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text: Production[edit]

text: The series has been broadcast Channel 5 since 24 February 2014. Their brief of the series says; "With exclusive access to some of the most experienced High Court Enforcement Agents and Repossession Teams in the country, this series is an eye-opening insight into cash-strapped Britain from the perspectives of debtors, creditors and debt collectors.

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text: Produced by Brinkworth Films, the series and its various spin-offs reveal what it means to be a creditor who cannot get back what they are owed, what it is like to be saddled with debt that you are simply unable to repay and what it takes to be the kind of person who can pay but refuses to do so. Cameras capture the daily hassle of dealing with violent confrontations, tearful debtors, downright liars and genuine cases of hardship. Then there are the debtors, many of whom have some distressing tales to tell of how they got into the situation in the first place. No one wants their possessions confiscated, after all. The result is a unique insight into one of the biggest issues facing those who cannot afford to keep paying the bills".[1]

text: Cast[edit]

text: Present[edit]

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Paul Bohill, High Court Solutions (Series 1-2) DCBL enforcement (Series 3–present)
Steve Pinner, High Court Solutions (Series 1-2) DCBL enforcement (Series 3–present)
Ben Pinner, High Court Solutions (Series 1 2) DCBL enforcement (Series 1–present)
Stewart McCracken, DCBL enforcement (Series 2–present)
Iain Taylor, DCBL enforcement (Series 2–present)
Elmor "Vic" Victor, DCBL enforcement (Series 3–present)
Gareth Short, DCBL enforcement (Series 4B–present)
Gary Brown, DCBL enforcement (Series 5A–present)
Garry Ball, DCBL enforcement (Series 5A–present)
Matthew Heighway, DCBL enforcement (Series 5A–present)
Cona Jackson, DCBL enforcement (Series 5A–present)
Max Carracher, DCBL enforcement (Series 5A–present)
Mitchell Starr, DCBL enforcement (Series 5A–present)
Aron Graves, DCBL enforcement (Series 5A [Guest]; Series 5B—present)

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text: Former[edit]

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Mike Allonby, Asset Trace and Recovery Agent (Series 1)
Terry Jones, Asset Trace and Recovery Agent (Series 1)
Philip Gardiner, High Court Solutions (Series 1- 2)
Graham Aldred, GLA enforcement (Series 2, Series 4 [Guest])
Brian O'Shaughnessy, GLA enforcement (Series 2–4)
Delroy "Del" Anglin, GLA enforcement (Series 3–4, Series 5 [Guest])
Kevin Stokes, GLA enforcement (Series 3)
Dael Anglin, GLA enforcement (Series 4B)
Craig Vernall, DCBL enforcement (Series 4B)
Steve Wood, County Court Bailiff (Series 1 [Guest])
Phil Short, DCBL enforcement (Series 2—4 [Guest])
Rupesh Pabari, DCBL enforcement (Series 4 [Guest])
Alan Hunt, GLA Enforcement (Series 4 [Guest])

text: Episode list[edit]

text: Series 1 (2014)[edit]

text: The first series introduces five initial cast members: Paul Bohill, Steve Pinner, Mike Allonby, Terry Jones, and Steve Wood. The day after the broadcast of the first programme, Allonby died aged 47 at his home in Wales.[2] Both Jones and Wood subsequently only appeared in the first series, with Bohill and Pinner (High Court Solutions) the only two cast members who went on to appear in series two. The first three episodes became the most watched programme on the channel that week, with episodes four and five placing at second and third, respectively.[3]

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Episode
Title
Viewers
(millions)
Original airdate

1
"Episode 1"
2.06
24 February 2014

Mike and Terry head to Liverpool to seize a Renault Clio from a debtor who has refused to pay his bill, but the debtor suddenly becomes violent. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend the eviction of an army veteran whose other outstanding debts have resulted in the repossession of his house, and later to Slough to deal with a troublesome family of sitting tenants who refuse to believe the powers of the high court.[4]

2
"Episode 2"
2.19
3 March 2014

Mike and Terry travel to Cheshire to seize a vehicle from a woman who owes several hundred pounds on a loan, and Mike shows his softer side. Later, they head to Liverpool to recover a vehicle which the owner has failed to keep up the repayments for, and find his son very co-operative. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend an eviction in East London in the week leading up to Christmas, but find a friend house-sitting for the absent debtor. Later, they head to Essex to track down the tenants of a country estate who owe their landlord more than £10,000 – but have since disappeared.[5]

