Alan finally takes charge of the electricals shop he's managing, on his first day in charge, Alan lands up with new employee Frank. Frank has been employed as part of a scheme to give retired people a second chance, Alan believes Frank is a spy.
You totally understand The Trapped theme in Beauty and Vin Trapped, the Trapped concept here is perhaps less obvious, it's subtle, buy it's very much here, is Alan trapped by Frank, or his past.
Rocket Electricals is very much like a branch of Curry's or Dixon's, as a youngster, I worked in Dixon's, so this feels wonderfully realistic, all of the lines used, body language and terrible acronyms about warranties.
Wilson is great, he appeared in a few things post One foot in The Grave, but it seemed as if producers didn't quite know what to do with him, he was great here. Mark Benton steals this though, it's Alan's paranoia, and subsequent downward spiral that makes this such an enjoyable watch.
It's smashing the whole way through, but the ending is definitely the best part, it's a cracking way to round this off.
I wish they'd expanded on The Trapped series, Von Trapped was definitely the most polished, but this was great also, 8/10.
