Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever-growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in DÃ¼sseldorf. Follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Cast:Timothy Spall , Jimmy Nail , Tim Healy , Kevin Whately , Christopher Fairbank , Pat Roach , Gary Holton , Julia Tobin , Noel Clarke , Bill Paterson , Ray Knight , Lesley Saint-John , James Booth , Peter Birch , Val McLane , Alexander Hanson , Branka Katic , Brigitte Kahn

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ If I Were a Carpenter

Fri, Nov 11, 1983

Geordies Dennis,Oz and Neville travel to Dusseldorf for brick-laying work,meeting along the way Barry,a motor-bike riding electrician from Wolverhampton. They refuse to give cheeky carpenter Wayne a lift in Oz's car but it breaks down on the autobahn and Wayne goes whizzing past them,having hitched a ride in a lorry. On the site they meet West country man Bomber but there is only work for two brickies so Neville claims to be a carpenter. However he has an accident with the saw and decides to return to England. A night on the tiles soon changes his mind when he wakes up to find he has acquired a tattoo that states 'Lotte',the night before.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Who Won the War Anyway?

Fri, Nov 18, 1983

Neville is about to be sacked for his lying but becomes a hero when he raises the alarm after seeing an unexploded bomb,unearthed by the diggers. He befriends Helmut Fischer,a German co-worker,and meets his family,the father having fought against Neville's father in the war. Oz's tactless remarks about the British winning the war land him in trouble and he is dismissed but the Germans actually go on strike in order for him to be reinstated. Liverpudlian Moxey joins the work-force and is welcomed with open arms because he is the only one of them who owns a darts board.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Girls They Left Behind

Fri, Nov 25, 1983

Oz's wife Marjorie learns of her husband's whereabouts from Dennis's wife and writes to ask for money. Oz,unhappy that she tracked him down,returns the letter as Not Known at This Address. When the wages belatedly arrive Dennis and Oz go to watch Sunderland F.C. play a football match and Oz gets drunk,ending up on the plane back to Newcastle with the Sunderland fans. On hearing this the others send his wages to Newcastle. He is not amused because he has returned to Germany and he and the money have passed each other on the way.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Suspicion

Fri, Dec 2, 1983

Everyone in the hut comes under suspicion when Neville has some cash stolen and Oz's watch is also stolen. Meanwhile, Nev receives a gift from a new friend, which comes to quite a surprise for Wayne.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Home Thoughts from Abroad

Fri, Dec 9, 1983

Bomber hears from his wife that their teen-aged daughter Tracy has run away from home so he returns to Bristol to look for her, though in the mean time she turns up in Dusseldorf and the lads hide her in their hut whilst they alert Bomber to return. She tries it on with Wayne but,after he has turned her down,admits she does it for the attention. Later Neville is discovered moon-lighting at the local Indian restaurant.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Accused

Fri, Dec 16, 1983

Neville is arrested and charged with assault after a woman he walked home from a club is beaten up but the British and German workmen all join in to raise the money for his bail before his wife Brenda flies out to see why he did not phone her. Dennis remembers that the girl had a big row with her boyfriend and he and Helmut track down the real culprit,proving Neville's innocence - though he is still at pains to keep his tattoo from Brenda.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Private Lives

Fri, Dec 30, 1983

Dennis finds it difficult keeping his relationship with the site receptionist, Dagmar, a secret from the rest of the lads. Meanwhile, Wayne attempts to teach Barry the art of pulling women.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Fugitive

Fri, Jan 6, 1984

On their way to a fishing trip some of the workers pick up a young lad called Colin who is hitch-hiking. He tells them that he is a student,sleeping rough so they persuade him to come back to the site and ask for a job. He is,however,very secretive and eventually they discover why. He is an army deserter wanted by the military police for going AWOL. Eventually he is arrested,as is Barry because he has been trying to grow a beard and his appearance makes the police think he is a tramp.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ The Alien