3
"Episode 3"
1.88
10 March 2014

Paul and Steve are tasked to evict a vulnerable pair of hoarders, whose cost of damage to the property is being added onto their debt. Later, they attend the eviction of a young woman with a child, who has failed to keep up with her rent payments, and has fallen to arrears, and also find that a writ to seize a taxi has been made out to the wrong man, but under law, are forced to serve the writ anyway. Meanwhile, Steve Wood has to repossess a classic corner shop, but finds that the condition of the property may cause more problems for the landlord.[6]

4
"Episode 4"
1.55
17 March 2014

Paul and Steve attend an eviction of a house with poor living conditions, but have a decision to make when the eviction runs into nightfall. On their travels, they evict two groups of tenants from a house which the landlord is looking to renovate, but one family are not being very co-operative; attempt to reclaim more than £25,000 from a Chinese businessman who has fallen on hard times and is facing bankruptcy; and attend a flat eviction in an expensive area of London, and attempt to secure the tenants a holiday lease allowing them to return.[7]

5
"Final Demand Special"
1.69
8 April 2014

Paul and Steve attend an eviction in Buckinghamshire where the tenant owes more than £26,000 in rent on his country estate residence. Later, they deal with a family of sitting tenants in a £5 million pound house which is due to be demolished by the developers of the site. Meanwhile, we catch up with three previous debtors to see how life has been for them since the programme aired. Cases featured include the violent car owner from episode 1, the woman who defaulted on her loan repayments from episode 2, and the taxi driver who had a writ written out against him instead of his brother from episode 3.[8]

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text: Series 2 (2014)[edit]

text: The second series sees the introduction of five new cast members – Ben Pinner, Brian O'Shaughnessy, Graham Aldred, Iain Taylor and Stuart McCracken. Paul Bohill and Steve Pinner are the only two returning cast members from the first series. Every episode of the series ranked in the top three most watched programmes on the channel that week.[3]

text:
Episode
Title
Viewers
(millions)
Original airdate

1
"Episode 1"
1.52
17 September 2014

Brian and Graham attend an eviction in South London where trouble is expected – but the eviction goes smoothly until they find a cannabis factory. Later, they visit a Polish Deli to reclaim money on a debt owed to a former supplier, but it's the debtor's wife who has to face their wrath. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend an eviction where a young mother of two is being evicted from her flat, and make an unexpected decision to allow her to stay, and later, they speak to a Freelance employer who is refusing to cough up the unpaid wages of one of his ex-employees, and is still refusing to pay.

2
"Episode 2"
1.68
24 September 2014

Stuart and Iain attempt to reclaim a debt owed by a builder, but are threatened with violence by the man and his friends from the building site. Later, they visit the owner of a pet shop who owes a substantial amount of money to a former supplier, but tries to raise funds to pay the debt. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve deal with the unpaid debt of former professional footballer Neil Ruddock, who owes money to his local dog kennels. Later, they attend the eviction of a school dinner lady who has been given no prior warning of her eviction by her landlord.

3
"Episode 3"
1.85
1 October 2014

Paul and Steve evict a young woman with two children, a task that takes a turn for the worse when her violent ex-partner makes an appearance. Later, they serve a writ on a family who have to pay damages to a former employee, and seize a number of expensive vehicles towards repayment. Meanwhile, Stuart and Iain find themselves in a spot of bother when some angry locals threaten a riot over an unpaid debt at a Liverpool computer shop. Later, they chase down an unemployed decorator who owes more than £3,500 in legal costs, but finds he has no assets to seize and no money.

4
"Episode 4"
1.8
8 October 2014

Brian and Graham head to Wembley, North London to repossess a car owned by a man who owes more than £3,000 to a telephone communications company. Later, they head to Reading to deal with the owner of a dry-cleaning business who has run up a substantial debt for non-payment of rent. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attempt to reclaim £30,000 in rent arrears from a man described by his tenants as a member of a ruthless and possibly violent gang, and later head to Essex to evict a young mum and her two children for non-payment of rent, but discover that she has nowhere to go.

