Seasons & Episodes
If I Were a Carpenter
Dennis, Neville and Oz head for Germany, looking for work as bricklayers. They get work in Dusseldorf, but only two bric
Who Won the War Anyway?
Neville is suspended from work when his boss finds out that he's a bricklayer rather than a carpenter. Watching a gro
The Girls They Left Behind
Oz's wife, Marjorie, hasn't heard from him for quite a while and she's getting desperate for money. She goes to see Denn
Suspicion
Something very expensive goes missing from the hut and they all begin to suspect each other. So in a bid to catch out th
Home Thoughts from Abroad
Bomber's sixteen-year-old daughter runs away from her home in Bristol, so Bomber returns home to be with his wife while
The Accused
Neville meets a German girl in a bar and they share a taxi home. The girl is later assaulted and Neville is arrested
Private Lives
Dennis is getting it together with Dagmar from the site office. He takes her off to a hotel for a romantic interlude.
The Fugitive
The lads go off for a weekend's fishing in the country, where they meet up with an English hitchhiker who is very myster
The Alien
MacGowan is a violent Irish nutcase. Nobody on the building site likes him and he's always getting into fights and causi
Last Rites
While visiting a local hospital, Dennis and Neville become friendly with a Geordie expatriot named Hedley. He stayed in
The Lovers
Barry talks the lads into redecorating the hut, using paint 'redistributed' from the site stores. Oz pretends to be a
Love and Other Four Letter Words
Dennis' wife, Vera, visits him in Dusseldorf and tells him that she wants to try to rescue their marriage. With Vera and
When the Boat Goes Out
It's just about time to pack up and go home now that the German government has decided that all foreign workers will hav
The Return of the Seven Part 1
Barry needs some help to finish renovating his house in Wolverhampton before he marries his girlfriend, Hazel. He sends
The Return of the Seven Part 2
Dennis has to go back to Newcastle to see his boss, Ally Fraser. While he's there, he meets up with Oz and brings him
A Law for the Rich
The gang, minus Barry, arrive at Thornley Manor to start the renovation work. One of the locals reports them to the p
Another Country
It's discovered that Thornley Manor is a listed building, so the lads are forced to stop work. Arthur Pringle throws
A Home from Home
The lads can't find accommodation because Arthur Pringle has 'put the word out' about them. They have to 'rough it' i
Cowboys
A plumber named Harry Blackburn, who's mad about Country and Western music, joins the gang temporarily. He talks the gan
No Sex Please, We're Brickies
Ally Fraser wants the conversion work at Thornley Manor to be finished quickly. He offers the lads some more work renova
Marjorie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Oz goes back to Newcastle and finds that his wife Marjorie has moved away and someone else is living in his flat. He
Hasta la Vista
After some delays, the lads finally set out for Spain, Dennis gets a phone call from Ally in the departure lounge saying
Scoop
Spain turns out to be a bit of a let-down, with a distinct lack of the 'action' some of the lads were looking forward to
Law and Disorder
The lads have a few days off work. Ally tells them to make a real effort to persuade everyone that they're tourist rathe
For Better or Worse
Hazel arrives in Spain and Barry tries to get wedding plans sorted out. Ally Fraser suggests that the happy couple sh
Quo Vadis, Pet
Dennis manages to get the upper hand, forcing Ally Fraser to ""wipe the slate clean"". Oz has a fling with Ally Frase
Bridging the Gap
The lads reunite in Middlesbrough for Oz's funeral, only to be approached by the man himself and he has an 'Irresistible
Heavy Metal
The foreign workforce arive and immediatley there are problems as half are Serbs and half are from Kasavo, who have been
Bridge over Troubled Water
There is trouble all round and the deal to sell the bridge falls through. Oz finds out his son is a 'pillow biter' (gay)
A Bridge Too Far
A Native American appears on the banks of the river and wants to buy the rbidge, but there is a problem the boys don't o
Another Country
The lads find themselves united once more as workers, with a grim little hut for their new home. Barry begins to go off
An Inspector Calls
The lads discover that the past has a habit of coming back to haunt them. A police inspector arrives looking for Moxey a
Britannia Waives the Rules
Russia. A marble staircase. Oz descends in his dirty, worn white underpants to join the others over a morning cuppa. The
Our Boys in Havana
Perhaps it's the heat, or the Cuban rum, or maybe it's just creeping middle-age but strange things are happening to TV's
A Gift from Fidel
The lads are sent out into the Cuban countryside to collect an antique bath, a present from Castro to the British Ambass
Moonlighting
Neville's first mission is to get to know Michael works for a pharmaceutical company. As if being suspected of spying is
Dangerous Liaisons
The Cuban's are convinced Barry is a spy after discovering his Russian connections. Oz faces a major blow in his relatio
The End of the Affair
Pru comes to the aid of Neville after he is kidnapped. Pru explains to Neville that Tarquin has not been entirely honest
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