If I Were a Carpenter

8.1/10 · 181 votesNov 11, 198350 min

Ranked #9 of 13 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Dennis, Neville and Oz head for Germany, looking for work as bricklayers. They get work in Dusseldorf, but only two bricklayers are needed. Dennis makes out that Neville is a carpenter so that the trio can stay together. Neville isn't too happy

Season 1 Episodes13

E1 8.1Now viewing

If I Were a Carpenter

E2 8.1

Who Won the War Anyway?

E3 8.1

The Girls They Left Behind

E4 8.1

Suspicion

E5 8.4

Home Thoughts from Abroad

The Accused

Private Lives

The Fugitive

The Alien

Last Rites

The Lovers

Love and Other Four Letter Words

E13 9.1

When the Boat Goes Out

Cast11

Tim Healy

Dennis Patterson

Kevin Whately

Neville Hope

Jimmy Nail

Leonard 'Oz' Osborne

Gary Holton

Wayne Norris

Christopher Fairbank

Albert Moxey

Timothy Spall

Barry Taylor

Pat Roach

Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge

Julia Tobin

Brenda Hope

Brigitte Kahn

Dagmar

Su Elliot

Marjorie Osborne

Caroline Hutchison

Vera Patterson

Crew4

Ian La Frenais

Writer

Dick Clement

Writer

Roger Bamford

Director

Brian True-May

Location Manager

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Episode Summary

"If I Were a Carpenter" is episode 1 of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 181 votes, ranking #9 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Roger Bamford and written by Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, it aired on November 11, 1983.

If I Were a Carpenter

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Season 1 Episodes13

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Episode Summary