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<div>{{about|the British sitcom|the American western series|The Cowboys (TV series)}}<br />
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{{Infobox television <br />
| image = Cowboys (TV series).jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| runtime = 30 minutes<br />
| creator = Peter Learmouth<br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Roy Kinnear]]|[[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]]|[[Colin Welland]]|James Wardroper|[[Debbie Linden]]|[[Janine Duvitski]]}}<br />
| country = United Kingdom<br />
| language = English<br />
| channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|1980|9|3|df=y}}<br />
| last_aired = {{End date|1981|12|15|df=y}}<br />
| num_series = 2<br />
| num_episodes = 13 <br />
| producer = [[Thames Television|Thames]]<br />
| related = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Cowboys''''' is a British television sitcom that aired on the ITV network during the early 1980s. The title refers to the British colloquial use of "[[Cowboy#Negative associations|cowboy]]" to describe a workman of doubtful professionalism e.g. a "cowboy builder".<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[Roy Kinnear]] starred as Joe Jones, the hapless owner of a small building firm. His inept employees include 'Wobbly' Ron ([[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]]), Geyser ([[Colin Welland]]) and Eric (James Wardroper). [[Debbie Linden]] appeared in Series 1 as Doreen, with [[Janine Duvitski]] taking over as Muriel in Series 2.<br />
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The show was created by Peter Learmouth who would go on to create Granada television sitcoms ''[[Surgical Spirit (TV series)|Surgical Spirit]]'' and ''[[Let Them Eat Cake (TV series)|Let Them Eat Cake]]''.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Roy Kinnear]] – Joe Jones<br />
* [[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]] – Wobbly Ron<br />
* [[Colin Welland]] – Geyser<br />
* James Wardroper – Eric<br />
* [[Debbie Linden]] – Doreen (series 1)<br />
* [[Janine Duvitski]] – Muriel (series 2)<br />
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== Episodes ==<br />
===Series One (1980)===<br />
*1.1. Ripping Out<br />
*1.2. Perks<br />
*1.3. Remember Honky Stubbs<br />
*1.4. Black Day at Bad Rock<br />
*1.5. C.L.O.D.<br />
*1.6. Two Right Casanovas<br />
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===Series Two (1980-1981)===<br />
*2.1. Was It Eddie Croucher?<br />
*2.2. On Top of Old Smokey<br />
*2.3. Bell, Book and Candle<br />
*2.4. Hurricane Lesley<br />
*2.5. Pieces of Hate<br />
*2.6. Operation Douche<br />
*2.7. Middle for Diddle<br />
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== DVD releases ==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="width:320px; text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col" colspan="2"|DVD<br />
!scope="col"|Release date<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:red;"|<br />
|The Complete Series 1<br />
|17 January 2011<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:blue;"|<br />
|The Complete Series 2<br />
|5 March 2012<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* ''[[The Gaffer (TV series)|The Gaffer]]''<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0162072}}<br />
* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|cowboys}}<br />
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[[Category:1980 British television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:1981 British television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:1980s British sitcoms]]<br />
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows produced by Thames Television]]<br />
[[Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)]]<br />
[[Category:English-language television shows]]<br />
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