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7.8 2 Seasons • 12 Episodes

Early Doors

A sitcom set in a small pub in Manchester, “The Grapes”, where daily life is bound up in the issues of love, loneliness, and blocked urinals. Regular drinkers Joe and Duffy pass the time with landlord Ken and his police officer cronies.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • John Henshaw

    John Henshaw

    Ken Dixon

  • Craig Cash

    Craig Cash

    Joe

  • Phil Mealey

    Phil Mealey

    Duffy

  • Rita May

    Rita May

    Jean Dixon

  • Christine Bottomley

    Christine Bottomley

    Melanie Dixon

  • Peter Wight

    Peter Wight

    Nige

  • James Quinn

    James Quinn

    Phil

  • Mark Benton

    Mark Benton

    Eddie Bell

  • Lorraine Cheshire

    Lorraine Cheshire

    Jean Bell

Overview

A sitcom set in a small pub in Manchester, “The Grapes”, where daily life is bound up in the issues of love, loneliness, and blocked urinals. Regular drinkers Joe and Duffy pass the time with landlord Ken and his police officer cronies.

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