Gas is the second episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on Tuesday September 24, 1991.
After nearly killing the Gas Man, Richie and Eddie must remove an illegal gas connection without disturbing their violent neighbour.
The episode begins with Richie and Eddie operating several gas-fuelled household appliances in their very warm flat. It is revealed that their gas meter is not attached to their pipe, but ill...
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Gas is the second episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on Tuesday September 24, 1991.
After nearly killing the Gas Man, Richie and Eddie must remove an illegal gas connection without disturbing their violent neighbour.
The episode begins with Richie and Eddie operating several gas-fuelled household appliances in their very warm flat. It is revealed that their gas meter is not attached to their pipe, but illegally to another pipe. There is a knock at the door, which Richie answers. He is distressed to find it is the gas man (Mark Lambert), who informs him that someone in the street has been complaining of an unusually large gas bill. While Richie distracts the gas man, Eddie tears out the illegal gas pipe out and hides it.
The gas man comes in and reads the meter, despite Eddie and Richie's attempts to stop him. He is puzzled as to why the meter reads zero. Richie and Eddie attempt to convince him that they don't use gas--they don't even know...
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