5
"Episode 5"
1.83
15 October 2014

Paul and Steve head to Essex to evict a family for non-payment of rent, but discover a dispute with the letting agent has led to the eviction. Later, they head to North London to evict a Somalian refugee who speaks very little English from her flat which the landlord is repossessing. Meanwhile, Stuart and Iain are faced with threats of violence when they try to reclaim a debt of over £3,000 against the owner of a minicab business, and later deal with the owner of a car dealership who has to choose between repaying his debt or losing vehicles from his showroom.

6
"Episode 6"
1.57
22 October 2014

Paul, Steve and Ben attempt to evict a gang of squatters taking up residence in a central London office block, but struggle to enter the property. Later, they head to the North London home of a heavily pregnant tenant and her family, whom they are forced to evict due to non-payment of rent. Meanwhile, Stuart and Iain are confronted by the family and friends of a debtor in Surrey, who threaten violence against them if they try to seize any assets. Later, they deal with the owner of a horse riding sanctuary who owes a substantial amount of money to one of her former apprentices.

7
"Episode 7"
1.85
29 October 2014

Paul and Steve make an interesting discovery during an eviction at a flat in London's Docklands, where they find $8.5 million in counterfeit notes. Later, Ben joins Paul as they head to Biggin Hill, Kent, to evict a family which they have been told have no children, only to find six children living at the property. Meanwhile, Brian and Graham find themselves in a spot of bother at Swindon Town Football Club as they try to reclaim money on an unpaid debt for seating, and later hunt for a debtor whose business is in the centre of a storage unit facility, but the manager refuses to allow them entry.

8
"Episode 8"
1.63
5 November 2014

Paul and Ben are called in to evict squatters from a residential property, but it soon becomes clear that the property is being used as a brothel. Later, Steve joins Paul to evict a woman living a property which has already been sold by the landlord, although she has nowhere to go. Later, they attend a flat in East London where they must evict a refugee family who have been seeking new accommodation for several months. Meanwhile, Brian and Graham arrive at a restaurant in north London to collect unpaid rent, but the debtor refuses to pay until Brian starts to remove goods, and later attend a Korean education school to collect unpaid rent, but the debtors make accusations to the police that they have been violent.

9
"Episode 9"
1.43
12 November 2014

Brian and Graham head to a Brighton health spa to speak to seize assets against the debt of £20,000 for unpaid legal costs against the owner. On their travels, they also head to South London to find a man who owes £1,600, but have trouble when his wife tries to throw them off the scent; to Sussex to speak to a young mother who has defaulted on a debt payment plan, where Graham shows his softer side; and to Dunsfold to reclaim money owed to a telephone answering service, but find the debtor about to visit his motherʼs grave.

10
"Episode 10: Eviction Special"
1.26
19 November 2014

Paul and Steve attend an eviction with a twist when they discover that the landlord trying to reclaim the property is the debtor's mother. On their travels, they also attend the eviction of a multi-occupancy house where they find a group of tenants who have issues with their immigration status; are forced to evict a man with a history of mental illness, and call on the help of a local minister to persuade the tenant to leave; and attend the eviction of the last remaining tenant in an apartment block which is currently under renovation by the landlord.

text: Series 3 (2015)[edit]

text: Cast member Kevin Stokes confirmed on Twitter that the returning cast for the third series was as follows: Paul Bohill, Steve Pinner, Ben Pinner, Stewart McCracken, Iain Taylor and Brian O'Shaughnessy. New cast members in this series would include: himself, Delroy Anglin ("Del"), Elmor Victor ("Vic") and Phil Short, who previously appeared in a non-speaking role in series two.[9] Graham Aldred was confirmed as the only cast member from series two to not be returning for the third series. Every episode in series three placed within the top four most-watched programmes on Channel 5 for each respective week. For eight non-consecutive weeks, it was the most watched programme on the channel.[3] Episode 12 had previously been broadcast on 4 August, as part of the "Britain on Benefits" season.

text: In February 2018 a couple whose eviction featured in this series of the show were awarded £20,000 damages against Channel 5 for breaching the couple's privacy during the filming of the eviction.[10]

text:
Episode
Title
Viewers
(millions)[11]
Original airdate

1
"Final Demand Special"
1.35
14 April 2015

Kevin and Dael serve a writ on a man who owes more than £5,000 for an unpaid bill, but the man turns violent and tries to assault Kevin. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve head up an eviction of a mother and her young daughter, whom Paul is forced to help after the council refuse to step in, and Brian and Kevin play a game of cat and mouse with a debtor when he tries to hide his car in a local pub car park to avoid it being seized.

