Season 2 • Episode 6
LatestThe lads hatch a plan to break George out of jail, hoping he'll lead them to the all-important photo and help them to expose Stranks and Roberts's corruption. However, events take a turn for the worse and they are forced to hide out in a local church - just as Denise's mum's wedding is about to start.
Common As Muck is a gritty BBC comedy drama serial focusing on the lives of a crew of bin men and their management staff. It ran for two series. The first series was screened in 1994 and the second in 1997. Both were nominated for a BAFTA for Best Drama.
Acting
Kathy Burke and Neil Dudgeon make garbage collection Shakespearean.
Writing
Dialogue so authentic you'll smell the diesel fumes.
Direction
Metin Hüseyin's unflinching eye for working-class poetry.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Both BAFTA-nominated seasons lost to respectively: The Buddha of Suburbia and Holding On — peak '90s BBC prestige competition.
Created during Major's Britain, it captures the precise moment council privatization destroyed working-class solidarity — making it accidentally more relevant now.
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