Release Date

04 Dec, 1980

Runtime

00:30: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

19/3

Synopsis

Sink or Swim is a BBC TV sitcom starring Peter Davison as Brian Webber, who lives in a flat above a London petrol station, and trying to make his way in the world, thus far with limited success. His girlfriend, Sonia, is a very practical young woman who is passionate only about things like vegetarianism and ecology. When Brian's younger brother, Steve, arrives seeking a place to stay, his lazy, cynical, noisy "Northern lout" attitude disrupts Brian's already messy life. Like Only Fools and Horses, Sink or Swim was filmed in Bristol doubling for London. It ran for three series between 4 December 1980 and 14 October 1982, and was written by Alex Shearer, who later wrote the Nicholas Lyndhurst sitcom 'The Two of Us' (1986-90, LWT). The first two years of production overlapped as Davison was also starring as the Fifth Doctor in Doctor Who, which imposed constraints on recording schedules.

Original Title

Sink or Swim

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Season 1

04 Dec, 1980

Season 2

22 Oct, 1981

Season 3

09 Sep, 1982

Created By

Actors

Peter Davison

Robert Glenister

Sara Corper

Crew

Roger Race

Ronnie Hazlehurst