese and Egg (Bryan Pringle), Winston Platt (Graham Haberfield). Copyright: ITV
The Dustbinmen
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1968 - 1970
- 21 episodes (3 series)
A sitcom from Jack Rosenthal about a team of Manchester refuse collectors. Also features Bryan Pringle, Trevor Bannister, Graham Haberfield, Tim Wylton, John Woodvine and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3
Having emptied his 500,000th bin, Cheese and Egg cheerfully announces his immediate departure and sets off for Blackpool. Bloody Delilah joins Thunderbird 3 until a permanent replacement can be found, but is C.E. really happy?
Further details
The crew are fog-bound and stuck in the canteen trying to discover each other's secrets - but who's that knocking at the door?...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 7th October 1969
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Bryan Pringle | C. E. "Cheese and Egg" Petty |
| Trevor Bannister | Heavy Breathing |
| Graham Haberfield | Winston Platt |
| Tim Wylton | Eric Llewellyn |
| John Woodvine | Trevelyan "Bloody Delilah" Sinclair |
| Jack Smethurst | Blackpool Dustman |
| Linda Cook | 1st Little Girl |
| Karen Hampson | 2nd Little Girl |
| Jack Rosenthal | Writer |
| Les Chatfield | Director |
| Jack Rosenthal | Producer |
| Denis Parkin | Production Designer |
| Derek Hilton | Composer |