Tripper's Day: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tripper's Day is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV. The plot involved Leonard Rossiter as Norman Tripper, a Northern manager assigned to a London supermarket with a problematic staff.

The programme is largely remembered for the negative critical reviews it received, and mainly for the fact that it was Rossiter's final television work, the actor dying between the broadcast of the second and third episodes.

The series was brought back two years later with Bruce Forsyth in the lead role, under the new title Slinger's Day. In Canada and United States the series had a remake under the title Check it Out! (1985–1988).

Series details

• Title: Tripper's Day
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1984-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-10-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8209
• TVDB ID: 70568

Cast and credited roles

• Leonard Rossiter — Norman Tripper
• Pat Ashton — Hilda Rimmer
• Gordon Gostelow — Alf Battle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-09-24; final listed air date 1984-10-29; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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