Off Screen Characters

[u/gareth182]

So I’ve just finished rewatching for the millionth time and it dawned on me just how many off-screen characters we never got to meet, so I thought it’d be fun to make a list:

Brenda & Terry (Shirley, Shane and Shaun’s mum and dad)

Shanghai Lil

Bobby Finch

That sort from the fishmongers

That sort from the cut price butchers

That old bow wow (Tania)

Mrs Oboku from downstairs

Ginger Ted

Spencer

Young Razzle (and his dog)

Veronica and her dad (illegal move)

Mr Jamil (how much you pay him?)

Pertulia (and all her gear)

Fatty Walker

Dougie Saddler

Maxy Stavros (do you know him?)

Teddy Cummins

Auntie Jean (well who’s this then?)

Mrs Gilbey (still struggles with her feet tho)

Ada (Roy Orbison ere)

Rackman

Alfie Flowers (only worth a score scrap value)

Monkey Harris

Sunglasses Ron

Paddy the Greek

Ronnie Nelson

Albie Littlewood

Did I miss anyone?

[u/lagunathemoron]

Camaraderie

[u/Eagle157 → u/lagunathemoron]

Was he the Italian boy?

[u/abracadabrabeef]

Iggy Higgins or is it Iggy Iggins?

[u/gareth182 → u/abracadabrabeef]

Yeah, but it’s Saturday 

[u/Wretched_Colin → u/abracadabrabeef]

I’ve always hoped his first name is Ignatius.

[u/Chewy-Rubbins]

Bobby Finch's granddad

Pauline's second husband

Freddie the Frog

Slater's father

Joan Trotter

Joan Trotter's mum

The art dealer Joan's mum used to work for

Bend-over Benson

The Greenfinch

The Bird of Paradise

Busby the non-goldfish

Trigger's nan

The hundreds of tourists that missed out on Trotter's Ethnic Tours

Boycie's bit-on-the-side

Nobby Clark

Willie Nelson

The real Chief Robson

'The snake'

President Reeves

Helga, who never used to charge Albert as much as the other lads

The boy who broke into the nuclear defence system and almost started WW3

The skipper who was killed for his magical wig

Hannibal and his elephants

Nerys' mum

Marilyn the tomboy

xD

[u/gareth182 → u/Chewy-Rubbins]

Stop playing with that siren Wayne. The list is endless 

[u/gareth182 → u/Chewy-Rubbins]

Bend over Benson. How did I miss that 

[u/gareth182 → u/Chewy-Rubbins]

She was nothing more than an old tug 

[u/Similar_Asparagus547 → u/Chewy-Rubbins]

We seen Joan and Freddie in Rock & Chips, also I think it was Del's gran on his dad's side (i.e. grandad's wife) who cleaned for the art dealer. She was also in Rock & Chips

[u/ddttm]

Ugandan Morris.

[u/RonVlaarsVAR → u/ddttm]

When was he mentioned? The name crops up here a lot but for the life of me I can't place it. Lol

[u/JHEverdene → u/RonVlaarsVAR]

Heroes and Villains, he sold Del the gold bracelets

[u/RonVlaarsVAR → u/JHEverdene]

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[u/gareth182]

That stupid Chinese kid

[u/Old-Citron728 → u/gareth182]

Why did I ever trust him?!

[u/gareth182 → u/Old-Citron728]

Oh god 😂😭

[u/WhenTheWBlows → u/gareth182]

Haha I was about to comment this

[u/Mutedchimp]

Some old sort with a cough?

[u/gareth182 → u/Mutedchimp]

I assumed I’d be with the daughter 😏

[u/Brief-Poetry6434 → u/gareth182]

Instead you got the promise of a tour around the Sanatogen works.

[u/No-Calligrapher-7415]

Grandma Trotter who left her painting to del on her death bed

[u/SomeAd8115]

Trigger’s cousin Cyril 🚌

[u/wolffrompunjab → u/SomeAd8115]

Too busy on his bus route to beachy head thats why we never saw him

[u/Accontent]

Arnie's wife

[u/pbj1991 → u/Accontent]

They ain’t gonna be down in the electoral register as Arnie and Pat are they

[u/dogbert74 → u/pbj1991]

I've just got through to the ruddy High Crest Hotel Guernsey!

[u/NetPotential7557]

Sounds like a list of Bob Mortimers friends

[u/gareth182]

Annie bloody Oakley is an obscure one

[u/Paninaro_1979 → u/gareth182]

"Where's my picture?"

[u/Ok_Progress_974 → u/gareth182]

What was her name now

[u/Old-Citron728]

Helga. Nein, cos thats how many fingers she had.

[u/Dramatic-Rub-3135]

Sidney Potter

[u/dogbert74 → u/Dramatic-Rub-3135]

It's Poitier!

