THE DUSTBINMEN - SERIES THREE - 1970

The Dustbinmen is a British television sitcom made by Granada
Television for ITV, which starred Bryan Pringle, Trevor Bannister,
Graham Haberfield and Tim Wylton. The show was a spin-off from a one
off 90-minute television film There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
(1968) written by Jack Rosenthal and directed by Michael Apted. This
led to the sitcom which ran for three series between 1969 and 1970.
Rosenthal wrote all of the episodes of the first two series.

Cheese and Egg, Heavy Breathing, Winston Platt and Eric were the crew
of dustcart 'Thunderbird 3' of the Corporation Cleansing Department—the
name obviously being an ironic reference to the aircraft in
Thunderbirds. Also known as 'Number 3 Gang', throughout the day they
collect dustbins and treat each other, or anyone else, with rudeness
and disdain. Cheese and Egg, whose real name was C. E. Petty, is a
fervent communist and the natural-born leader of the gang; with his
knowledge, the gang can escape sticky situations if they are lucky.
Heavy Breathing, "the one with the good looks", is obliged to spend
much of his time pleasuring housewives—something he finds quite
annoying when he would prefer to be resting. Winston Platt, a die-hard
fan of Manchester City, viewed player Colin Bell as a god. Welsh Eric,
the more sensitive Coronation Street-fan, spends most of time talking
about television and saving to buy a colour TV for his mother.

Series Cast
Graham Haberfield ... Winston Platt / ... (22 episodes, 1968-1970)
Bryan Pringle ... Cheese and Egg (21 episodes, 1969-1970)
Trevor Bannister ... Heavy Breathing (21 episodes, 1969-1970)
Tim Wylton ... Eric (21 episodes, 1969-1970)
John Barrett ... Smellie Ibbotson (19 episodes, 1968-1970)
Brian Wilde ... Bloody Delilah (14 episodes, 1970)
John Woodvine ... Bloody Delilah (6 episodes, 1969)
Paula Wilcox ... Naomi (3 episodes, 1969-1970)