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Pulling Moves

Pulling Moves was a Northern Irish television programme set in Lenadoon, West Belfast. It follows the exploits of four friends: Wardrobe, Ta, Shay and Darragh. Wardrobe is the leader of the group, who only loves one person, his 'wee ma' and he would do anything for her. Ta lives with Una, the mother of his kids. She is always on his case, trying to get him to leave the group, get a respectable job and make a living for her and the kids, but his nature stops him from doing this. Darragh is always trying to impress his ex-wife to allow him to keep seeing his son. Shay is the youngest in the group, and the one who always makes the mistakes. He is always getting into trouble and his mother always hopes that one day he will be able to get a job and be sensible like his wee sister Niamh. Each episode follows the guys trying different scams to earn money. These schemes vary from nobbling pigeon-racing to dog-breeding, and always with something funny happening to the group. They are joined by other various characters, including "Hoker," an anti-social element who can get anything from stolen cars to lost dogs for the crowd. Wardrobe doesn't like this guy, but Hoker is a friend of Shay's, and he's useful now and again. Crazy Horse is the local wino, he's always drunk and sitting outside the butcher's shop, and finally, Tiny Tim, who owns a pet salon, who the guys help out now and again.

TV Show Stats +8%

1 seasons

10 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2004

Rating

TV Show

6.0/10

1 votes • HD

Season 1

10 episodes
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Claimitis
Episode 1

Claimitis

Episode 1 • Mar 05, 2004

The lads get involved in organising the biggest whiplash scam in Belfast's impressive history of personal injury claims. Mummy's boy Wardrobe, picks up the four lads and they go to get paid for the last job they did. To Wardrobe's dismay, their last 'client' pays them with a cheque so the only way they can get the cheque cashed is by Bap The Butcher. On their next visit to the dole office, they're aided and abetted by one of the office workers. They are given instructions in where to go to arrange their next scam. The boys need to set up a car crash involving a bus and are assured that if it all goes to plan, then they could receive £3,000 each. There is just three obstacles though: They need a 'clean car', insurance and a good driver. Ta's long suffering partner Una is drawn into the scam as she owns a legitimate car with insurance. At first Una does not want to get involved but when Ta tells her the money could come in useful for their wedding, she changes her mind. Shay's dodgy ex-s

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Meat Is Murder
Episode 2

Meat Is Murder

Episode 2 • Mar 05, 2004

Ta's uncle wants the lads to dispose of his dead cow called Lou, Lou Bell. After much bartering, the boys agree on £240 to do the job. They are about to bury it when Wardrobe has a brainwave. They'll chop up the cow and sell it as dog meat at greyhound tracks and kennels. Shay doesn't think that it's a good idea to chop up Lou, Lou Bell and is left with her head. Shay is finding it difficult to sell his share and ropes in his friend Hoker to help. Unbeknown to Shay, Hoker passes it off as prime beef fit for human consumption and sells it to the local butcher, Bap. Shortly afterwards Hoker gets beaten up for using fraudulent notes in an amusement hall. Shay is still left with with Lou, Lou Bell's head so he and Hoker take it to a field and lay it to rest. Later that night, Hoker, wanting to get revenge, goes back to the field and picks up the cow's head and places it in the bed belonging to the man that beat him up. When Ta is in seeing Una in the hairdressers he finds out on the local

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The Quiz
Episode 3

The Quiz

Episode 3 • Mar 12, 2004

The lads are determined to win the £1000 quiz final at their local shebeen. Darragh is desperate for money as his ex wife won't let him see his son until he pays her sufficient child support. Wardrobe needs the money because his Ma can't afford steak for his dinner, Ta needs money because Siobhan is on his case and Shay's Mum is threatening to throw him out onto the street unless he pays her some rent. But, worst of all, the landlord of the local shebeen refuses to serve them anything but tea on the instructions of Brother Maurice, their former, and hated, teacher and the Quiz Master. It is time to settle old grudges as The Quiz Master is deliberately manipulating the questions to suit the Mensa team, the arch rivals of The Dirty Dawgs. Both teams make it into the grand final but to start with Wardrobe is reluctant to play dirty. While the hapless lads are cleaning out some disgusting loos they catch sight of Brother Maurice up to no good with mousy school librarian Sandra in the back

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Dog Eat Dog
Episode 4

Dog Eat Dog

Episode 4 • Mar 12, 2004

The owner of a valuable prize Shih-tzu commissions the lads to dognap another champion Shih-tzu which belongs to his ex lover and biggest rival. The plan is to mate the Shih-tzus and produce a litter of prize pups. Tollymore Drake is the prize stud dog to be kidnapped and he is to 'service' Inishfree Mist, who is on heat. Wee buns. Meanwhile Shay has fallen for the charms of a tomboy and promises to find a home for her black and white mongrel, Ug. Ug has outgrown his welcome in the area as he has impregnated every she dog in the vicinity. Ug has already been replaced with a Lurcher who goes like the wind but who, unfortunately, mistakes small dogs for rats and despatches them accordingly. Shay and Wardrobe bring the dog to an animal shelter in the country. Unfortunately the animal shelter suffers a robbery and one of the thieves decides to free Ug. All too soon Ug, the horn tablet of all dogs, is back in West Belfast. The mover behind the robbery is, surprise, surprise, Hoker and he wa

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Spousal Arousal
Episode 5

Spousal Arousal

Episode 5 • Mar 19, 2004

The lads are hired to take on the role of Private Investigators. They're paid to tail Mick Bad News' wife as Mick thinks Tara is cheating on him. They follow her to a trendy hotel where she seems to be chatting up various men. They video the evidence and when they tell Mick the bad news he insists one of them act as a honey trap in order to catch his wife in the act. The boys can't decide which one of them should make the move and so Shay decides that they should get Hoker to do the job. Hoker takes the money but doesn't keep to his part of the bargain, much to Wardrobe's disgust. Darragh refuses as he's in the doghouse with his ex and he's just found out she has a new partner. Ta draws the short straw. Meanwhile, Ta's partner Una has been growing increasingly suspicious of Ta as she has smelt cheap perfume on his clothes. (In fact the perfume has been supplied to the boys to flog for a quick buck). Una decides to bug his mobile phone to find out what he is up to and, when she hears hi

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Catch The Pigeon
Episode 6

Catch The Pigeon

Episode 6 • Mar 19, 2004

After the death of elderly pigeon racer Barney The Bird, the lads dismantle his pigeon shed as a favour for Barney's wife. They find a bottle of Barney's secret formula, which he fed to his pigeons to make them the fastest birds in Belfast. The lads start a bidding war between two pigeon fanatics, Hong Kong Paddy and Petesy Pigeon. Disaster strikes when the lads accidentally break the bottle of formula but luckily they find the recipe on the bottle label. The boys assemble most of the ingredients but they are missing one vital part of the cocktail - steroids. Shay persuades the boys to let him approach Hoker to supply them. They plan to sell the formula to all the pigeon racers in Belfast thinking that they've made their fortune. However, when Wardrobe threatens Hoker and refuses to pay him the rest of his money, Hoker slips the wrong ingredients into their new batch of formula. Meanwhile, Ta is still locked out by an angry Una and is living with Darragh. It appears that the only way h

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