2
"Episode 1"
1.47
30 September 2015

Brian and Kevin attempt to regain more than £16,000 owed by a travel company. However, one of their employees proves to be less than helpful. Later, they travel to Middlesex looking for £4,500 owed by a computer repair shop, but the manager claims the company have ceased trading. Meanwhile, Stuart and Elmor head to Merseyside to attend the eviction of a tenant with a brain tumour who has been unable to pay the rent on his house, and later attend an eviction with a twist – the tenant is in fact the letting agent and has been living in the house under a false name.

3
"Episode 2"
1.38
7 October 2015

Brian and Kevin head to Surrey to obtain £6,000 owed by former business owners, but during the initial confrontation, Brian is assaulted. Later, Dael joins Brian to chase a debt owed to a vet by the owner of an ill pet, but they discover she does not have any goods worth enough to cover the debt. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend a multi-eviction on a council estate in Barnet, where the tenants are unaware of why they are being made homeless.

4
"Episode 3"
1.54
14 October 2015

Paul and Steve are called to an eviction where the landlord wants to move back into his property, but are greeted by an angry tenant who refuses to leave. Later, they attempt to reclaim more than £11,000 owed by the owners of a family run fish business following a dispute with their neighbours. Meanwhile, Brian and Dael call on a man owing more than £16,000 in maintenance for an aeroplane, but are forced to seize the plane when he is unable to pay the debt. Later, Kevin joins Brian to attend a Turkish restaurant to reclaim £4,500 owed to a company for consultancy fees, but the debtors turn nasty and the police are called.

5
"Episode 4"
1.51
21 October 2015

Paul and Phil head to Kent for an eviction, but when they finally take possession of the house, they discover a full-scale cannabis factory upstairs. Paul later finds himself accused of racism when he and Steve attempt to evict a Kosovan family living in emergency accommodation in North London. Elsewhere, Brian and Dael chase a debt of nearly £3,000 in Hampshire and later attempt to collect almost £5,000 owed by a farmer in Sussex.

6
"Episode 5"
1.5
28 October 2015

Stuart and Elmor deal with a tricky debtor who owes more than £1,000 against a debt previously owed by his small business, Morecambe Textiles. Later, they attempt to collect a debt of £1,600 owed by a self-employed DJ, but discover he may be forced to close his business if he is unable to pay. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend the eviction of a man in Croydon, only to discover that he is on the way to his aunt's funeral, and the council have refused to rehouse him. Later, they deal with a single mother being evicted by her landlady in Hammersmith after amassing more than £11,000 in rent arrears.

7
"Episode 6"
1.7
4 November 2015

Stuart and Elmor attempt to reclaim a debt owed by a single mother, but are forced to deal with the police after they find two children home alone. Later, they attempt to reclaim a debt owed by the owner of a Pizza restaurant, but find themselves being locked inside the premises. Meanwhile, Paul and Phil carry out an eviction of a multi-occupancy property, but encounter problems when they discover it is being run as a brothel. Later, they carry out an eviction in Barnes, North London, where the tenant owes more than £11,000 to the landlord, who is in ill health.

8
"Episode 7"
1.63
11 November 2015

Paul and Steve attend an eviction of a tenant who refuses to move out of her property, despite it already having been sold on by the landlord. Later, Phil joins Paul to turn detective when they arrive an eviction in East London, where they discover the remaining tenant escaping through the back door. Meanwhile, Brian and Kevin deal with a single mother of three who owes a debt of more than £5,000 to a former landlord for damage to his property, and later try to reclaim a debt of over £11,000 owed by a furniture business, but an employee of the company becomes less than helpful.

9
"Episode 8"
1.27
18 November 2015

Stuart and Elmor head to Liverpool for what they expect to be a routine repossession, but instead face the most challenging eviction of their careers. Behind the front door, they find a critically ill two-year-old child with major heart problems, who is on constant life support and unable to breathe without a ventilator. Later, they encounter another family in crisis in Birmingham, where a retired couple who acted as guarantor for their daughter's tenancy are liable to pay over £3,000 after she defaulted. Meanwhile, Brian and Dael chase £2,000 worth of debt owed by a business based in Kent, and recover £4,000 from a recycling business in Buckinghamshire.

