Sink or Swim: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sink or Swim is a BBC sitcom that aired on Thursday nights from 1980-1982.

Brothers Brian and Steve Webber attempts to strike out in business involves a soggy narrowboat and a dubious decision to ply the Thames-side tourist trade. Unfortunately, Steve is as loutish and lazy as Brian is charming and ambitious, and the latter finds both his enthusiasm and his relationship with idealistic girlfriend Sonia severely hampered by his brother's persistent presence.

Series details

• Title: Sink or Swim
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1980-12-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-10-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20944
• TVDB ID: 304205

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Davison — Brian Webber
• Robert Glenister — Steve Webber

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-12-04; final listed air date 1981-01-22; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-10-22; final listed air date 1981-11-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1982-09-09; final listed air date 1982-10-14; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sink or Swim 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.