The Brothers McGregor

4.0

1985•30m

Liverpool-set sitcom about black and white half-brothers Wesley and Cyril who run an extremely dodgy second-hand car business. The series is a spin-off of ITV soap opera Coronation Street, featuring two characters that originally appeared in the soap for one episode in May 1982. Unable to get Carl Chase and Tony Osoba back to play the roles, Philip Whitchurch and Paul Barber were cast instead.

Seasons

7 Episodes • Premiered 1985

1. The Getaway Car

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.

2. The Royal Letter

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

3. Cyril's Marital Status

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

4. The Vicar Buys a Car

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

5. The Talent Contest

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

6. The Impressive Address

Wesley finds new business premises.

7. Nye Jenkins

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.