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Sickness & Wealth

Season 6, Episode 5, Aired Feb 05, 1989

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While excruciating stomach cramps and a constant diet of health salts might drive some people to visit the doctor, not our Del! Oh no, he's only suffering from that scourge of all yuppies, PMA- Positive Mental Attitude! So, it's going to require some nifty plotting by Rodney and Uncle Albert to get Del to visit the dreaded "D" word!moreless

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Ewan Stewart

Doctor Meadows
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Ann Bryson

Nurse
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Josephine Welcome

Doctor Shaheed

David Jason

Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Nicholas Lyndhurst

Rodney Trotter
Buster Merryfield

Uncle Albert
Gwyneth Strong

Cassandra Parry

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Probably the least interesting episode of the sixth series, but very revealing.

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By francklloyd, May 02, 2008

We all remember the sixth series as a revolutionary one, because the episodes got longer, the plots more complex and more dramatic tension was introduced. This episode shows what can go wrong if these elements are not very well balanced. You have to admire John Sullivan that he dared to make an episode that ended with Del breaking down. But, unlike other emotional scenes, there was no laugh line to balance it. It's the plot that lets you down a bit. It feels like a half hour show stretched to 50 minutes. Some scenes, such as the one with Rodney, Cassandra and Albert discussing Del's predicament in the pub, bring nothing to the story, apart from some jokes. As such, I found it strange to read that the show actually overran its normal length. I presume Sullivan got caught up in the drama of the story and couldn't bring himself to cutting serious scenes.moreless
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- Mike: They don't actually appear in the room, do they? The spirits? Trigger: Don't worry, Mike. Just do what you normally do. Water them down.
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- Dr Shaheed: Do you have any trouble passing water? Del: I had a dizzy spell going over Tower Bridge once.
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- Dr Meadows: Do you ever think about all that saturated fat floating around your arteries? Del: I try not to. Puts me off my grub.
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- Boycie: If Elsie Partridge really could raise the dead half the money lenders in Peckham would be employing her.
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- This episode over ran its time slot, and had five minutes edited out when it first aired.
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