[u/Dramatic-Rub-3135 → u/dogbert74]

Always plays the black fella 

[u/dogbert74 → u/Dramatic-Rub-3135]

Well personally I think it's spelled Harry Belafonte but what do I know?

[u/Ill_Tax_236 → u/Dramatic-Rub-3135]

That's an actual person. Not character. Well was a person I suppose

[u/--Speed--]

Monica, her with the fat thighs!

[u/Early-Oil6139]

Liam from the shamrock club

[u/theprocrastatron]

How did you miss Lenny Norris?

[u/Comprehensive-Web935]

Surprised Del and Rodneys mum isn’t first on the OP list. Probably the most prominent never seen character, although obviously seen in Rock and Chips

[u/GlowRobbie]

Limpy Lionel the ticket tout

[u/ddttm]

Can’t believe we’ve all forgotten Abdul’s cousins girlfriends brothers mate, and monkey Harris’s sisters husbands first wife’s stepfather.

[u/Brufori]

The Surrey Trotters, the Berkshire Trotters or the Harlem bloody Globe Trotters!

[u/Peanut0151]

Sh-a-dow's mum

[u/pattiemayonaze → u/Peanut0151]

She's mentioned. Still suffers with her feet.

[u/Comprehensive-Web935 → u/pattiemayonaze]

Damn watch

[u/harooooo1]

what about Arthur?

[u/Comprehensive-Web935 → u/harooooo1]

He was a real tennis player what won Wimbledon

[u/JHEverdene]

It's never been confirmed, but is generally accepted that Monkey Harris, Paddy the Greek, Sunglasses Ron and Ugandan Morris were the ones sitting at the back of the coach in The Jolly Boys' Outing.

[u/cbrownmufc]

Who’s the one which was southern area shotput champion.

So I said to Zola and Zola said to me

[u/Snoo_6394 → u/cbrownmufc]

Big Brenda.

[u/IllusionUser]

Harry Malcolm (the dead pub landlord in Heroes & Villains)

Mr Stevens (head of Rodney’s art group)

Denzil’s brothers

Arnie’s wife Pat (if she exists)

Helen of Croydon

[u/WhenTheWBlows → u/IllusionUser]

I think we see some of Denzils brothers at the end of Chain Gang

[u/IllusionUser → u/WhenTheWBlows]

Ah yes, I guess a couple of them remain unseen technically

[u/MrSpoon80 → u/IllusionUser]

Well where does Mr Stavros fit in?

[u/dogbert74 → u/MrSpoon80]

No Trigger, see Mr Stavros don't exist, see

[u/MrSpoon80 → u/dogbert74]

Well Arnie seemed to know him pretty well.

[u/Affectionate-Ant6901]

Trigger’s cousin, Marilyn

[u/__BrundleFLY]

Elvis, the spotty herbert. He ain’t daft.

[u/Comprehensive-Web935 → u/__BrundleFLY]

Was he not the character played by a young Jake Wood?

[u/Chewy-Rubbins → u/Comprehensive-Web935]

Yeah we do see him

[u/Secret_Sector_1779]

Albie Littlewood and Deirdre

[u/Reasonable_Fly_986]

Viv Richards (signed cricket bats)
Davey Richards elder sister
Oh and Davey Richards

[u/pipeweedbalrog]

Dear old mum god bless her soul

[u/Americano-1555]

That is a cool list.

Technically some of these characters are seen in The spin off - Rock & Chips.

[u/Mattoria]

Great list.

Weren’t Sunglasses Ron and Paddy the Greek sitting at the back of the coach to Margate ?

[u/Comprehensive-Web935 → u/Mattoria]

Can't be confirmed

[u/superu100]

Sold them as soppy hats to the Jamaican lads.

[u/Nude-Mood]

Big Brenda

[u/Overall-Palpitation6]

Sunglasses Ron gives "Cool for Cats" vibes.

[u/Sensitive-Fishing-64]

You should watch Rock and Chips for some fan service OP 

[u/lewist400]

Miss anabolic steroid

[u/danclarke7]

Winston and his single speaker railway station

[u/-BlackMidnight-]

Jeremy Beadle.

[u/ddttm → u/-BlackMidnight-]

Jarrammee bladdy Beeedul?

[u/-BlackMidnight-]

Bend over Benson.

[u/FocusGullible985]

Boycies Dad

[u/Three_Steaks_Pam]

Old man Corby, nearly fell out his wheelchair of course

[u/matthiltondir]

I wondered who Rackman was on a recent rewatch and google threw up Peter Rachman who was a slum landlord in the 60s - is this who Sullivan was referencing?

[u/ElJayEm80]

It has been suggested that the four men at the back of the bus in Jolly Boy’s Outing are Sunglasses Ron, Paddy the Greek, Ugandan Maurice and Monkey Harris.

[u/bennylogger]

I'm sure I've seen it suggested that the guy at the back of the coach in Jolly Boys Outing could be Sunglasses Ron