The Losers (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = The Losers


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Leonard Rossiter
Alfred Molina
Joe Gladwin
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 12 November
last_aired = 17 December 1978
num_episodes = 6
imdb_id = 0077044

"The Losers" is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1978. Written by Alan Coren, it stars Leonard Rossiter and Alfred Molina.cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2696826.ece?token=null&offset=0|title=Obituary - Alan Coren|first=|last=|publisher=The Times|date=20 October 2007] "The Losers" was made for ITV by ATV and was produced and directed by Joe McGrath.cite book|last=Lewishohn|first=Mark |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn|coauthors=|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|year=2003|publisher=BBC Worldwide|location=London|isbn=0563487550]

In "The Losers", Rossiter plays Sydney Foskett, a wrestling promoter who discovers a young new wrester called "The Butcher", played by Molina, who Foskett ensures loses to get the public's love. The sixth and final episode, "Togetherness", is thought to be destroyed.

Cast

*Leonard Rossiter - Sydney Foskett
*Alfred Molina - Nigel
*Joe Gladwin - Dennis Breene

Plot

Sydney Foskett is a wrestling promoter who discovers young new wrestler, "The Butcher", whose real name is Nigel. Foskett, realising that the public love a loser, devises ways for "The Butcher" to lose without the dimwitted Nigel to know what is happening. Foskett often gets paid well for rigging the matches.

Episodes

"The Losers" aired on ITV from 12 November to 17 December 1978. All episodes aired on Sundays at 9.15pm and are 30 minutes long. The final episode, "Togetherness", is missing from the archives, and is thought to be have been destroyed.cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=8592fe0e-c2a5-41d9-a47c-02ba12278a9d|title=Missing or incomplete episodes for programme THE LOSERS|accessdate=2008-03-19|author=|last=|first=|year=|format=|work=|publisher=LostShows.com]

#"A Star Is Born" (12 November 1978)
#"The Naming of Parts" (19 November 1978)
#"Out of the Strong" (26 November 1978)
#"All Down In Black and White" (3 December 1978)
#"Sitting On a Goldmine" (10 December 1978)
#"Togetherness" (17 December 1978)

References

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*cite web|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/losers/list.html|title=The Losers - Episode List|accessdate=2007-10-21|author=|last=|first=|year=2006|format=|work=|publisher=British TV Resources

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