's Up

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005 - 's Up
Script	Ade Edmondson & Rik Mayall
Director	Ed Bye
Producer	Ed Bye
Original transmission	October 14, 1991
Series	One
Length	30 minutes
Preceded by	Apocalypse
Followed by	Accident

's Up is the fifth episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on Monday October 14, 1991.

1 Synopsis
2 Plot
3 Notes
4 Cast

[edit] Synopsis

Richie and Eddie mind their landlord's shop for him, and get stuck on the roof.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

As the episode begins, Richie is trying to enjoy an English Sunday morning, while Eddie is trying to watch pornographic films. After Eddie has forced Richie to sit down to watch the film, the pair observe that the film is not particularly erotic and Richie suggests that the "Furry Honey-pot Adventure" may be a kids film. Eddie's other purchases also turn out to be innocent - "Big Jugs" is a history of pottery and "Swedish Lesbians in Blackcurrent Jam" turns out to be "Swedish Legends in Blackcurrant Jam Making". At this point, the landlord Mr. Harrison bursts into the flat asking Richie and Eddie if they would mind his flat, so inconvenienced is he with his Mother's funeral.

In the shop, Richie insists he wear a white overcoat and Eddie - as assistant- a brown one. Mr. Harrison does not have a brown overcoat so Richie forces him to waer his brown jacket back-to-front. Mr Harrison leaves and Richie engrosses himself in the role of shopkeeper, while Eddie steals Hula Hoops. Richie insults various customers - a friend of Eddie's who wants to buy the newpaper Richie is reading, and beats Richie's head against the counter when Richie argues with him; an old woman who hears Richie talking to himself and enquires if he is mad; and a doctor who refers to Richie as "assistant". Richie is in desperation with the state of the nation, when Eddie suggests they go up to the roof and watch cricket. Eddie sets up a bell on the door so they know when people are entering the shop.

On the roof, the pair chat before Eddie hears the bell and goes downstairs to serve a customer. Richie realises that the roof flap cannot be opened from the outside and panics before Eddie opens the flap, hitting Richie in the face. When Eddie goes down to serve another customer Riche sets a trap Eddie comes back up and tricks him into falling for it. When going back down again, Richie sets a trap where the trap door will smash Eddie's head, but the plan backfires and the hatch shuts, trapping them on the roof. People start looting the shop and Eddie climbs down the drainpipe to stop them. Unfortunately, Richie has used the string that holds it to the roof in his trap. Eddie falls to the ground and stops the looting, then comes back to the roof. As soon as Eddie gets back up, the door slams shut and it begins to rain. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie off the roof.

[edit] Notes

This episode sees the first appearance of Roger Sloman as "Mr. Harrison", the boys' landlord. However, in "Contest" Richie claims the flat is owned by his auntie Mabel. Sloman had previously made appearances in The Young Ones.
Michael Redfern, who played the role of John Cooper the shop customer, had starred as a policeman in The Young Ones, and Filthy Rich & Catflap.