Fri, Jan 13, 1984

The lads reluctantly bail out Magowan,a violent Irish worker jailed for fighting and reluctantly allow him to move in with them after he has been thrown out of his hostel. They are forming a darts team but do not want him to join though they are too scared to tell him,especially after he has assaulted Neville for asking for his bail money back. However,when Neville sees the boss,Herr Grunwald,at a porn cinema,the lads coerce him into sacking Magowan and getting rid of him for good.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Last Rites

Fri, Jan 20, 1984

Oz has developed a side line in selling pornographic videos. When a friend of Dennis's, Hedley Irwin, dies, Oz plans to smuggle the videos in Hedley's coffin as it is returned to England. However it transpires that Hedley was kicked out of the army for selling supplies to the Russians and his family do not want to accept his remains. As a result the coffin is cremated in Germany - with Oz's videos inside it.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Lovers

Fri, Jan 27, 1984

Oz finds love with a tasty German girl by the name of Uli after Wayne makes him out as being a rich tycoon's son. But it turns out he isn't the only one being dishonest. Meanwhile Barry comes up with an idea to make the hut more homely.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Love and Other Four-Letter Words

Fri, Feb 3, 1984

Dennis's wife announces that she is coming over to Germany - what will it mean for his divorce, and his relationship with Dagmar? Oz wonders about the power of reincarnation, and Wayne falls in love with a woman, not just into her bed.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ When the Boat Goes Out

Fri, Feb 10, 1984

Work on the site ends with a bang as Barry's bike explodes, demolishing the hut and destroying most of the lads' possessions. As the smoke subsides, the crew decides who will stay on in Germany and who will head for home

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Return of the Seven: Part 1

Fri, Feb 21, 1986

The boys have returned from Germany and gone their separate ways. Dennis has set up his own business, Oz has been to the Falklands and back, Neville is unemployed, Wayne has entered a disastrous marriage, Moxey has been in prison, and Bomber has returned to wrestling.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Return of the Seven: Part 2

Fri, Feb 28, 1986

Dennis returns to Newcastle where he meets up with Oz. Unhappy at not being met at the airport, Ally is even less pleased to find his Jaguar has had a run-in with a skip.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ A Law for the Rich

Fri, Mar 7, 1986

The lads take a step up in the world when they are asked to convert Thornley Manor into timeshare units. But their arrival in the village sets alarm bells ringing, especially for the local policeman.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Another Country

Fri, Mar 14, 1986

When work at the Manor is stopped because it is a listed building, the hapless brickies decide to go to the local village, where they are treated with suspicion.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ A Home from Home

Fri, Mar 21, 1986

The magnificent seven are forced to camp out in Thornley Manor. Wayne is given the cold shoulder by the other lads and is forced to start thinking seriously about how to regain his popularity.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Cowboys

Fri, Mar 28, 1986

Plumber Harry Blackburn is mad about country and western music, and when he joins the boys Oz regales him with his tales of Nashville and Merle Haggard. The truth comes out about Dennis' debts and the lads all go on strike. Ally, annoyed to hear of this, sends in his toughest boys to sort them out. The eight builders of course, show them the road back to the North East.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ No Sex Please, We're Brickies

Fri, Apr 4, 1986

Work at Thornley Manor is over and the lads take a break before leaving for Spain. Oz uses the opportunity to visit home and hits on the barmy idea of kidnapping his son, determined to prevent him from being taken overseas by wife Marjorie - but makes the mistake of roping Wayne in to help.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Marjorie Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Fri, Apr 11, 1986

In a rare moment of tenderness, Oz makes an attempt to save his marriage and get to know his son. Wayne has marital worries as well, but Dennis seems to be getting on fine with girlfriend Christine.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Hasta La Vista

Fri, Apr 18, 1986

The lads are impatient to be off to Spain, but just as they reach the departure lounge, things begin to go wrong. Posing as tourists, they find themselves sharing a plane with the Spennymoor and District Senior Citizens Society.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Scoop

Fri, Apr 25, 1986

The lads move their holiday gear into the wrong Spanish villa and decide to go skinny-dipping in the swimming pool - much to the outrage of the real occupants, who arrive unexpectedly.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Law and Disorder

