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"Bottoms Up" is the fifth episode of the first series of British
sitcom Bottom
. It was first broadcast on October 14, 1991. This episode sees the first appearance of Roger Sloman as "Mr. Harrison", the landlord.
Jam Making". At this point, the landlord Mr. Harrison (Roger Sloman) bursts into the flat asking Richie and Eddie if they would mind his shop, so inconvenienced is he with his mother's funeral.
In the shop, Richie insists that he should wear white overcoat and Eddie, as assistant, should wear a brown one. Mr. Harrison doesn't have a brown overcoat so Richie forces him to wear his brown jacket back-to-front. Mr Harrison leaves and Richie engrosses himself in the role of shopkeeper, while Eddie empties all the packets of Hula Hoops
that Richard repeatedly crushes with the counter flap. Richie insults various customers: a friend of Eddie's (Michael Redfern) who wants to buy the newspaper Richie is reading; an old woman (Evie Garrett) who hears Richie talking to himself and enquires if he is mad; and a doctor (John Wells) who refers to Richie as "assistant". Richie is in desperation with the state of the nation, when Eddie suggests they go up to the roof and watch cricket
. Eddie sets up a bell on the door so they know when people are entering the shop.
On the roof, the pair chat before Eddie hears the bell and goes downstairs to serve a customer. Richie realises that the roof flap cannot be opened from the outside and panics before Eddie opens the flap, hitting Richie in the face. When Eddie goes down to serve another customer Riche sets a trap; Eddie comes back up and tricks him into falling for it. When going back down, Richie sets a trap where the trap door will smash Eddie's head, but the plan backfires and the hatch shuts, trapping them on the roof. People start looting the shop and Eddie climbs down the drainpipe
to stop them. Unfortunately, Richie has used the string that holds it to the roof in his trap. Eddie falls to the ground and stops the looting, then comes back to the roof. As soon as Eddie gets back up, the door slams shut and it begins to rain. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie off the roof.
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sitcom Bottom
Bottom (TV series)
Bottom was a British sitcom television series that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by comic duo Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson who star as Richie and Eddie, two flatmates living on the dole in Hammersmith, London...
. It was first broadcast on October 14, 1991. This episode sees the first appearance of Roger Sloman as "Mr. Harrison", the landlord.
Plot
As the episode begins, Richie is trying to enjoy an English Sunday morning, while Eddie is trying to watch pornographic films. After Eddie has forced Richie to sit down to watch the film, the pair observe that the film is not particularly erotic and Richie suggests that the "Furry Honey-pot Adventure" may be a kids film. Eddie's other purchases also turn out to be innocent - "Big Jugs" is a history of Victorian pottery and "Swedish Lesbians in Blackcurrent Jam" turns out to be "Swedish Legends in BlackcurrantBlackcurrant
Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, is a species of Ribes berry native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia, and is a perennial....
Jam Making". At this point, the landlord Mr. Harrison (Roger Sloman) bursts into the flat asking Richie and Eddie if they would mind his shop, so inconvenienced is he with his mother's funeral.
In the shop, Richie insists that he should wear white overcoat and Eddie, as assistant, should wear a brown one. Mr. Harrison doesn't have a brown overcoat so Richie forces him to wear his brown jacket back-to-front. Mr Harrison leaves and Richie engrosses himself in the role of shopkeeper, while Eddie empties all the packets of Hula Hoops
Hula Hoops
Hula Hoops are a potato-based snack, in the shape of short, hollow cylinders. They were first introduced in 1973. Hula Hoops come in several different flavors. They are produced by KP Snacks...
that Richard repeatedly crushes with the counter flap. Richie insults various customers: a friend of Eddie's (Michael Redfern) who wants to buy the newspaper Richie is reading; an old woman (Evie Garrett) who hears Richie talking to himself and enquires if he is mad; and a doctor (John Wells) who refers to Richie as "assistant". Richie is in desperation with the state of the nation, when Eddie suggests they go up to the roof and watch cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
. Eddie sets up a bell on the door so they know when people are entering the shop.
On the roof, the pair chat before Eddie hears the bell and goes downstairs to serve a customer. Richie realises that the roof flap cannot be opened from the outside and panics before Eddie opens the flap, hitting Richie in the face. When Eddie goes down to serve another customer Riche sets a trap; Eddie comes back up and tricks him into falling for it. When going back down, Richie sets a trap where the trap door will smash Eddie's head, but the plan backfires and the hatch shuts, trapping them on the roof. People start looting the shop and Eddie climbs down the drainpipe
Rain gutter
A rain gutter is a narrow channel, or trough, forming the component of a roof system which collects and diverts rainwater shed by the roof....
to stop them. Unfortunately, Richie has used the string that holds it to the roof in his trap. Eddie falls to the ground and stops the looting, then comes back to the roof. As soon as Eddie gets back up, the door slams shut and it begins to rain. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie off the roof.
Consistency errors
- In "ContestContest (Bottom episode)"Contest" is the third episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on Monday September 30, 1991.-Synopsis:...
", Richie claims the flat is owned by his auntie Mabel.