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Big Deal

Life's a Gamble.

  • 1984 – 1986
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~50m / ep
  • 3 seasons
  • 7.3/10

The ups and downs of small time London gambler Robby Box, and the effect that his poker addiction has on his long suffering girlfriend Jan Oliver and family.

Latest: Season 3 · 1986

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  1. E1. The Big Sleep

    Sep 2, 1986 · 50m

    Promises to Jan, debts to the Inland Revenue, Robby is at it again, keeping too many balls in the air. His only assets are his wits and his club.

  2. E2. The Z Team

    Sep 9, 1986 · 50m

    At the bottom of the heap again, Robby Box will do anything for money. He'll even teach his friends to play poker!

  3. E3. Deals on Wheels

    Sep 16, 1986 · 50m

    Robby Box sorts out a fiddle at Gil's Betting Shop and helps a friend in need.

  4. E4. Tuppence Coloured

    Sep 23, 1986 · 50m

    When Robby Box wins a card game in the hospital, he ends up 'painting the town'.

  5. E5. The Chicken and the Egg

    Sep 30, 1986 · 50m

    Robby Box will bet on anything, but it's a different matter when it comes to gambling with his own life.

  6. E6. Panel Money

    Oct 7, 1986 · 50m

    Lumbered with a cuckoo in the nest, Robby Box sets out to put things right, but gets them wrong.... and right.

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