Series Guides
Roland Rat: The Series
Maureen, Colin, Fergie, Iris,
Freddy and Eric made their rodent TV debuts. This series was shown on BBC One in
a prime time Saturday evening slot - usually starting around 5.20pm. The gang
are listed in appearance order and the first name in the Guest Star list usually
opened and closed the show's credits, whilst the last Guest Star listed is the musical guest each
week.
Episode One
First Broadcast:- Saturday, September 6th 1986
Starring:- Roland, Kevin,
Colin, Errol, Reggie, Fergie.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Samantha Fox, Tim Brooke-Taylor, The Communards
Sketches:- Dingley Dell, The Rat Is
Back (Music Video)
Episode Two
First Broadcast:- Saturday, September 13th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Kevin, Reggie, Iris, Freddy, Errol, Fergie, Glenis, Colin
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Colin Baker, Wendy Richard,
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Sketches:- Cooking With A Moron, Mum &
Dad, RatEnders
Episode Three
First Broadcast:- Saturday, September 20th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Errol, Reggie, Kevin, Iris, Freddy, Glenis, Fergie, Eric
With:- Maureen
McConkey, Darcey De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Gorden Kaye, Stanley Unwin, Steve Nallon, Ultravox
Sketches:- Ratfan Report, Mum & Dad,
Linda The Canteen Girl (Music Video)
Episode Four
First Broadcast:- Saturday, September 27th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Reggie, Fergie, Errol, Eric, Iris, Freddy, Kevin, Glenis
Guest Stars:- Ian McCaskill,
Brian Blessed,
Dead Or Alive
Sketches:- Cooking With A Moron, Mum &
Dad,
A Tale Of Two Cities
Episode Five
First Broadcast:- Saturday, October 4th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
My Little Warthogs, Glenis, Colin, Errol, Reggie, Fergie, Kevin,
Iris, Freddy, Eric
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:- Tony
Blackburn, Uri Gellar,
Swing Out Sister
Sketches:- Cooking With A Moron, Mum &
Dad, My Little Warthog, Parasite In Paradise (Music Video)
Episode Six
First Broadcast:- Saturday, October 11th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Kevin, Iris, Freddy, Errol, Reggie, Fergie.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:- Steve Nallon,
Ross Davidson, John Challis, Nik Kershaw
Sketches:- Mum & Dad, Bridge Over The
River Kwai
Episode Seven
First Broadcast:- Saturday, October 18th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Reggie, Errol, Kevin, Glenis.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:- Jeanette Charles,
Gary Wilmot, Richard O'Brien, The Stranglers
Sketches:- Furry Tales, DIY With A
Ferret
Episode Eight
First Broadcast:- Saturday, October 25th 1986
Starring:- Colin,
Roland, Errol, Kevin, Fergie, Reggie.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:- Barry Norman,
Rory Bremner,
Red Box
Sketches:- DIY With A Ferret, Living
Underground (Music Video)
Episode Nine
First Broadcast:- Saturday, November 1st 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Fergie, Kevin, Iris, Freddy, Reggie, Errol, Eric.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Nicholas Parsons, Leslie Ash, Peter Powell, Erasure
Sketches:- DIY With A Ferret, Mum &
Dad, Stop That Twitch!,
Ratopussy
Episode Ten
First Broadcast:- Saturday, November 8th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Glenis, Kevin, Colin, Fergie, Errol, Iris, Freddy, Reggie.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Frank Carson, Amazulu
Sketches:- DIY With A Ferret, Rat-O-Klenz,
Mum & Dad,
The Hair Loss Song (Music Video)
Episode Eleven
First Broadcast:- Saturday, November 15th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Fergie, Kevin, Errol, Eric, Iris, Freddy.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Lulu, Howard Jones
Sketches:- Ratfan Report, Mum & Dad,
Dingley Dell,
Trousers (Music Video)
Episode Twelve
First Broadcast:- Saturday, November 22nd 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Kevin, Errol, Fergie, Glenis, Reggie, Iris, Freddy, Eric.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:- Floella Benjamin,
Alexi Sayle,
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Sketches:- Furry Tales, Mum & Dad
Episode Thirteen
First Broadcast:- Saturday, November 29th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Eric, Kevin, Errol, Glenis, Iris, Freddy, Reggie, Fergie, Eric, Colin.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Patrick Moore, Karen Kaye, Gary Glitter, Samantha Fox, Go West
Sketches:- Mum & Dad, Guinea Pig In
Love (Music Video), Hunky Hamster, Roland & Glenis' Wedding
Episode Fourteen - Christmas Special
First Broadcast:- Thursday, December 25th 1986
Starring:- Roland,
Kevin, Errol, Colin, Reggie, Fergie, Glenis, Freddy, Eric, Iris.
With:- Maureen McConkey, Darcey
De Farcey
Guest Stars:-
Jeanette Charles, Steve Nallon, Pamela Armstrong, Brian Blessed, Mike
Read, Chris Tarrant, Iggy Pop, Aled Jones
Sketches:- A Christmas Carol