List of Trollied episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom Trollied which began airing 4 August 2011.

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Original broadcast		DVD release
Series		Episodes	Series premiere	Series finale	DVD release
	Series 1	8	4 August 2011	15 September 2011	17 October 2011
	Series 2	13	31 August 2012	16 November 2012	31 December 2012
	Christmas Special (2012)	1	24 December 2012		31 December 2012
	Series 3	13	22 August 2013	7 November 2013	30 December 2013
	Christmas Special (2013)	1	24 December 2013		30 December 2013
	Series 4	8	3 November 2014	22 December 2014	5 January 2015

Episodes

Series 1 (2011)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writers	Original air date	Viewers (millions)^[1]
1	1	"Margaret's First Day"	Paul Walker	Julie Rutterford, Paul Doolan, Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders	4 August 2011 (2011-08-04)	2.00
Julie prepares to celebrate her birthday with a dinner party, but guests keep dropping out. Meanwhile, new OAP employee Margaret has trouble at the checkout when her elbow turns into tomatoes, and Kieran has a bit of trouble with a shirt.
2	2	"Leanne's Visit"	Paul Walker	Julie Rutterford	4 August 2011 (2011-08-04)	1.39
Julie isn't happy when her popular predecessor, Leanne, pops in. Plus, Margaret tackles the tannoy.
3	3	"Andy's Marathon"	Paul Walker	Paul Doolan, Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders, Ash Atalla	11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)	1.21
Julie's spirits are a little too lifted when Gavin gives her the Valco manager's handbook, and Andy regrets signing up for the marathon.
4	4	"Glen Beef's Beef"	Paul Walker	Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders	18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)	0.90
With Gavin away for the day, Julie jumps at the chance to take charge. Trouble looms, however... Meanwhile, Andy bumps into a butcher he's had a beef with in the past.
5	5	"Katie's Flirting"	Paul Walker	Anne Marie O'Connor	25 August 2011 (2011-08-25)	0.97
Kieran isn't his usual cheeky chappy self after spotting Katie flirting with a shop fitter. Plus, Julie tries to help Gavin move on.
6	6	"Kieran's Beard"	Paul Walker	Paul Doolan	1 September 2011 (2011-09-01)	0.94
Julie is in a right pickle when the new area manager and an old friend calls in a favour. Elsewhere, Kieran gets some stick for his 'beard'.
7	7	"Gavin's Night Out"	Paul Walker	Julie Rutterford	8 September 2011 (2011-09-08)	0.88
Kieran's girlfriend has a big question to ask him, and Gavin isn't his usual self after getting, ahem, trollied the night before. Plus, Julie receives some rather good news.
8	8	"Julie's Interview"	Paul Walker	Paul Doolan, Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders	15 September 2011 (2011-09-15)	0.94
Julie awaits her interview, and Katie has some bad news for Kieran.

