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	\| genre = [[Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[Sitcom]]
	\| creator = [[Brian Cooke]]		\| creator = [[w:Brian Cooke\|Brian Cooke]]
	\| starring = {{unbulleted list\|[[Bruce Forsyth]]\|[[Paul Clarkson]]\|[[David Kelly (actor)\|David Kelly]]\|[[Philip Bird]]\|[[Andrew Paul]]\|[[Liz Crowther]]\|Charlie Hawkins\|Vicky Licorish\|Suzanne Church\|Jacqueline de Paza}}		\| starring = {{unbulleted list\|[[Bruce Forsyth]]\|[[Paul Clarkson]]\|[[David Kelly (actor)\|David Kelly]]\|[[Philip Bird]]\|[[Andrew Paul]]\|[[Liz Crowther]]\|Charlie Hawkins\|Vicky Licorish\|Suzanne Church\|Jacqueline de Paza}}
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
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	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
	\| producer = Mark Stuart		\| producer = Mark Stuart
	\| company = [[Thames Television]]		\| company = [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]]
	\| network = [[ITV Network\|ITV]]		\| network = [[w:ITV Network\|ITV]]
	\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1986\|9\|3\|df=y}}		\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1986\|9\|3\|df=y}}
	\| last_aired = {{End date\|1987\|10\|14\|df=y}}		\| last_aired = {{End date\|1987\|10\|14\|df=y}}
	\| preceded_by = ''[[Tripper's Day]]''		\| preceded_by = ''[[Tripper's Day]]''
	\| related = ''[[Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)\|Check It Out!]]''<br />''[[Full Frys]]''		\| related = ''[[w:Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)\|Check It Out!]]''<br />''[[Full Frys]]''
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	'''''Slinger's Day''''' is a British [[sitcom]] that aired for two series from 1986 to 1987, made by [[Thames Television]] for the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network. It was a continuation of ''[[Tripper's Day]]'', which had originally come to a natural end after [[Leonard Rossiter]]'s death, and, despite the overwhelmingly negative response it had drawn from reviewers and a section of the viewing public, was revived this time with [[Bruce Forsyth]] as a different character to Rossiter but fulfilling the same role, that of the manager of a [[London]] [[supermarket]] with largely incompetent staff.		'''''Slinger's Day''''' is a British [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] that aired for two series from 1986 to 1987, made by [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] for the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network. It was a continuation of ''[[Tripper's Day]]'', which had originally come to a natural end after [[Leonard Rossiter]]'s death, and, despite the overwhelmingly negative response it had drawn from reviewers and a section of the viewing public, was revived this time with [[Bruce Forsyth]] as a different character to Rossiter but fulfilling the same role, that of the manager of a [[w:London\|London]] [[w:supermarket\|supermarket]] with largely incompetent staff.

	Like ''Tripper's Day'', it was created by [[Brian Cooke]], however, in contrast to the previous series, Cooke only wrote two episodes of the twelve episodes, more than half of them being written by [[Vince Powell]] with others being written by [[Alex Shearer]] and ''[[Sorry! (TV series)\|Sorry!]]'' creators [[Ian Davidson (scriptwriter)\|Ian Davidson]] and Peter Vincent, and one episode written by the prolific [[Andrew Marshall (writer)\|Andrew Marshall]] and [[David Renwick]].		Like ''Tripper's Day'', it was created by [[w:Brian Cooke\|Brian Cooke]], however, in contrast to the previous series, Cooke only wrote two episodes of the twelve episodes, more than half of them being written by [[Vince Powell]] with others being written by [[Alex Shearer]] and ''[[Sorry! (TV series)\|Sorry!]]'' creators [[Ian Davidson (scriptwriter)\|Ian Davidson]] and Peter Vincent, and one episode written by the prolific [[Andrew Marshall (writer)\|Andrew Marshall]] and [[David Renwick]].

	''Slinger's Day'' represented Forsyth's only ever situation comedy acting role, and he remained more associated with [[Stand-up comedy\|stand-up routines]] and [[gameshow]]s.		''Slinger's Day'' represented Forsyth's only ever situation comedy acting role, and he remained more associated with [[Stand-up comedy\|stand-up routines]] and [[gameshow]]s.

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{{Infobox television
| name = Slinger's Day
| image = Slinger's Day.png
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| creator = [[Brian Cooke]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Bruce Forsyth]]|[[Paul Clarkson]]|[[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]]|[[Philip Bird]]|[[Andrew Paul]]|[[Liz Crowther]]|Charlie Hawkins|Vicky Licorish|Suzanne Church|Jacqueline de Paza}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 12
| runtime = 30 minutes
| producer = Mark Stuart
| company = [[Thames Television]]
| network = [[ITV Network|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1986|9|3|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1987|10|14|df=y}}
| preceded_by = ''[[Tripper's Day]]''
| related = ''[[Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)|Check It Out!]]'' ''[[Full Frys]]''
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'''''Slinger's Day''''' is a British [[sitcom]] that aired for two series from 1986 to 1987, made by [[Thames Television]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network. It was a continuation of ''[[Tripper's Day]]'', which had originally come to a natural end after [[Leonard Rossiter]]'s death, and, despite the overwhelmingly negative response it had drawn from reviewers and a section of the viewing public, was revived this time with [[Bruce Forsyth]] as a different character to Rossiter but fulfilling the same role, that of the manager of a [[London]] [[supermarket]] with largely incompetent staff.

