HugelysuccessfulBritishcomedyaboutoftwostreetwiseLondonbrothers:Del(Derek)andRodneyTrotter.Inearlyyearstheysharedtheircouncilflatwith'Grandad'(untilthedeathofactor'LennardPierce')latertobereplacedby'UncleAlbert',aWWIINavyveteranwithananecdoteforanyoccasion.DelandRodneyarebestdescribedaslovableandharmlessblackmarkettraders;theybuyand(tryto)sellalmostanythingandmanyanepisodeisbasedaroundsomefaulty/stolenstockboughtbyDel.AswithothercomediesfromwriterJohnSullivan,thehumorisdevilishlyengineeredsoasnottotelegraphthejokesbeforethepunchlinesandthere'salwaysastrongcastofsupportcharacters.Theserieshaswoncountlessawardsandratingsbattles.