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Waste Not Want Not

Waste Not Want Not

1987TV Episode⏱️ 25mTV-14
Comedy
7.2
IMDB Rating
86 votes

Tory MP Alan B'Stard's dirty dealings have finally caught up with him ...

Director
Geoffrey Sax
Writers
Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars
Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Marsha Fitzalan
Release Date
October 4, 1987
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
as Alan B'Stard
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Rowena Cooper
as Norman Bormann
Marsha Fitzalan
Marsha Fitzalan
as Sarah B'Stard
Charles Gray
Charles Gray
as Roland Gidleigh-Park
Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis
as Sidney Bliss
Peter Martin
Peter Martin
as Vernon

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
Yorkshire Television (YTV)

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Waste Not Want Not
by Prismark102025-01-08
7/10

"This episode introduces Alan's father in law Roland Gidleigh-Park played by Charles Gray. He detests Alan but is even more right wing than his son in law. It also has Peter Sallis playing shady pub landlord Sidney Bliss. A man who used to be the public executioner. Hoping that hanging would make a return. Alan B'stard is informed by Norman that they need to to dump some nuclear waste that Alan acquired some years ago. He wants to dump it near a school but Norman would not stand for it. So Alan decides to dump it at an old abandoned coal mine his father in law used to operate. Thou..."

💡 Did You Know?

Roland Gidleigh-Park, Alan's father-in-law, is clearly a nod towards the Gidleigh Park Hotel near Chagford in Devon.

📖 Synopsis

Tory MP Alan B'Stard's dirty dealings have finally caught up with him ...