Possibly my favourite episode from the excellent second series, 'Stay Lucky Eh?' boasts a fine cast including Peter Vaughan, Alun Armstrong, Ken Hutchinson, Michael Ripper, and John Challis, and an intriguing story about a pet shop owner who dons a disguise and robs other thieves at gunpoint. The final showdown suitably takes place in a rundown old theatre, and Haskins delivers one of the best lines in the show's history as the final credits roll.
Peter Vaughan's character Tony Kirby displays an understated menace in this one, and it's no surprise that the makers of Porridge cast him in the part of Harry Grout on the strength of this performance.
Peter Vaughan's character Tony Kirby displays an understated menace in this one, and it's no surprise that the makers of Porridge cast him in the part of Harry Grout on the strength of this performance.