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Eyes Down

TV·2003–2004·2 seasons, 15 episodes·BBC One·Comedy·30m·Created by Angela Clarke

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Eyes Down is a comedy starring Paul O'Grady as Ray Temple, the manager of a bingo hall in Liverpool, England called The Rio, although the series was filmed in Rayners Lane in London. Although it had moderate ratings, the programme only lasted for two series until it was cancelled by the BBC in 2004. The show was written by Angela Clarke and directed by Christine Gernon.

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Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2003AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Holiday RotaAugust 15, 2003Ray is trying to sort out the holiday rota. You'd think it would be easy, but not with this staff Sandy is mid-crisis: she and boyfriend Ter
  2. S01E02IndecencyAugust 22, 2003Ray will not tolerate his staff consorting with the punters so he's determined to photograph Bobby at it with Pamela. Unfortunately he phot
  3. S01E03Stars In Their EyesAugust 29, 2003Ray has to give the punters his ""Tony Christie"" during the interval when the PA system breaks down. A talent scout for Stars in Their Eyes
  4. S01E04First AidSeptember 5, 2003An elderly punter dies while Ray is calling the numbers. The other punters are upset, especially when he suggests a halt in play while the b
  5. S01E05Face PeelSeptember 12, 2003Ray meets a contemporary from school who looks much younger than him - ""I've had a face peel. You can get some great bargains. My wife's ju
  6. S01E06The ClairvoyantSeptember 19, 2003Ray hires a clairvoyant to provide the interval entertainment and she then predicts their futures. She tells Bobby his one true love will r
  7. S01E07Christine's BirthdaySeptember 26, 2003Ray has applied for the Regional Manager's job. But the boss of the Rio chain is very keen on family values and wants to meet Ray and his wi
  8. S01E08CharityOctober 3, 2003Ray is determined to get himself some good publicity as a charitable do-gooder. So he makes out that Mary is ill and then raises funds to s

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes2004AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Next Big ThingSeptember 3, 2004Ray's excited about his latest money making scheme, a guess the balls competition, but he's convinced none of the punters will guess correct
  2. S02E02BabySeptember 10, 2004Sandy's having problems as a first time mother, resorting to sleeping in her locker due to late nights with the baby. A trip to the doctors
  3. S02E03ThiefSeptember 17, 2004Following a memo from headquarters, Ray implements a new security regime after a spate of recent robberies. A further robbery leads to Ray g
  4. S02E04AmbitionSeptember 24, 2004The staff are cautioned to be on their best behaviour for the visit of regional manager, Miss Grimes - an extremely large formidable woman,
  5. S02E05AdoptedOctober 1, 2004Ray's devastated following a family funeral, though it's not ""the old stiff"" he's sad about, but the news that he's adopted. To discover h
  6. S02E06WeddingOctober 8, 2004It's the big day: Christine is set to re-marry her ex-husband, but she's completely oblivious to it. After a botched proposal from Philip, s
  7. S02E07ChristmasDecember 27, 2004Ray's scrooge-like approach to Christmas changes dramatically when he receives a bit of good news, but the staff have their own problems to

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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