SERIES 8

(1980)

8/1

14/01/80

Politics

Graeme is faced with selling the image of two potential Prime Ministers to the nation; Bill as the revolutionary Che Monyou and Tim as the stunning Timita.

Main guests: David Dimbleby, Corbet Woodall, Jo Kendall

8/2

21/01/80

Saturday Night Grease

Tim wants to be king of the disco but is thrown out and then later locked in jail for indulging in mixed dancing; just the gimmick which Bill needs to increase the crowds at his own new disco.

Main guests: Maria Eldridge, Chris Eymand, Spencer Shires

8/3

28/01/80

A Kick In The Arts

The British Olympic team is broke and Tim has no choice but to join them after doing his dough at Graybungles Casino and competes against Graeme and Bill’s Rest Of The World team.

Main guests: Ballard Berkeley, Roland Macleod

8/4

04/02/80

U-Friend Or UFO

The strange alien abductions of trombonists cause Bill to take up the ‘bone in a bid to solve the mystery, while Graeme constructs EBGB the robot to help Tim out at his Knutters Knoll Knitespot.

Main guests: Roger Brierley, Marcelle Sammett, Patrick Moore

8/5

11/02/80

Animals

Tim’s attempts to treat animals with kindness are soon overshadowed by Graeme’s cruelty in putting them to work to earn their keep, while Bill campaigns for the rights of vegetables.

Main guests: Mel Smith, Patrick Moore, Ronnie Storm

8/6

18/02/80

War Babies

The Goodies are grown-up babies who are sent off to boarding school during the war years, and are asked by Churchill to go behind enemy lines to buy him a box of German cigars.

Main guests: Geoffrey Palmer, Andrew Ray, Sharon Miller