10
"Episode 9"
1.38
25 November 2015

Dael and Kevin face a web of deceit in an Italian delicatessen in South London as they chase a huge debt amounting to £29,000. Later, Brian joins Dael to track down a pensioner in Surrey who owes £15,000 for a business he bought four years ago. Meanwhile, Steve and Paul must evict a tenant in North London who has not paid her rent for over 18 months, before heading to Cambridgeshire to make one of their most emotional evictions to date.

11
"Episode 10"
1.18
2 December 2015

Paul and Steve head to Bedfordshire to try to evict a community of travellers who have set up home in a private car park. However, they receive a hostile response and must react to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control. Later, they attempt to evict a Romanian family who stopped paying rent seven months ago. Elsewhere, Stuart and Elmor chase a debt of over £3,000 in Merseyside, before trying to recover £5,000 owed by a forklift truck company after an agreement went sour.

12
"Episode 11"
1.42
9 December 2015

Stuart and Iain head to Nottingham to recover a debt of nearly £3,000 in unpaid rent from a Turkish takeaway. Later, Elmor joins Stuart to hunt down one of their biggest debts of the year – £66,000 owed by a businessman. Paul and Phil head to a flat in East London expecting a routine eviction, but get more than they bargained for when they find dodgy wiring, illegal substances, and two men sleeping in squalid conditions. Meanwhile, Steve and Ben try to evict a tenant in West London who has broken the terms of her lease, but suspect a subletting scam when they find that the three-bedroom semi has been converted into tiny bedsits.

13
"Episode 12: Benefits Special"
1.26
16 December 2015

Paul and Steve attend the eviction of a family who owe more than £12,000 in rent arrears, but the situation turns confrontational when the landlord arrives. Later, they are forced to evict a hard-working young nurse who is desperately seeking a home for her young family through no fault of her own. Meanwhile, Brian and Kevin deal with a single mother whose overall debts come to more than £45,000, but is struggling with any form of repayment, and later meet an aggressive debtor recovering from a brain tumour who refuses to pay his dues, despite owing more than £2,000 to a lawyer.

14
"Episode 13: Christmas Special"
1.55
23 December 2015

The agents grapple with emotional evictions and moral dilemmas as a young family are made homeless, an acrimonious divorce comes to a head, and an off-licence battles to stay open just as everything shuts down for the holidays.

text: Series 4A (2016)[edit]

text: In February 2016, cast member Paul Bohill confirmed on Twitter that the cast for the fourth series was as follows: himself, Steve Pinner, Ben Pinner, Stewart McCracken, Iain Taylor, Brian O'Shaughnessy, Delroy Anglin ("Del") and Elmor Victor ("Vic"). The only agent not to return from the third series was Kevin Stokes.[12] Additionally, three further agents appeared in minor roles: Phil Short, Ru Pabari and Alan Hunt, all of whom featured in one episode each. The series was filmed between September and November 2015. Broadcast was later confirmed for 13 April 2016.[13] Additionally, the scheduling for several episodes was changed at the last minute: episode 4 was due to air on 4 May,[14] but for reasons unknown was held over and not broadcast until the end of the series, later subtitled the "Busted" special. The broadcast of episodes 7 & 8 was also switched for reasons unknown.

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Episode
Title
Viewers
(millions)
Original airdate

1
"Episode 1"
1.53
13 April 2016

Stewart and Iain attend the eviction of a young mother with two young children, but when her boyfriend threatens them with violence, they are forced to call the police. Later, they evict a businessman from his flat who owes more than £4,000 in rent, but discover he has been living a life of luxury. Meanwhile, Brian and Del call on a young mother who owes a bill of £2,300 for childcare, but discover she has no means of making payment, and later, visit a bachelor whose ex-girlfriend is trying to reclaim £12,000 for an unpaid credit card bill, but discover she has already taken assets worth more than the outstanding debt.

2
"Episode 2"
1.4
20 April 2016

Stewart and Elmor attempt to recover a debt of £2,700 owed by the owner of a garage, but find themselves in a stand-off which quickly turns to violence when the debtor tries to ram them off the property using a pick-up truck. Later, they call on a student nurse who owes £750 on a payday loan, who has defaulted on her repayments. Meanwhile, Steve and Ben are forced to evict an elderly couple who are struggling to keep up with the rent on their three-bedroom semi in Isleworth, and later, Paul joins Steve to chase down a £30,000 debt owed by the Lotus F1 racing team to one of their former suppliers.

