Thick as Thieves

• E1

  The Homecoming

  George gets out of jail after three years only to find his best friend, Stan has shacked up with his other half, Annie. Despite throwing a bit of a wobbler, George can't get Annie to give Stan the boot.

  1974-06-01 · 30m
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• E2

  Happy Release

  George gets the hump when Stan, confined to his bed, gets bacon and eggs from Annie for breakfast when he gets none. What neither of them know is that Stan is playing up the extent of his injury...

  1974-06-08 · 30m
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• E3

  Good Conduct

  George, compelled to share a bed with Stan, takes him to task about his noisy sleeping habits. His day then takes a turn for the worse when a gentleman caller turns out to be a none-too-friendly policeman.

  1974-06-15 · 30m
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• E4

  Two Men In My Life

  Annie has a good rant at both George and Stan - she's had enough of both of them and decides to go and stay with a friend. An ex-cellmate of George's makes news headlines by breaking out of prison. George and Stan get an unexpected visitor...

  1974-06-22 · 30m
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• E5

  The Trouble With Tommy

  Escaped convict Tommy Holister is still in residence and the police dragnet is closing in, George and Stan try to brainstorm a plan to get rid of him, but they come up with nothing. Then they get the bright idea to embark on a criminal enterprise to fund Tommy's escape plans.

  1974-06-29 · 30m
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• E6

  Three Into Two Won't Go

  Much to his outrage, George fins out by accident that Stan and Annie are going on holiday together. He has a go at both of them and gets aggrieved when Stan reckons that it's all George's fault, as he came out of prison too early...

  1974-07-06 · 30m
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• E7

  Home And Away

  Annie and Daphne large it up in Benidorm while George and Stan, at home, indulge in continuous rounds of domestic squabbling and one-upmanship. Stan suggests a truce, but it's an uneasy one and only lasts two minutes before the fur starts to fly once more.

  1974-07-13 · 30m
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• E8

  Holy Deadlock

  Annie accuses George and Stan of being low rent ciminals, not even worthy of an appearance on police 5 television programme. George accuses her in turn of wanting them to go out and thieve to keep her in extravagant lifestyle. Something has to give.

  1974-07-20 · 30m
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Top cast

John Thaw

Stan

Bob Hoskins

George Dobbs

Pat Ashton

Michael Robbins

Johnny Briggs

Trevor Peacock