Slow Bus to Chingford
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The ReviewBrief: Del has a dream: The Trotter corporate skyscraper, rising majestically against the Peckham Skyline. With Rodneys night job and use of an open-topped bus, it's time for the latest moneymaking scam, Trotter's Ethnic Tours... Some how it looks like it might not catch on.
Transmitted: 6.10.1981 Duration: 30 minutes Viewing Figures: 7 million
The trouble starts when Del persuades the local bus company to
hand over one of their open-top buses in exchange for Rodney
working as a Trainee Nocturnal Security Officer - part of their
latest company, Trotter Watch.
As part of the deal, Rodney has to suffer the nerve-jangling
experience of patrolling the bus station on Tyler Street throughout
the night.
The next part of Del's scheme is the launch of Trotters'
Ethnic Tours: a scenic tour around Chingford and Croydon, taking in
such ethnic sights as the Lee Valley Viaduct. And despite a great
deal of whinging from his family, Del persuades Rodney to drive the
bus, whilst Grandad agrees to distribute the publicity
leaflets.
But when nobody turns up to the launch of Trotters' Ethnic
Tours, it is revealed that Grandad shares the legendary Trotter
business acumen and has posted the advertising leaflets through the
dust chute of Mandela House.
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