3
"Episode 3"
1.52
27 April 2016

Stewart and Iain attend an eviction in Manchester, but on arrival, find the scene crawling with police. A stand-off between the landlord and his tenants then ensues, with some serious threats being made. Later, they call upon a young single parent who is being evicted by her landlord after failing to pay her rent for six months. Meanwhile, Brian and Del attempt to reclaim £3,000 owed to a letting agent, but discover the debtor is an elderly woman claiming disability benefit, and later, they try to reclaim £2,700 owed to an employer after they mistakenly overpaid a former employee, but find themselves forced to seize goods when the debtor refuses to pay.

4
"Episode 4: Busted Special"
1.92
25 July 2016

Steve and Ben attend an eviction of a tenant who owes more than £14,000 in rent, but discover a sub-let scam involving at least five other undisclosed tenants. The situation escalates when the man refuses to leave the property. Later, Paul joins Steve to evict a man who owes nearly £10,000 in rent. When they arrive, he has already vacated the property and is about to leave, but they discover he has left the property in serious disrepair. Brian and Del attempt to reclaim £10,000 owed to a van rental business, but the debtor claims he has no assets – a fact which they later discover is untrue. Later, they call on a woman who owes £6,000 in arrears from her previous property.

5
"Episode 5"
1.63
4 May 2016

Paul and Ben attend the eviction of a tenant suffering from a mental health disorder, but are met with a frosty reception. Brian and Del call upon a man who owes a personal debt of £1,900, but he claims to have no prior knowledge of the debt and doesn't even know the claimant. Later, they call upon a taxi firm who owe nearly £3,000 to a supplier. Having previously settled half of the debt with Stewart and Iain, Brian and Del are forced to return after the debtor defaulted on his repayments. Finally, Steve and new trainee Ru attend an eviction in Portsmouth, but the situation becomes heated when the angry homeowners decide to clear out their entire house onto the pavement outside.

6
"Episode 6"
1.71
11 May 2016

Stewart and Elmor attempt to reclaim a £3,000 debt owed by the owner of a dog kennel business, but when they arrive, Stewart is threatened and angrily confronted by the debtor's dad. Steve and Ben find themselves caught in the emotional eviction of a refugee, who appears to speak very little English. After the eviction, they become concerned for her welfare and try to track her down. Stewart and Elmor try to find a debtor who owes £2,000 for an engine he bought on Ebay, but he tries to outsmart the agents by claiming he knows the law better than they do, before Paul and Steve are forced to break into the property of a tenant who owes nearly £8,000 in unpaid rent.

7
"Episode 7"
1.71
25 May 2016

Paul, Steve, Stewart and Elmor are faced with a potentially volatile situation when they are forced to evict a large scale traveller community in Birmingham, and soon find themselves under attack from children living on the site. Brian and Del attempt to reclaim a £6,000 owed by a jeweller in Hatton Garden, but he tries to claim that the business which owns the debt is no longer trading. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve find themselves in the middle of a tenancy dispute when they try to evict a man and his partner who owe their landlord more than £4,000 in unpaid rent, while Brian and Del visit a debtor who owes nearly £4,000 to a former customer of his web design business.

8
"Episode 8"
1.66
18 May 2016

Paul and Steve evict a tenant who owes more than £8,000 in rent arrears, but discover her property has been sub-let and that she has multiple occupants living there. Brian and Alan attempt to reclaim more than £7,000 from a drainage firm who owe money to a former supplier, but discover the debtor has very few assets to offset the debt. Paul and Steve then attend an eviction in North London, where the tenant has been behind on her rent for nearly six years – but to their surprise find a menagerie of electrical goods including TVs, Laptops, games consoles and designer clothing. Brian and Del try to reclaim £38,000 owed by a café owner in unpaid rent.

9
"Episode 9: Big Family Bust Up Special"
1.82
30 May 2016

Stewart and Elmor attempt to reclaim a debt of £6,500 owed by a self-employed builder, but are confronted by his angry parents, who claim that none of the goods in the house belong to him. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend an eviction in Tottenham, but are faced with one of their most heartbreaking evictions ever, when the council refuse to provide emergency housing for a mother and her three young children, forcing Paul to take drastic action. Stuart and Elmor then head to Wales in an attempt to reclaim an unpaid debt owed by a plumber, but are forced to seize and remove goods when the debtor makes no attempt to even communicate with the agents.

