SERIES

Common As Muck

19942 Seasons50m episodes7.0

Comedy, Drama

TMDB7.0

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Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Origin: GB

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Common As Muck is a gritty BBC comedy drama serial focusing on the lives of a crew of bin men and their management staff. It ran for two series. The first series was screened in 1994 and the second in 1997. Both were nominated for a BAFTA for Best Drama.

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Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writing: William Ivory, William Ivory
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 7, 1994
Network: BBC One

Time to finish

10 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Michelle Holmes

Marie

Kathy Burke

Sharon

Saeed Jaffrey

Nat Prabhakar

Neil Dudgeon

Ken Andrews

Richard Ridings

Bernard Green

Stephen Lord

Jonno Fox

Edward Woodward

Nev

Roy Hudd

John Parry

Anthony Barclay

Sunil

Lesley Sharp

Christine Stranks

Terence Rigby

Dougie Hodd

Paul Shane

Mike Roberts

SERIES

Common As Muck

19942 Seasons50m episodes7.0

Comedy, Drama

TMDB7.0

Votes8

Your rating

Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Origin: GB

About

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 7, 1994 · 50m
The Nose Out of Joint
A drama series that follows the adventures of a gang of dustbin men as they face the realities of privatisation. They're a wild bunch, a law unto themselves. But with the local people thinking they would be better off with a private company, the last thing the boys should do is put a powerful nose out of joint.
E2 · Airs Sep 14, 1994 · 50m
Keeping the Refuse Tender
The day of judgement approaches and the management will have to take radical action if they're going to hang on to the refuse tender. Supercrew's card is marked and they'd better watch out if they're not to run into a bin-load of trouble.
E3 · Airs Sep 21, 1994 · 50m
The Weekend
It's the weekend and the council are meeting to decide who gets the refuse tender. It's Jonno's big night out and Nev comes face-to-face with a secret from his past.
E4 · Airs Sep 28, 1994 · 50m
Supercrew at the Job Centre
The Belgians have taken over, in the form of Propre UK and the sleek Brian Forget. The binmen have to grit their teeth and sign on with the privatised outfit, even at lower wages. Only Ken refuses and gets himself paid off - but not for long. Working life for the 'supercrew' is looking unliveable - until Ken starts taking an interest in Euro-legislation.
E5 · Airs Oct 5, 1994 · 50m
Cash Bonus
Ken receives good news from his employer and Denice has an announcement to make. Jonno finally discovers what Marie does for a living.
E6 · Airs Oct 12, 1994 · 50m
One More Battle to Fight
The binmen decide to fight back against Propre UK and stage a go-slow.

Details

Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writing: William Ivory, William Ivory
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 7, 1994
Network: BBC One

Time to finish

10 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Michelle Holmes

Marie

Kathy Burke

Sharon

Saeed Jaffrey

Nat Prabhakar

Neil Dudgeon

Ken Andrews

Richard Ridings

Bernard Green

Stephen Lord

Jonno Fox

Edward Woodward

Nev

Roy Hudd

John Parry

Anthony Barclay

Sunil

Lesley Sharp

Christine Stranks

Terence Rigby

Dougie Hodd

Paul Shane

Mike Roberts

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