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Summary

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 holdiday 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.

Cast List

  Richard Briers as Ralph Tanner
  Michael Gambon as Brian Bryant
  Michael Chesden as Manolo (Series 1)

Production Details

Written by:
John Esmonde, Bob Larbey

Produced by:
John Howard Davies, Roger Race

2 series, 13 episodes

Transmitted: 1977-79

BBC Television