10
"Episode 10: Secrets and Lies Special"
1.56
6 June 2016

Paul and Steve attend the eviction of a woman with two young children, but find themselves confronted by her angry son, who is convinced that the agents' visit is an hour early. Meanwhile, Brian and Del attempt to reclaim an £11,000 debt owed by a man and his partner for unpaid rent, but are shocked to discover an armoury including samurai swords amongst the debtor's possessions. Paul and Steve evict a family from their home following an ongoing dispute with their landlord, who claims that he has been trying to evict them for more than 16 months. Brian and Del attempt to hunt down an elusive debtor, who has evaded capture before, for a debt of more than £4,500.

text: Series 4B (2016)[edit]

text: Broadcast of fourth series continued after a summer break, and the transmission date was confirmed on 18 August 2016. DCBL subsequently added a page on their website with profiles of each of the agents featured in the series.[15] The cast for the second half of the series remains unchanged, with Bohill, Steve Pinner, Ben Pinner, McCracken, Taylor, O'Shaughnessy, Anglin and Victor all returning. This half-series sees the introduction of one new agent, Dael Anglin, Delroy's son.[citation needed] On 5 October 2016 two further new agents were introduced into the series, Craig Vernall and Gareth Short.[citation needed] Episode 8 also saw a guest appearance from Graham Aldred, last seen in series two. Phil Short also guest starred in Episode 9. O'Shaughnessy has since confirmed on Twitter that this series will be his last.[citation needed] The series began filming in February 2016. This half-series featured sixteen episodes.

text:
Episode
Title
Viewers
(millions)
Original airdate

1
"Episode 1"
1.4
31 August 2016

Del and Dael attempt to reclaim £3,500 owed by a man to a van rental business, but on arrival at the property, find themselves in the middle of a bitter dispute between father and son, which leads to death threats. Paul and Steve evict a former actor from his £1,200 a month one-room bedsit following an end-of-tenancy agreement, but are shocked by the quality of his living conditions. Brian and Del attend the King William Hotel in London to reclaim £6,500 owed to a supplier, but are forced to start removing goods when the owner claims he cannot pay. Paul and Steve attend a property repossession in Tottenham, but are caught in the middle of a dispute between tenant and landlord.

2
"Episode 2"
1.77
7 September 2016

Del and Dael visit a printing company to reclaim a debt of £2,000 owed to a dissatisfied customer, but the debtor becomes agitated and physically prevents the agents seizing goods, forcing the police to be called. Stewart and Vic visit a family-owned Barber's shop in a small country village to reclaim £1,100 in unpaid rent, but the debtor denies all knowledge of her arrears. Brian and Del attempt to reclaim £2,000 in unpaid bills owed to a funeral director, but the debtor's revelation that she is unable to pay is furthered hampered by her claim that the agents visit is causing a flare up of her illness. Stewart and Vic then head to Lincolnshire to reclaim £4,400 owed by a computer repair business.

3
"Episode 3"
2.03
14 September 2016

Stewart and Vic attempt to reclaim more than £8,000 owed by a car dealership in Nottingham to an unhappy customer, but are confronted by an aggressive group of employees, one of whom tries to remove a car from their forecourt that Stewart has already seized. Brian and Del head to the Isle of Wight to reclaim £3,700 of estate agency fees owed by a security guard, but Del is assaulted by the debtor's wife. Stewart and Iain try to reclaim £1,900 owed to DCBL by a woman who contracted them to follow up a compensation claim, and Del and Dael attempt to corner an elusive debtor who owes £3,500, but discover that his car, which they could potentially seize, is on false plates.

4
"Breadline Britain Special[16]"
0.76
18 September 2016

A special episode looking back at previous cases featured on the series, as part of Channel 5's "Breadline Britain" day. Paul and Ben attend the eviction of a tenant suffering from a mental health disorder, but are met with a frosty reception. Brian and Del call upon a man who owes a personal debt of £1,900, but he claims to have no prior knowledge of the debt. Later, they call upon a family taxi firm who owe nearly £3,000 to a supplier. Having previously settled half of the debt with Stewart and Iain, Brian and Del are forced to return after the debtor defaulted on his repayments. Finally, Steve and new trainee Ru attend an eviction in Portsmouth, but the situation soon becomes heated.

