Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.
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Tim Healy
Dennis Patterson
Kevin Whately
Neville Hope
Jimmy Nail
Leonard 'Oz' Osborne
Christopher Fairbank
Albert Moxey
Timothy Spall
Barry Taylor
Pat Roach
Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge
Julia Tobin
Brenda Hope
Zoë Eeles
Tina
Javier Alcina
Raúl Ortiz
Caroline Harker
Pru Scott-Johns
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13 episodes • 1983Avg: 6.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If I Were a Carpenter | Nov 11, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Who Won the War Anyway? | Nov 18, 1983 | 6.0 |
| 3 | The Girls They Left Behind | Nov 25, 1983 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Suspicion | Dec 2, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Home Thoughts from Abroad | Dec 9, 1983 | 6.0 |
| 6 | The Accused | Dec 16, 1983 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Private Lives | Dec 30, 1983 | 6.0 |
| 8 | The Fugitive | Jan 6, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 9 | The Alien | Jan 13, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Last Rites | Jan 20, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 11 | The Lovers | Jan 27, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Love and Other Four Letter Words | Feb 3, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 13 | When the Boat Goes Out | Feb 10, 1984 | 6.0 |
13 episodes • 1986Avg: 4.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Return of the Seven Part 1 | Feb 21, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 2 | The Return of the Seven Part 2 | Feb 28, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 3 | A Law for the Rich | Mar 7, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Another Country | Mar 14, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 5 | A Home from Home | Mar 21, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Cowboys | Mar 28, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 7 | No Sex Please, We're Brickies | Apr 4, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Marjorie Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Apr 11, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Hasta la Vista | Apr 18, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Scoop | Apr 25, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Law and Disorder | May 2, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 12 | For Better or Worse | May 9, 1986 | 4.0 |
| 13 | Quo Vadis, Pet | May 16, 1986 | 4.0 |
6 episodes • 2002Avg: 4.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridging the Gap | Apr 28, 2002 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Heavy Metal | May 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bridge over Troubled Water | May 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Bridge Too Far | May 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Another Country | May 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | An Inspector Calls | Jun 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 2004
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britannia Waives the Rules | Jan 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Our Boys in Havana | Jan 11, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Gift from Fidel | Jan 18, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Moonlighting | Jan 25, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dangerous Liaisons | Feb 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The End of the Affair | Feb 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
