The Brothers McGregor (1985)
Synopsis
Liverpool-set sitcom about black and white half-brothers Wesley and Cyril who run an extremely dodgy second-hand car business. The series is a spin-off of ITV soap opera Coronation Street, featuring two characters that originally appeared in the soap for one episode in May 1982. Unable to get Carl Chase and Tony Osoba back to play the roles, Philip Whitchurch and Paul Barber were cast instead.
First Air Date: 1985-09-04
Last Air Date: 1988-08-24
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 26
Created By: John Stevenson
Networks: ITV Granada
Top Cast
- Philip Whitchurch as Cyril McGregor
- Jean Heywood as Dolly McGregor
- Paul Barber as Wesley McGregor
- Jackie Downey as Glenys Pike
- Allan Surtees as Colwyn Stanley
- Terry Cundall as Nigel
- Danny O'Dea as Mr. Seddon
- Peter Christian as Sandra's boyfriend
- David Scase as Vicar
- Karl Lornie as 2nd Youth
Seasons
Season 1 (1985)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Getaway Car
Cyril attempts to sell a dodgy car with an out of hours test drive to a youngster. A colleague covers for him but he returns to his place of work prematurely.
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Ep. 2: The Royal Letter
Uncle Crosby, one of Dolly's ex-boyfriends arrives, on the run from the police and looking for a place to hide.
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Ep. 3: Cyril's Marital Status
Glenys breaks off her engagement to Cyril following the revelation that he has been divorced from is wife for 18 months.
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Ep. 4: The Vicar Buys a Car
Wesley is far from happy when he discovers that Cyril has bought a hearse.
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Ep. 5: The Talent Contest
Wesley gets a booking for Cyril to sing at a nightclub in Stoke.
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Ep. 6: The Impressive Address
Wesley finds new business premises.
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Ep. 7: Nye Jenkins
Cyril meets Nye Jenkins going about his business with his sandwich board as usual proclaiming the end of the world is nigh and makes a joke about Nye having already booked his summer holidays. Wesley decides the car pitch needs a new image.
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