Brush Strokes

Jacko is a painter and decorator with an eye for the ladies. He works with Eric, who's married to his sister Jean. The painting and decorating firm they work for is owned by Lionel Bainbridge.

Genre: Comedy

Director: John Esmonde , Bob Larbey

Cast:Karl Howman , Howard Lew Lewis , Mike Walling , Jackie Lye , Elizabeth Counsell , Erika Hoffman , Gary Waldhorn , Nicky Croydon , Kim Thomson

1Season 3

Brush Strokes: Season 3 (1988): Episode 1 - Episode 1

November 28, 1988

The wedding - but not everything goes according to plan.

2Season 3

Brush Strokes: Season 3 (1988): Episode 2 - Episode 2

December 5, 1988

Jacko & Sandra return from their honeymoon. Their second wedding is all prepared. But they forgot to tell everyone that they're not getting married.

3Season 3

Brush Strokes: Season 3 (1988): Episode 3 - Episode 3

December 12, 1988

Gloria has trouble with the Greys. Leslie makes a move on Jacko, but opts for Badminton with Giles.

4Season 3

Brush Strokes: Season 3 (1988): Episode 4 - Episode 4

December 19, 1988

Reg returns. Elmo is the Great White Hunter.

5Season 3

Brush Strokes: Season 3 (1988): Episode 5 - Episode 5

January 9, 1989

Splosh opens. Tommy Hooligan is born.

6Season 3

Brush Strokes: Season 3 (1988): Episode 6 - Episode 6

January 16, 1989

Veronica joins Bainbridges. Elmo goes to Australia. Jacko looks for the missing piece of the jigsaw.

1Season 4

Brush Strokes: Season 4 (1990): Episode 1 - Episode 1

February 22, 1990

Jacko is back to find that Lionel has died. Sandra finally leaves Splosh and Jacko decides to sell up and give Giles back his money. Elmo is back from Australia. He found an opal mine and is now very wealthy.

2Season 4

Brush Strokes: Season 4 (1990): Episode 2 - Episode 2

March 1, 1990

Veronica takes over the business and immediately employs Sandra as secretary. Elmo originally offers to invest in Jacko's business but Jacko talks him into starting up a wine bar instead. Jacko takes up Veronica's offer of a job.

3Season 4

Brush Strokes: Season 4 (1990): Episode 3 - Episode 3

March 8, 1990

Elmo opens his wine bar and everybody finds the pink colour scheme overpowering. Jacko and Eric start work on the Morella's business. Jacko is interested in Lucia Morella. Leslie tries to get Sandra sacked but Veronica sacks her instead.

4Season 4

Brush Strokes: Season 4 (1990): Episode 4 - Episode 4

March 15, 1990

acko asks Mr. Morella for permission to take out his daughter Lucia and he receives the okay to call on her. Jacko goes out on his first date with Lucia but finds out that the permission was only to visit her at home, six times. Elmo has trouble with the staff when they all quit over some 'friendly pats of encouragement'. Jacko decides to take Veronica out to cheer her up. Leslie has decided that she is going to marry Giles, as a marriage of convenience, and is going to make him ask her. However it doesn't work out as he decides that he is still in love Gloria and drops her.

5Season 4

Brush Strokes: Season 4 (1990): Episode 5 - Episode 5

March 22, 1990

Jacko and Lucia have their first real date and after a few dates she tricks him into proposing. Veronica goes out with Mr. Morella's brother. Elmo employs Leslie in the wine bar to take it upmarket. Giles proposes to Gloria.

6Season 4

Brush Strokes: Season 4 (1990): Episode 6 - Episode 6

March 29, 1990

After Lucia tricks him into proposing, Jacko comes up with a series of plans to get the wedding cancelled. Eventually, he decides to tell the Morellas the truth. Veronica and Marcello planning to go on holiday together.

1Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 1 - Episode 1

February 17, 1991

Everybody goes to Giles and Gloria's country mansion. Veronica and Marcello return to Leslie's dismay. Mr. Morella tells Jacko that he cannot Lucia as she is to marry somebody else. Paulette convinces Elmo to buy her a country house.

2Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 2 - Episode 2

February 24, 1991

Everybody else can see that Paulette is continuing to be a gold digger but Elmo is blind to it. Eventually Elmo sees Paulette with another man and he sends her away. Veronica is very happy with Marcello but she has become distracted.

3Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 3 - Episode 3

March 3, 1991

Jean and Eric announce that they are expecting another baby. Sandra and Jimmy have a row and they break up. Veronica announces that Marcello is moving in with her, which upsets Leslie. Jacko helps a woman in distress and then dates her.

4Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 4 - Episode 4

March 10, 1991

Giles and Gloria are in London and organise a party at Elmo's. Everybody goes to the party to try and cheer up. Jacko new girlfriend plays for a soccer team but he breaks up with her because she is more interest in football than him.

5Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 5 - Episode 5

March 17, 1991

Elmo buys a camera and Jacko suggests that Elmo make a promotional video for the wine bar. Jacko convinces everybody to participate but the results is not very good. Jacko talks Elmo into changing his mind.

6Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 6 - Episode 6

March 24, 1991

Eric and Jean decide to move house and Jacko is upset. Elmo offers to let Jacko stay at his place. Veronica accepts Marcello's marriage proposal. They intend to live in Sicily and so Veronica is going to sell the business.

7Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 7 - Episode 7

March 31, 1991

Veronica is having trouble selling Bainbridge's as a going concern. Eric and Jean manage to sell the house. Elmo is unhappy and Jacko takes him to a casino when he has winning streak, with the roulette table and the ladies.

8Season 5

Brush Strokes: Season 5 (1991): Episode 8 - Episode 8

April 7, 1991

Veronica decides not to sell the business and makes Sandra the new manager. She and Marcello finally head off to Sicily. Elmo buys a boat, takes off and makes Leslie the wine bar manager. Jacko gets two tempting offers of a place to stay.