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{{Short description|British ITV sitcom 1982–83}}
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'''''The Bounder''''' is a British [[sitcom]] which ran from 16 April 1982 to 28 October 1983, made by [[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]]. The series starred [[Peter Bowles]] (of ''[[To the Manor Born]]'' fame) as Howard Booth, an ex-convict who served two years in jail. He lives with his brother-in-law, Trevor Mountjoy ([[George Cole (actor)|George Cole]]), and his sister (Trevor's wife), Mary ([[Rosalind Ayres]]). The latter left after Series One in 1982. It also starred [[Isla Blair]] as the next door widowed neighbour, Laura Miles. This series was created by [[Eric Chappell]].

==Production==
''The Bounder'' was specifically written by Eric Chappell for Peter Bowles to play the lead role. The pair had first worked together on a 1977 episode of ''[[Rising Damp]]'' and then the four series of ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]'' which aired between 1979 and 1982. Chappell told the ''[[Reading Post|Reading Evening Post]]'' in 1982, "Peter played the part [in ''Rising Damp''] with such flamboyancy and style. It was the first time I had seen him in situation comedy and he did it so beautifully. He was a natural choice to play Archie Glover [in] ''Only When I Laugh''. And, after watching his performance in the hospital comedy, I thought it would be marvellous to create a likeable rogue who had all the qualities we had seen conveyed by Peter."<ref name="Reading Evening Post">{{cite news |title=Why Peter is an ideal Bounder |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19820416/009/0002 |newspaper=[[Reading Post|Reading Evening Post]] |date=16 April 1982 |access-date=22 August 2021 |via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Bowles aired his delight at the series to the ''Reading Evening Post'', "It's the first time I have had a series written for me, and I'm thrilled and very enthusiastic about it. I'm also delighted to be working with George Cole for the first time. He is a master of comedy character roles."<ref name="Reading Evening Post"/>

== Series 1 ==

===(Episode 1) He’s not Heavy, he’s my Brother-in-law===
Howard Booth, a smoothly plausible former investment manager, emerges from [[prison]] after serving two years for [[fraud]]. Having nowhere to go and no funds, he imposes himself on his trusting younger sister Mary and her cynical [[estate agent]] husband, Trevor Mountjoy.

===(Episode 2) Howard at the Majestic===
Determined to treat Trevor and Mary to a [[wedding]] anniversary dinner at a posh hotel, Howard cons his way into a private party, pretending to be a school [[Old Boys|old boy]]. After being exposed by the manager, he attempts to impersonate the head waiter. Despite his initially successful plan, he comes badly unstuck.
Guest stars: [[Ronnie Stevens (actor)|Ronnie Stevens]] as Hotel manager; [[Glyn Owen]] as ‘Nipper’; Dennis Ramsden as Charles; [[Alan Curtis (British actor)|Alan Curtis]] as Toby; [[Arnold Diamond]] as Diner

===(Episode 3) We’ll go no more a-Roving’===
Howard romances Laura, a well-off widowed neighbour. Having done some creative writing whilst in prison, he pretends to be a dashing [[novelist]] and romantic [[poet]]. But she soon learns the truth.

===(Episode 4) Raising the Wind===
When Trevor won't advance Howard a small loan, he cons a [[bank]] manager into investing in an African [[diamond]] mine he claims to have discovered during a fictitious trip to Africa. But the scheme is quickly exposed as a fraud.
Guest stars: [[Larry Martyn]] as window cleaner; [[Garfield Morgan]] as bank manager

===(Episode 5) On Approval===
Howard gives Laura a £7000 [[diamond]] bracelet, which he's obtained on approval using Trevor's name. Laura likes it and Howard has to face paying for it or persuading her to reject it.

===(Episode 6) Suspicion===
Howard and Trevor are shopping at an expensive clothes shop, but Howard spots his former cellmate ‘Greasy" at his usual occupation - shoplifting. When Greasy slips the purloined items into Trevor's shopping bag, Howard has to do some quick thinking, including [[police impersonation|impersonating a police officer]].
Guest stars: [[Ken Jones (actor)|Ken Jones]] as ‘Greasy Spriggs; [[Tony Steedman]] as Cutforth

===(Episode 7) The Rival===
Laura is being wooed by an Italian, Count Montefiore, which leads Howard to jealousy. He engages an [[enquiry agent]] to check up on the Count and see if he’s really who he claims to be. But the investigator mistakenly checks Howard out, rather than the Count.
Guest stars: [[Stephen Greif]] as Count Montefiore; John Rapley as Enquiry agent; Frank Coda as Waiter

== Series 2 ==

===(Episode 1) A Tale of the Unexpected===
Mary has left Trevor and the house is a mess. Trevor engages a cleaning woman, but Howard thinks she’s Trevor’s girlfriend and scares her into leaving.
Guest star: [[Sharon Duce]] as Doreen Brent

===(Episode 2) Matchmaker===
Howard starts the HB Matrimonial Agency, but the first (and only) two clients are dissatisfied with his bumbling efforts and demand their money back.
Guest stars: [[Michael Robbins]] as Bert; [[Frances de la Tour]] as Celia

===(Episode 3) Raffles===
Laura’s house is burgled and her jewellery stolen. The police suspect it’s the work of a known thief, nicknamed ‘Raffles’, but Howard's criminal record causes them to suspect him instead. Howard discovers Raffles breaking into Trevor's house, but realises it's really ‘Greasy’, who he shared a cell with in prison.
Guest stars: Ken Wynne as Raffles/Greasy Spriggs; [[James Grout]] as DS Evans

===(Episode 4) Love me - Love my Dog===
Howard is still smitten with Laura, but she isn't as gullible as he supposes and resists his advances. To compound her resistance, she acquires ‘Sabre’, a [[German Shepherd Dog]], who takes Howard's presence as a threat.
Guest star: Tim Stern as Potter

===(Episode 5) Third Party===
Howard and Laura believe that Mary is seeing another man, but it turns out that he's only trying to sell her [[insurance]]. But then Laura falls for him – or does she?
Guest star: [[Michael Culver]] as Reggie Thorne

===(Episode 6) A Genuine Simpson===
Howard meets ‘Softly’ Simpson, a painter and forger he knew in prison, and persuades him to paint Trevor. But the painting looks more like the portrait of the [[Duke of Wellington]] on a five-pound note (withdrawn in 1991) than Trevor.
Guest star: [[Nicholas Le Prevost]] as Simpson

===(Episode 7) Unreasonable Behaviour===
Mary sues Trevor for [[divorce]]. Laura is attracted to Trevor, but Howard sets him up with Gloria, Trevor's secretary, who is already engaged. They all meet at a social function where Trevor is due to speak, and it's a disaster. Mary phones to ask to see Trevor, and he hopes for reconciliation, but the situation is left unresolved.
Guest star: [[Patricia Brake]] as Gloria Pert

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0083389}}

{{Eric Chappell}}

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[[Category:1983 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1980s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]
[[Category:Television series by Yorkshire Television]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]

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