4 Idle Hands: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Starring Mike Dudds and Pete Sutton in a mid-70s, recession-hit Britain. With no qualifications, but plenty of mouth and enthusiasm - which sets the scene for a serious of six adventures, all of which were originally aimed at a tea time teen audience, many of whom were no doubt in the same boat.

Series details

• Title: 4 Idle Hands
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1976-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 45939
• IMDb ID: tt0397790
• TVDB ID: 249270

Cast and credited roles

• Phil Daniels — Mike Dudds
• Ray Burdis — Pete Sutton
• George Innes — Emilio
• Royston Tickner — Mr. Dudds

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-03-26; final listed air date 1976-04-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from 4 Idle Hands on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.