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Ralph Tanner (Richard Briers) is a compulsive liar who will do anything to convince people that he is a successful "man of the world". In reality, he's a brash, incompetemt loser.
At the airport, on his way to holiday in Spain, he meets Brian Bryant (Michael Gambon). The two strike up an unlikely friendship, mainly because Brian is a gullible soul who believes all of Ralph's boastful stories.
In the second series, the pair are back in England, where they start working together as travelling salesmen.
Series: 2
Episodes: 13
Transmitted: 1977-1979
BBC Television