Del - I don’t believe you! You’re not going case-o with the wife of a convict are you?!
Rodney falls head of heels for a 40 year-old, Irene. Only problem is that her convicted husband is imminently due for release having been found guilty of wounding with intent, GBH and attempted murder...
There are some jokes in this episodes and some of the previous ones that possibly wouldn’t be allowed today, but the reaction of the characters at the time is true and genuine of opinions then - it doesn’t make it right. This episode deals with relationships, with Rodney lying that he was chatting to Mickey Pearce when he was actually chatting to Irene. Whilst some may take offence at this, we have to remember that attitudes were different and that the comedy is more about the shock at the mistaken identity and assumption we had made on the phone call compared to what Rodney said.
Elsewhere in the episode, we see Del seeing some more wheeling and dealing success with both his oversized coats and Georgian digital clocks, all that give us a good laugh. We also see Del meddling in Rodney’s love life (and selling her son a coat at the same time). Del takes the fall for Rodney when Irene’s husband (Tommy) hunts him down mistaking him for Rodney, taking a bruising for him in a punch up over Irene. This adds further to the theme of blood is thicker than water, and when the chips are down family comes first,
Rodney’s character continues to be naive, as the below conversation about Tommy shows us:
Rodney - He’s being released soon. That’s the problem. Look, when he comes out do you think I should go and see him, and tell him about me and Irene, man to man?
Del - Well, let me put it this way. You know one day if you’re really fed up with having knees in the middle of your legs, you know, you go and see him. On the other had, if you’ve grown quite attached to them, emigrate to Vietnam! You stupid little plonker, Rodney!
Tomorrow’s episode: The Yellow Peril
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