Series 3, Episode 2 - The One-Armed Man Is King
When Joke Shop proprietor Lance has an under-the-counter arm transplant, the result is not quite what he expected. Meanwhile, useless debt collectors Glen and Big Barry have a run-in with the terrifying Lisgoe, and mortician Owen Fallowfield talks about his singular career.
Further details
Illegal body parts, a dead nun and tacky nail varnish... sounds like a News Of The World expose. In fact, this episode focuses on joke peddler Lance Longthorne. The overweight, one-armed Joke Shop owner is sick of his 'single-handed' approach to life and wants a new arm.
Hospital radio DJ Mike King obliges and a transplant operation takes place, but Lance soon regrets dabbling in the murky world of body-snatching... his new arm, a lady's no less, is much more than he bargained for.
Bungling debt collectors Glen and Barry aren't very good at their job. Barry is more content on chasing after ice cream vans than customers. Lisgoe, their nasty boss, is sick of it and teaches them the proper way to call in the debts.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 26th September 2002
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Choice
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
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Date |
Time |
Channel |
Thursday 3rd October 2002 |
10:00pm |
BBC2 |
Thursday 11th October 2012 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Friday 12th October 2012 |
2:00am |
Gold |
Wednesday 12th February 2014 |
11:00pm |
Gold |
Thursday 13th February 2014 |
2:00am |
Gold |
Thursday 16th October 2014 |
1:50am |
Gold |
Wednesday 11th February 2015 |
1:30am |
Gold |
Wednesday 11th February 2015 |
3:30am |
Gold |
Saturday 23rd May 2015 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Sunday 24th May 2015 |
2:15am |
Gold |
Saturday 20th June 2015 |
1:20am |
Gold |
Monday 17th August 2015 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Tuesday 18th August 2015 |
2:30am |
Gold |
Sunday 8th November 2015 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Monday 9th November 2015 |
2:20am |
Gold |
Sunday 28th February 2016 |
1:55am |
Gold |
Friday 14th October 2016 |
12:25am |
Gold |
Saturday 15th October 2016 |
12:25am |
Gold |
Saturday 25th February 2017 |
1:15am |
Gold |
Monday 15th May 2017 |
1:00am |
Gold |
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