Like ''Tripper's Day'', it was created by [[Brian Cooke]], however, in contrast to the previous series, Cooke only wrote two episodes of the twelve episodes, more than half of them being written by [[Vince Powell]] with others being written by [[Alex Shearer]] and ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'' creators [[Ian Davidson (scriptwriter)|Ian Davidson]] and Peter Vincent, and one episode written by the prolific [[Andrew Marshall (writer)|Andrew Marshall]] and [[David Renwick]].

''Slinger's Day'' represented Forsyth's only ever situation comedy acting role, and he remained more associated with [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up routines]] and [[gameshow]]s.

==Plot==
Cecil Slinger (played by Forsyth) is designated by the Supafare [[supermarket]] chain as the new manager in the branch that had previously been run by Norman Tripper. Like his predecessor, Slinger is forced to manage a supermarket branch that employs possibly the worst supermarket staff in the world: Mr. Christian (played by Clarkson), the cheerful but naïve assistant manager; Fred (played by Kelly), a lazy, alcoholic and inept [[security guard]]; Hardie (played by Bird), the [[trade union|union]] [[shop steward]]; as well as Higgins, Hardie's assistant of sorts (played by Paul), [[secretary]] Sylvia (played by Crowther) and the pop tart-like{{Clarify|date=August 2010}} [[Point of sale|checkout]] [[cashier]] Dottie (played by Licorish).

Fred replaced Alf (played in ''Tripper's'' by [[Gordon Gostelow]]), and in the second series Sylvia was replaced by Miss Foster (played by Church) and Dottie was replaced by Shirley (played by de Paza).

==Cast==
The three main actors credited in the opening credits of ''Tripper's Day'' ([[Leonard Rossiter]], [[Pat Ashton]] and [[Gordon Gostelow]]) did not reprise their roles for ''Slinger's Day'', with the Rossiter and Gostelow roles replaced respectively by [[Bruce Forsyth]] and [[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]]. Many of the supporting cast of ''Tripper's Day'' did reprise their roles for the series, however only [[Philip Bird]] and [[Paul Clarkson]] appeared in both series.
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* Bruce Forsyth as Cecil Slinger
* David Kelly as Fred
* Philip Bird as Hardie
* Paul Clarkson as Mr Christian
* [[Andrew Paul]] as Higgins (series 1)
* Vicky Licorish as Dottie (series 1)
* [[Liz Crowther]] as Sylvia (series 1)
* Suzanne Church as Miss Foster (series 2)
* Jacqueline De Peza as Shirley (series 2)
* [[Charlie Hawkins]] as Colin Wilkins (series 2)
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==Episodes==
===Series 1 (1986)===
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| Title = New Management
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Brian Cooke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|09|03|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Cecil Slinger takes over a struggling Supafare branch.
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| Title = Going Bananas
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Brian Cooke
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Butter Wouldn't Melt
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Vince Powell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|09|17|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = A Right Royal Mix-Up
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Vince Powell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|09|24|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Black Letter Day
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Vince Powell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|01|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = While trying to get himself a promotion, Slinger inadvertently sends a nasty letter to the area manager.
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Nightshift
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Alex Shearer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|08|df=y}}
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===Series 2 (1987)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Lost and Found
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Vince Powell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|09|09|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Whose Baby?
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Vince Powell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|09|16|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Taken for a Ride
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|09|23|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Initiative
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Andrew Marshall and David Renwick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|09|30|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = The store must move five hundred units of [[fishcake]]s before they go bad.
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Stocktake
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Alex Shearer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|07|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = A Pane in the Neck
| DirectedBy = Mark Stuart
| WrittenBy = Vince Powell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|14|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = When a window pane is accidentally broken, Mr. Slinger is forced to stay overnight and watch the shop.
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==Home media==
The complete series of ''Slinger's Day'' was released on 23 April 2012.

==See also==
*''[[Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)|Check It Out!]]'' ([[Canada|Canadian]]-produced series following the ''Tripper's/Slinger's'' format with [[Don Adams]])

==References==
*[[Mark Lewisohn]], ''BBC Online Comedy Guide''/''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy''
*British TV Online Resources

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0088609|title=Slinger's Day}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|slingers_day}}
*[http://phill.co.uk/comedy/slinger/''Slinger's Day'' at the British TV Online Resources]

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[[Category:1980s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:1986 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1987 British television series endings]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]
[[Category:Television shows produced by Thames Television]]
[[Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)]]
[[Category:Television shows set in London]]
[[Category:Television series set in shops]]
[[Category:Television shows shot at Teddington Studios]]

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	==Home media==		==Home media==
	The complete series of ''Slinger's Day'' was released on 23 April 2012.		The complete series of ''Slinger's Day'' was released on 23 April 2012.

	~~==See also==~~
	*''[[Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)\|Check It Out!]]'' ([[Canada\|Canadian]]-produced series following the ''Tripper's/Slinger's'' format with [[Don Adams]])

	==References==		==References==