Colin's Sandwich

1988 - 1990

Flaunt It

18th October 1988

Episode 1

We meet Colin at the end of what has very clearly been a very long evening spent in the company of Jen's friends. He's none too excited with the friends have a going away party shortly afterwards but perks up when he overhears an editor, John Langley, saying he is looking for new writing talent. Opportunities to present himself as a potential talent to Langley are plentiful but he blows each and every one of them.

Time Out

25th October 1988

Episode 2

The long, wet Summer has Colin thinking about warmer places. He needs a holiday, but will he let himself take one and enjoy it?

Enough

1st November 1988

Episode 3

After yet another binge with his best mate Des, Colin takes his Doctor's advice and cuts down on his unhealthy lifestyle (with little or no help from those around him).

Pussyfoot

8th November 1988

Episode 4

Colin gets a commission to write a short story but has writer's block and an attack of a guilty conscience.

Back from Bengal

15th November 1988

Episode 5

Colin has finished his story for The Langley Book Of Horror and sent it off to the publishers. Now he's waiting to hear whether or not the story has been accepted. Richard and Sarah have just returned from a trip to India. They invite Colin and Jenny to go round to look at their holiday snaps. Colin, preoccupied over his story, turns the evening into a complete disaster for everyone. Later, Jenny loses her temper with him and locks him out. When he goes round to apologise to Sarah, she gives him an ear-bashing as well.

Night on the Town

22nd November 1988

Episode 6

Colin's short story has been accepted for the Langley Book of Horror. John Langley invites Colin to dinner but the evening does not turn out to be as enjoyable as it should.

Top Cast

Mel Smith•Louisa Rix•Mike Grady

Director

John Kilby

Writer

Terry Kyan

Colin's Sandwich is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC2 in 1988 and 1990 which stars Mel Smith as Colin Watkins, a British Rail clerk who aspired to be a horror writer. The show was written by Paul Smith and Terry Kyan and ran for two series of six episodes. In the second series, Colin manages to achieve some small successes as a writer.

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Mel Smith Image

Mel Smith

Colin Watkins

Louisa Rix

Jenny Anderson

Mike Grady Image

Mike Grady

Des

Annette Crosbie Image

Annette Crosbie

Joyce Watkins

Nicholas Ball Image

Nicholas Ball

Alan Hunter

Andrew Robertson

Travers

Lee Cornes Image

Lee Cornes

Graham

Tony Haase

Trevor

Kim Clifford

Mandy

Jane Booker Image

Jane Booker

Sarah Venables

Nicholas Pritchard Image

Nicholas Pritchard

Richard

Lindsay Duncan Image

Lindsay Duncan

Rosemary

Jonathan Coy Image

Jonathan Coy

Stuart

Alphonsia Emmanuel Image

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Vicky

Full Crew

Jamie Rix

Producer

John Kilby

Director

Terry Kyan

Writer

Paul Smith

Writer

Paul Smith

Creator

Terry Kyan

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