Fri, May 2, 1986

Two relentless tabloid reporters pursue the lads, convinced they are a pack of heavy-duty villains wanted back home for an audacious payroll robbery.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ For Better or Worse

Fri, May 9, 1986

Ally's dodgy dealings take a turn for the worse, and Barry has difficulty controlling Hazel who seems to be suffering from an overdose of sun, sea and sangria - to say nothing of gambling fever.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Quo Vadis, Pet

Fri, May 16, 1986

Barry finally announces his long-awaited wedding to Hazel is definitely going ahead and Oz secretly embarks on a romance of his own. Needless to say, Ally is concocting another dodgy scheme in the background and, as he puts it into operation, the lads sail off over the horizon.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Bridging the Gap

Sun, Apr 28, 2002

Many years have passed since the lads completed the building job in Spain for Ally Fraser when all bar one of them are brought back together in Middlesborough for Oz's wake - but someone puts in a surprise appearance with a proposal for a very ambitious project for them to undertake.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Heavy Metal

Sun, May 5, 2002

The lads make a start on their new venture, with Dennis resuming his former role as the group's gaffer. In a twist of irony, they decide to employ foreign workers to keep costs down, but it seems very unlikely that that will prove to be the only source of their problems.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Bridge Over Troubled Water

Sun, May 12, 2002

There is a major financial hiccough with the project when the buyer falls through, Barry gets suspicious about his business partner, Neville causes problems when he speaks to a journalist and Oz gets a big surprise when he goes to see his son perform in a club.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ A Bridge Too Far

Sun, May 19, 2002

Oz's prospective buyer turns up but, without having the legal deed of ownership, securing the sale has complications. Meanwhile, with the backing of the rest of the lads, Barry finally confronts his wife and his business partner.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Another Country

Sun, May 26, 2002

The lads are arrested by the DEA, but manage to get bail. Work on the project grinds to a halt when there are problems getting appropriate labor, and Oz manages to rub some locals up the wrong way on a night out. Meanwhile, the discovery of a body in the Tees has the British police looking for Moxey.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ An Inspector Calls

Sun, Jun 2, 2002

Joe's son and his fellow work crew arrive and start work on the construction, but it comes to light that a key part of the shipment never made it to America. Dennis returns to England to strike a deal with Grainger for the missing part, while a policeman from England arrives looking for Moxey.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Britannia Waives the Rules

Sat, Jan 3, 2004

Barry is detained for questioning while the rest of the lads return to the UK courtesy of the British Consulate in St Petersburg. A Russian crime lord, whose mansion they have been working on is blown up just as they are finishing the job. But their brush with the Diplomatic Service prompts them to sign up with OED, the Government department that handles building contracts for British Embassies all over the world.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Our Men in Havana

Sat, Jan 10, 2004

The lads start work refurbishing a large derelict property to become the Ambassador's new residence. Wyman has a very memorable experience on their first night out on the town in Havana. The next evening, at a drinks reception for the Cuban National Ballet Company, Neville finally meets his contact and Oz finds himself strangely captivated by the Prima Ballerina.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ A Gift from Fidel

Sat, Jan 17, 2004

Neville's contact gives him a ticket for the boxing event, while Oz makes a date with the Prima Ballerina and Wyman joins the Embassy Scuba Club. But before any of them can make their appointments, the lads have to pick up an old bath for the Ambassador's new residence.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Moonlighting

Sat, Jan 24, 2004

Neville makes a new friend, Wyman starts seeing a girl from the Embassy and Oz persuades the others to help renovate his Cuban girlfriend's home. However, Dennis begins to feel everyone's avoiding him, and his suspicions are further aroused when the work-rate on the site drops off.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Dangerous Liaisons

Sat, Jan 31, 2004

Barry has been arrested after the car crash, but now the authorities begin to suspect he could be a spy. Oz's relationship also attracts special attention, Wyman's mother turns up unannounced and Neville has a secret mission.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The End of the Affair

Sat, Feb 7, 2004

Neville learns the truth about his contact, Wyman's mother comes up with a plan to smuggle Oz's girlfriend out of Cuba while Barry continues to languish in jail under suspicion of espionage.