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 3, Episode 5
Alderman Wentworth has a top secret operation for Delilah and number three gang: a nuclear holocaust drill. The operation is being run by computer, and it's not without a fair share of oversights and annoyances.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 17th August 1970
- Time
- 9:30pm
- 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 |
| Brian Wilde | Bernard "Bloody Delilah" Pook |
| John Barrett | Smellie Ibbotson |
| Ronald Radd | Alderman Wentworth |
| Thelma Falls-Hand (as Thelma Falls Hand) | Nurse |
| Bill Dean | Motorist |
| Derek Etchells | Voice on Walkie Talkie (Voice) |
| Jim Andrew | Writer |
| Les Chatfield | Director |
| Dick Everitt (as Richard Everitt) | Producer |
| Don Kelly | Editor |
| Eugene Ferguson | Production Designer |
| Derek Hilton | Composer |