Series 2 (2012)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writers	Original air date	Viewers (millions)^[1]
9	1	"The New Manager"	Paul Walker	Paul Doolan, Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders	31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)	0.76
The day that Julie has been dreading arrives. Gavin is checking out of Valco for pastures new and, to make matters worse, Julie doesn't make the best first impression on his replacement, Lorraine.
10	2	"Katie Returns to Work"	Paul Walker	Paul Doolan	31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)	0.70
Changes loom as Lorraine unveils Valco's below-basic 'No Nonsense' range, which doesn't go down well with a distinctly unimpressed Julie. Meanwhile, a refreshed but short-of-cash Katie drops by for a visit - will she be tempted by her old job?
11	3	"Gavin's Visit"	Paul Walker	Anne Marie O'Connor	7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)	0.67
Gavin returns for his first scheduled visit as area manager and he's a bit miffed that nobody seems to have missed him much. Butchers Andy and Kieran, meanwhile, have fallen out; and Katie's back on the tills, which could cause a little bit of friction...
12	4	"A Bout of Flu"	Paul Walker	Ben Edwards, Rachael New	14 September 2012 (2012-09-14)	0.81
Lorraine's crisis management skills are stretched when Valco is struck by a bout of the flu. Her strategy is to spread the bug-less members of the team across the store, a sound enough plan until Lorraine puts Leighton on the tills.
13	5	"Leighton Gets Sacked"	Paul Walker	Stuart Farrell	21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)	0.70
Good intentions backfire when Leighton does his bit to combat global warming... by turning down the freezers. It is one mishap too many and, far from getting behind Leighton's environmental crusade, Lorraine decides to fire him.
14	6	"Julie's Backlash"	Jonathan Gershfield	Paul Doolan, Adrian Poynton	28 September 2012 (2012-09-28)	0.84
News of Leighton's sacking doesn't go down well, and it's Julie who receives the brunt of the backlash. The No Nonsense range comes in handy for a pregnant Sue.
15	7	"Lorraine's Anger"	Jonathan Gershfield	Abigail Wilson	5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)	0.66
Lorraine vents her anger in Julie's direction when a chuffed Leighton returns to work. Meanwhile, Katie updates Kieran on the latest in her love life.
16	8	"An Unlikely Pairing"	Jonathan Gershfield	Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders	12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)	0.71
Gavin and Lorraine are as unlikely a pairing as Spam and ice cream but, with Julie on 'sick leave', they're forced to work together.
17	9	"The Fire Drill"	Jonathan Gershfield	Ben Edwards, Rachael New	19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)	0.74
It's the day of the scheduled fire drill and Julie's still off, so Gavin steps in to brief the troops.
18	10	"Julie Returns to Work"	Paul Murphy	Abigail Wilson	26 October 2012 (2012-10-26)	0.82
Julie is welcomed back to a Lorraine-free Valco and, therapy having done the trick, she's noticeably more relaxed; unnervingly so.
19	11	"The Staff Wages"	Paul Murphy	Anne Marie O'Connor	2 November 2012 (2012-11-02)	0.72
Gavin is hit hard by the death of his dog Chester and, understandably distracted, accidentally leaves out a document detailing staff wages, which Leighton promptly pins up on the noticeboard.
20	12	"Lorraine's Replacement"	Paul Murphy	Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders	9 November 2012 (2012-11-09)	0.74
Gavin assures Julie that he won't make another Lorraine-shaped mistake as the search for her replacement gets under way.
21	13	"The One-Millionth Customer"	Paul Murphy	Paul Doolan	16 November 2012 (2012-11-16)	0.61
It's the one-millionth customer promotion, complete with balloon archway and Leighton in the guise of the Valco tick.

Christmas Special (2012)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writers	Original air date	Viewers (millions)^[1]
22	-	"Christmas Special"	Jonathan Gershfield	Paul Doolan, Chris Haywood, Nat Saunders	24 December 2012 (2012-12-24)	0.95
It's Christmas Eve and mayhem ensues when the turkey delivery fails to arrive and there's a big party to look forward to where a certain butcher takes on the role of Santa. Guest Appearance from Ian Botham

Series 3 (2013)

Total no.	Series no.	Director	Writers	Original air date	Viewers (millions)^[1]
23	1	Paul Harrison	Paul Doolan	22 August 2013 (2013-08-22)	0.75
Changes abound as the supermarket sitcom begins its third series. Gavin and Julie meet the new head of strategy, a flashy upstart with big plans for Valco.
24	2	Paul Harrison	Paul Doolan	29 August 2013 (2013-08-29)	0.73
Gavin finds himself at odds with the forward-thinking Richard during a brainstorm for the new Valco Better store. Valco could soon be down a staff member as well when a visit from Emma's dad prompts Kieran to consider moving out of Warrington.
25	3	Paul Harrison	Ben Edwards, Rachael New	5 September 2013 (2013-09-05)	0.73
Richard France's latest brainwave is given the greenlight - a 'suggestion fort' to find out what customers want from the Valco Better store.
26	4	Paul Harrison	Richard Preddy	12 September 2013 (2013-09-12)	0.62
Andy the butcher is smitten by his ex, Sarah and can't wipe the grin off of his face, divulging a few too many details about their date the night before.
27	5	Paul Harrison	Abi Wilson	19 September 2013 (2013-09-19)	0.71
Andy is leaving the Warrington branch of Valco for pastures new. He decides to follow his former flame, Sarah, to Scarborough. Richard, meanwhile, takes Leighton to present some ideas to head office.
28	6	Paul Murphy	Amy Shindler	26 September 2013 (2013-09-26)	0.52
When the store makeover starts, and Richard comandeers half of the staff for a 'Valco Better' training session, Gavin reaches the end of his tether.
29	7	Paul Murphy	Abi Wilson	3 October 2013 (2013-10-03)	0.47
Richard sets out to make Gavin more approachable. Is this the last straw? Anna is far more concerned with finding Julie "some loving every day"...
30	8	Paul Murphy	Paul Doolan	10 October 2013 (2013-10-10)	0.43
As the team gather to give the store a post-closing once-over before the grand 'Valco Better' reopening, Richard pulls a last-minute surprise out of his hat: completely rearranging the store.
31	9	Paul Murphy	Richard Preddy	17 October 2013 (2013-10-17)	0.54
France pulls out all the stops for the big reopening, booking a celebrity shopper in the form of Kelly Brook. An unimpressed Gavin, meanwhile, crosses the line.
32	10	Jonathan Gershfield	Amy Shindler	24 October 2013 (2013-10-24)	0.53
The fallout between Gavin and Richard is the talk of the store, even more so when Julie is temporarily promoted to manager. Plus, Katie makes a discovery.
33	11	Jonathan Gershfield	Paul Doolan	31 October 2013 (2013-10-31)	0.50
Gavin is back at work and doing his best to be a bit more like France. Plus, Colin and Lisa's stag and hen dos are almost upon them.
34	12	Jonathan Gershfield	Abi Wilson	7 November 2013 (2013-11-07)	0.52
The number of customers has dropped like a stone following the Valco Better launch, which allows Linda and Sue to spot a shoplifter. Richard, meanwhile, is urging an emasculated Gavin to quit.
35	13	Jonathan Gershfield	Ben Edwards, Rachael New	7 November 2013 (2013-11-07)	0.53
The supermarket awards are here, and France hatches a dastardly plan to fool the judges. Gavin, at the end of his tether, resigns, and there look to be a number of new starts on the horizon.

