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GUEST STAR
Louise BurtonVirginia Edwards
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GUEST STAR
Martin CochraneFirefighter
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John Inman
Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (1972-1985)
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Mollie Sugden
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Slocombe (1972-1985)
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Frank Thornton
Captain Stephen Peacock
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Wendy Richard
Miss Shirley Brahms (1972-1985)
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Mike Berry
Mr. Bert Spooner (1981-1985)
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Arthur English
Mr. Beverley Harmon (1976-1985)
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QUOTES (4)
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Mr Humphries: We have a special offer today: perfume. (He sprays some perfume.)
Mr Rumbold: It's a bit strong, isn't it?
Mr Humphries: It's called Power Failure.
Mr Rumbold: Why?
Mr Humphries: You can always find your wife in the dark.
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Mr Rumbold: Remember, you are a typical, suburban, married couple.
Captain Peacock: I object to that word 'suburban'.
Mr Rumbold: How would you describe yourself? Captain Peacock: Upper middle class.
Mr Rumbold: Do you have two bathrooms in your house?
Captain Peacock: No.
Mr Rumbold: Have you got gnomes in your garden?
Captain Peacock: A couple of very small ones.
Mr Rumbold: Are you within walking distance of a metropolitan line station?
Captain Peacock: Yes
Mr Rumbold: You're suburban!
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Captain Peacock: I was with the RAC in the desert.
Mr Grossman: In the cookhouse.
Captain Peacock: I was in the front line, often with 24 hours of constant shelling!
Miss Brahms: Yes, and when he finished the peas, he had to get on with the potatoes.
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Mr Humphries: What about a paper dart. I used to make paper darts when I was a mixed infant. That's how I once proposed to a little girl six desks away. Mrs Slocombe: How sweet. Did she accept? : Mr Humphries: No, somebody sneezed and the boy next to her got it. He still writes to me from a Benedictine monastery.
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NOTES (1)
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This was the last appearance of Milo Spelber as Mr. Grossman.
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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The title of this episode is an allusion to "sit-ins." A sit-in is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.
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RIP John Inman....
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