Looking back to when it was first broadcast, England was in the grips of a punk revolution. However there were some real star turns from actors whose careers unfortunately never recovered from the typecasting. The only exception was Robert Lindsays' Jakey which helped him to Citizen Smith. Tony Selby played the finest DI this side of Lee M Ermey in Full Metal jacket. Watching with my father who served in the army at the same time , he would explain how accurate Mr & Mrs Marsh were portrayed & confirmed his thoughts on why he thought the armed forces were for singles as it was no life for married couples as this is what happens. I particularly loved Gerard Ryder as Lilley. The man with the strongest will but no physical prowess. If only he had met the monks of Tibet... Brian Pettifer as the babe magnet of trade training made me chuckle having seen similar. They were all great but the series just ran too long in the end.