Christmas Special (2013)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writers	Original air date	Viewers (millions)^[1]
36	-	"Christmas Special"	Paul Harrison	Paul Doolan, Abi Wilson	24 December 2013 (2013-12-24)	0.62
Gavin invites Julie over for Christmas dinner and, understandably, she thinks this is going to be the mistletoe moment she's been waiting for. Guest Appearance from Geri Halliwell

Series 4 (2014)

Total no.	Series no.	Director	Writers	Original air date	Viewers (millions)^[1]
37	1	Paul Harrison	Paul Doolan	3 November 2014 (2014-11-03)	0.72
A raft of newbies join Valco and Colin is horrified when he recognises one of the fresh faces strolling down the aisle - it's his nan, Rose!
38	2	Paul Harrison	Abigail Wilson	10 November 2014 (2014-11-10)	0.68
While salvation arrives for Gavin in the form of new assistant manager Daniel, sparks fly when VIP till girl Charlie also hits Valco. Charlie isn't the brightest spark in the cereal box, but she'll probably keep her job because her dad happens to own the supermarket empire. Somebody should mention that to Daniel before he makes a drastic decision he'll regret...
39	3	Paul Harrison	Rachel New	17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)	0.77
Some fake banknotes are doing the rounds and eager-to-please Rose shops a customer for the crime. His notes turn out to be fine, but the OAP won't let a teeny tiny detail like innocence stop her from administering her own unique form of justice. Could it cost Rose her job, though? Brian, on the other hand, has a bee in his bonnet about a parking space.
40	4	Paul Harrison	Nat Saunders	24 November 2014 (2014-11-24)	0.52
First aid training gets under way but Brian is skeptical about such matters; pharmacists rule medicine, you see, not Jonny-come-latelies. Security guard Ian, meanwhile, is at his wits' end because of an unwelcome visitor: a fox. He'd appreciate it, then, if Harry (and his collection of fake fur coats) would stop winding him up.
41	5	Paul Harrison	Abigail Wilson	1 December 2014 (2014-12-01)	0.55
The staff are unhappy because canteen prices have been hiked up. Charlie puts a smile back on their faces though.
42	6	Paul Harrison	Paul Doolan	8 December 2014 (2014-12-08)	0.53
Gavin is determined to make Charlie look good when dad Brendan swings by the store. Plus, Colin forces Rose and Lisa to resolve their differences.
43	7	Paul Harrison	Amy Shindler	15 December 2014 (2014-12-15)	0.74
Rose and Margaret receive a blast from the past when they realise they know each other from a former life. A special guest stops by the store, too in the form of Freddie Flintoff.
44	8	Paul Harrison	Paul Doolan	22 December 2014 (2014-12-22)	0.58
It's charity day at Valco and everyone's doing their little bit to help.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

External links

List of Trollied episodes at the Internet Movie Database
List of Trollied episodes at the British Comedy Guide