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Yes, in the early Seventies there were a lot of power cuts. But before anyone gets too smug, it should be pointed out that, back in the day, people were not as addicted to electricity as they are now. I went to my auntie's house when there was a power cut and she was not bothered. She grew up with gas and coal fires. She, along with many others, remembered World War 2. A few power cuts was nothing compared to the mass bombings of town and cities.

'Cyril' ( Stephen Lewis ) and sister 'Dorothy' ( Pat Coombs ) have stocked up their freezer when a power cut renders the food totally uneatable. Cyril and Dorothy head for the cafe and order a meal without knowing what it is. They soon find out. Sheep's eyeballs! Ugh! Funnlly enough, a similar scene appeared in 1984's 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'. Was Steven Spielberg a fan of 'Don't Drink The Water'? I think we should be told.

Funniest moment - Dorothy falls ill and Cyril sends for a doctor. Dorothy is scared he might turn out to be a foreigner. His brother points out that, in England, foreign doctors are now the norm. Sure enough, they get one, played by Ricardo Montez a.k.a. 'Juan' of 'Mind Your Language'. He thinks Dorothy is pregnant, not suffering from stomach trouble.

After two dismal episodes, 'Don't Drink The Water' got back on track with this entertaining venture.

A power cut in the flat has left the food in the fridge ruined. With no food, Cyril and Dorothy are forced to have dinner at the local cafe. Ordering the dish of the day, they hungrily tuck in, unaware that the dish is sheep eyes!

Dorothy falls ill after eating the food and sends for a doctor. The doctor who examines her comes to the preposterous conclusion that she must be pregnant!

Good fun, particularly with the moment in which Cyril and Dorothy discover they've just eaten sheep eyes. Given how disgusting it looked, I'm surprised the two, especially Dorothy, saw fit to eat it. I wouldn't have even fed it to my dog!

The doctor is played by Ricardo Montez, later to play Juan in Vince Powell's LWT sitcom 'Mind Your Language'.

Funniest bit - lying in bed, Dorothy tells Cyril she can feel the sheep eyes moving in her stomach. "They're probably having a look around!" quips Cyril.

Second funniest bit- Carlos giving a visual example to Cyril how the medicine Dorothy has been given rids the body of the poison. "It's what you would call a two way bet!". I don't about you, but it certainly gives me pictures!