The Worker
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| First episode date | February 27, 1965 |
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| Final episode date | December 24, 1978 |
| Networks | ITV |
| Number of episodes | 35 |
| Written by | Charlie Drake |
| Lew Schwarz | |
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| ID | 2152379 |
About The Worker
The Worker is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1965 to 1978. Co-written by and starring comedian Charlie Drake, the programme revolved around a man who has been dismissed from nearly 1,000 jobs.
Reading fire: Crane rescues worker next to burning high rise
... " There was a massive cheer from all The Workers on the ground...
Tsingtao beer worker urinated into tank after argument
... The Worker was filmed urinating into a tank used to store ingredients to make one of China s most popular beers last month...
Lib Dem plan to protect workers from sex harassment to become law
... The Worker Protection Bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, puts a duty on bosses to stop harassment instead of relying on employees to report incidents...
UK Windows and Doors: 500 jobs to go as firm goes bust
... " First someone from management came on and said they had gone into administration and were making 563 people redundant, " The Worker said...
Pret a Manger fined over London worker stuck in freezer
... Westminster City Council, which investigated the incident, said The Worker became trapped in the freezer, which typically had its temperature set at -18C, at the chain s Victoria coach station shop on 29 July that year...
PSNI data breach: Details posted on wall near Sinn Fein Belfast office
... The Worker, who is based outside Belfast, said many of his colleagues were in " extreme panic" especially those with unique surnames...
Texas airport worker dies after being sucked into Delta plane engine
... The Worker was " ingested" into the engine of a Delta plane that was taxiing towards its gate with one engine turned on, officials said...
Assaults, neglect and a Taser revealed in ‘deeply shocking' BBC care home investigation
... Although the electronic stun device was never delivered - it was impounded by Customs and Excise - The Worker told investigators he had bought it with the intention of using it as a last resort in the home, because he felt he didn t have enough protection there...
Digger driver wrecks Liverpool hotel lobby
A furious builder ploughed a digger through The Doors of a new Travelodge hotel and repeatedly smashed into The Building amid a pay dispute.
The Driver mounted The Steps of the Liverpool hotel and went on to crash through the reception desk and windows inside as he ignored pleas to stop.
Merseyside Police said A Man had been located and would be interviewed as part of The Investigation .
Building firm Triton Construction said there had been no structural damage.
The Machine left a mass of Broken Glass and Twisted Metal in its wakePolice arrived at the Liverpool Innovation Park hotel at about 15:00 GMT on Monday.
The Force spokesman said paramedics treated A Man for eye irritation caused by exposure to diesel.
Ceiling fixer Samuel White, 24, witnessed what happened and described The Man , who had claimed to be owed about £600, as "some idiot in a mini digger" who "decided to drive through The Middle of The Building ".
He said the destruction went on for "a good 20 or 30 Minutes " and had left workers "gobsmacked".
"The Site manager was running around like a headless chicken," he added.
Triton Construction said The Man had been employed by a sub-contractor, MF Construction.
"It is alleged that the labourer couldn't track down the owner of MF Construction and he became increasingly frustrated [so] took it upon himself to drive a small mini excavator through The Front entrance screen of The Hotel ," the Triton Construction spokesman added.
MF Construction have not responded to requests for a comment.
The Scene of destruction that was left inside the Travelodge after a digger was driven into the lobbyAn online page Set Up to help fund "unpaid wages" has seen More Than £2,700 pledged.
Jack Wellon, who launched The Campaign , said it was "a contractor versus worker situation and Guess Who usually comes out on top with huge payouts and The Worker going short? Not This Time ".
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Source of news: bbc.com
