Colin’s Sandwich: Complete Series 1 and 2 DVD – Andrew Robertson, Tony Haase

The complete series one and two of the 1980s British comedy starring Mel Smith as a frustrated member of the British Rail complaints office. Colin Watkins (Smith) spends his days receiving an ear-bashing from the British public and his nights endeavouring to make a better life for himself as a writer. Will he succeed? Series one episodes are: ‘Flaunt It’, ‘Time Out’, ‘Enough’, ‘Pussyfooting’, ‘Back from Bengal’ and ‘Night On the Town’. Series two episodes are: ‘A Bit Whiffy’, ‘A Piece of Cake’, ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Night Thoughts’, ‘Frank’ and ‘Out to Lunch’.

In this much-loved 1980s BBC sitcom, the late comedian plays an aspiring writer stuck in a soul destroying day job.Depressed Colin Watkins (Mel Smith) works for the British Rail Passenger Relations Office, better known as the complaints department. He doesn’t like his job much and has dreams of becoming a full-time writer, toiling late into the night trying to realize his dreams. Distracting him are his girlfriend Jenny, best friend Des, and the obnoxiously happy couple Richard and Sarah. He takes a step towards achieving his ambition when one of his short stories is accepted for publication in “The Langley Book of Horror”. In Series 2, a famous film producer offers Colin the chance of adapting his short story for a film. Colin jumps at the chance but disruptions continue to derail him, and keep him tied to the desk job.