The Brothers McGregor

1985 - 1988

The Getaway Car

4th September 1985

Episode 1

Cyril attempts to sell a dodgy car with an out of hours test drive to a youngster. A colleague covers for him but he returns to his place of work prematurely.

The Royal Letter

11th September 1985

Episode 2

Uncle Crosby, one of Dolly's ex-boyfriends arrives, on the run from the police and looking for a place to hide.

Cyril's Marital Status

18th September 1985

Episode 3

Glenys breaks off her engagement to Cyril following the revelation that he has been divorced from is wife for 18 months.

The Vicar Buys a Car

25th September 1985

Episode 4

Wesley is far from happy when he discovers that Cyril has bought a hearse.

The Talent Contest

2nd October 1985

Episode 5

Wesley gets a booking for Cyril to sing at a nightclub in Stoke.

The Impressive Address

9th October 1985

Episode 6

Wesley finds new business premises.

Nye Jenkins

16th October 1985

Episode 7

Cyril meets Nye Jenkins going about his business with his sandwich board as usual proclaiming the end of the world is nigh and makes a joke about Nye having already booked his summer holidays. Wesley decides the car pitch needs a new image.

Top Cast

Paul Barber•Philip Whitchurch•Jean Heywood

Director

Bernard Thompson

Writer

John Stevenson

Black and white half-brothers Wesley and Cyril McGregor run an extremely dodgy secondhand car business out of Liverpool. A comedic spin-off from ITV's soap opera Coronation Street, the producers were unable to get Tony Osoba and Carl Chase to reprise the roles, so Paul Barber and Philip Whitchurch were cast instead. For two characters who appeared in a single May 1982 episode, The Brothers McGregor was very popular, running for four series.

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Paul Barber Image

Paul Barber

Wesley McGregor

Philip Whitchurch Image

Philip Whitchurch

Cyril McGregor

Jean Heywood Image

Jean Heywood

Dolly McGregor

Jackie Downey Image

Jackie Downey

Glenys Pike

Allan Surtees Image

Allan Surtees

Colwyn Stanley

Full Crew

Bernard Thompson

Director

John Stevenson

Writer

Bernard Thompson

Producer

Bill Podmore

Executive Producer

Derek Hilton

Original Music Composer

Joan McCann

Casting Director

Julian Roach

Writer

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