The Getaway Car
Episode 1 • Sep 04, 1985
Cyril attempts to sell a dodgy car with an out of hours test drive to a youngster. A colleague covers for him but he returns to his place of work prematurely.
Liverpool-set sitcom about black and white half-brothers Wesley and Cyril who run an extremely dodgy second-hand car business. The series is a spin-off of ITV soap opera Coronation Street, featuring two characters that originally appeared in the soap for one episode in May 1982. Unable to get Carl Chase and Tony Osoba back to play the roles, Philip Whitchurch and Paul Barber were cast instead.
26 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1985
Rating
4.0/10
1 votes • HD
Episodes
Episode 1 • Sep 04, 1985
Cyril attempts to sell a dodgy car with an out of hours test drive to a youngster. A colleague covers for him but he returns to his place of work prematurely.
Episode 2 • Sep 11, 1985
Uncle Crosby, one of Dolly's ex-boyfriends arrives, on the run from the police and looking for a place to hide.
Episode 3 • Sep 18, 1985
Glenys breaks off her engagement to Cyril following the revelation that he has been divorced from is wife for 18 months.
Episode 4 • Sep 25, 1985
Wesley is far from happy when he discovers that Cyril has bought a hearse.
Episode 5 • Oct 02, 1985
Wesley gets a booking for Cyril to sing at a nightclub in Stoke.
Episode 6 • Oct 09, 1985
Wesley finds new business premises.
Episode 1 • Apr 03, 1986
Cyril is distressed when Wesley announces that he is in love.
Episode 2 • Apr 10, 1986
Cyril decides to take up jogging.
Episode 3 • Apr 17, 1986
The brothers have a falling out.
Episode 4 • Apr 24, 1986
Wesley has problems when the girlfriend of a local mobster takes a fancy to him.
Episode 5 • May 01, 1986
The brothers have a problem with a dissatisfied customer.
Episode 6 • May 08, 1986
Cyril and Wesley find themselves with a large number of bottles of carpet cleaner.
Episode 1 • Feb 16, 1987
The brothers help Mr Stanley following Chief Inspector Maggot's heart stopping visit to the Blue Cockatoo Club.
Episode 2 • Feb 23, 1987
Cyril and Wesley find themselves in a difficult situation when Dolly serves on the Jury at the trial of a local villain.
Episode 3 • Mar 02, 1987
Wesley decides that the only way to get on in life is to find a rich widow.
Episode 4 • Mar 09, 1987
Cyril discovers that there can be a downside to having fans.
Episode 5 • Mar 16, 1987
Glenys feels threatened when Cyril's ex wife turns up.
Episode 6 • Mar 23, 1987
Politics - Directed to the Ulster Unionists while attempting to stand as a conservative. Seen a practical joke sent by other organisations, his failure prompts him to launch his own party. But who will be sensible and vote McGregor.
Episode 1 • Jul 13, 1988
Cyril's obsession with his 'stars' lead him and Ma to have a reading. Believing a seance will resolve her unhappy marital status, the psychic reveals whilst lapsing into his ventriloquism act deception afoot.
Episode 2 • Jul 20, 1988
Glenys is convinced commitment can be achieved by suspending Cyril's bedroom benefits. Abstaining from lusting after women improves his singing. Wesley notices this, but what can he exploit it to the tune of?
Episode 3 • Jul 27, 1988
Wesley needs to impress a wealthy American industrialist.
Episode 4 • Aug 03, 1988
Wesley agrees a boxing match between Cyril and a customers' 'second' will settle their returns policy. 'A Ma has to do what a Ma has to do for her son. But which fighter will have the guts?
Episode 5 • Aug 10, 1988
Cyril and Glenys' relationship takes a turn for the worse.
Episode 6 • Aug 17, 1988
Cyril attempts to break the world record for continuous singing to support Wesley's new charity, aptly named Deaf Aid.
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