5
"Episode 4"
1.85
21 September 2016

Del and Dael attempt to reclaim £3,000 owed by an Indian takeaway to a meat supplier, but become embroiled in a game of cat and mouse as the debtor refuses to reveal his identity. Paul and Steve undertake the eviction of a former businesswoman who owes more than £14,000 in rent arrears, who refuses to accept the situation she has found herself in. Del and Dael visit a man who owes £3,800 to a dissatisfied customer whom he sold a car to, but find he has very few assets to seize. When they come across a pair of vehicles, they are shocked to discover that both are worthless. Paul and Steve evict a young woman and her boyfriend who have a history of mental health problems.

6
"Episode 5"
1.84
28 September 2016

Stewart and Vic attempt to reclaim £5,000 owed by a customer to a garage for repair work on a damaged van, but the debtor immediately becomes aggressive and calls upon a local Anti-Bailiff protest group to come and confront the agents. Del and Dael attempt to reclaim nearly £7,000 owed by a man to his ex-girlfriend. When they threaten to remove the debtor's girlfriend's possessions, the situation becomes heated. Stewart and Vic attempt to reclaim £6,500 owed by a garage in consultancy fees, but the debtor refuses to take responsibility for the writ. Del and Dael visit a woman who owes £3,700 in solicitor's fees, but are forced to take a risky gamble to secure payment.

7
"Episode 6"
1.72
19 October 2016

Stewart and Vic attend the property of a man who has defaulted on a payment plan, but the debtor's father becomes aggressive when the agents threaten to remove goods. Paul and Steve attempt to reclaim £45,000 owed by a man to his ex-wife, but discover that he has signed his current business over to his sister to prevent any assets being seized. Stewart and Iain call on a retiring optician to recover £4,500 owed to a supplier, but the debtor becomes abusive and claims he cannot make any form of payment. Steve and Ben attend the eviction of a young mother and child, and Steve is shocked when he discovers some of the worst living conditions he has ever seen.

8
"Episode 7"
1.77
26 October 2016

Stewart and Iain attempt to reclaim £3,500 owed by a builder to a customer for incomplete repair work, but find the debtor has no assets which could possibly offset the debt. Del and Dael head to Essex to recover £2,700 owed to a frozen food company, however the debtor initially refuses to confirm his identity and claims that he is in fact the debtor's brother. Stewart and Iain head to a farm in Wales to recover £2,500 owed to a supplier, but are forced to deal with the debtor's wife. Brian and Del attempt to find a man who has acted as guarantor on his friend's rental agreement, which has racked up more than £10,000 in rent arrears. However, they discover the debtor is on holiday in Nigeria.

9
"Episode 8"
1.93
5 October 2016

Del and Dael attempt to reclaim £1,900 owed by a young mum who has defaulted on a payment plan, but discover she has no assets they could possibly seize to offset the debt. Meanwhile, Gareth and Craig attempt to reclaim £45,000 owed by the director of an online clothing business to a former distributor, but are alarmed when on their second visit to the property, they find a stash of guns. Del and Dael visit an Indian takeaway owner who owes more than £22,000 in legal fees from a previous eviction, but when the debtor refuses to pay, they are forced to call upon Brian and Graham to help remove goods. Gareth and Craig visit a pensioner who owes £3,900 to a firm of solicitors.

10
"Episode 9"
1.78
12 October 2016

Gareth and Craig pursue the owner of a roofing business who owes £3,000 to a loan company, but on arrival at the property, the occupant denies the debtor lives at the property. Steve and Phil attend an eviction in South London, and find a family living in the back of a disused shop, which has been sub-let by the tenant. Gareth and Craig attend a farmhouse, where the debtor owes £5,700 in unpaid vets bills, but the debtor claims she has been making regular payments to the claimant – a fact which the agents discover is correct. Paul and Steve attempt to reclaim £30,000 owed by a dry cleaning business, but the proprietor claims he is broke, until Paul makes a shocking discovery.

11
"Episode 10"
1.9
2 November 2016

Paul and Ben attend the eviction of a mother and daughter from their flat, but discover their door has been reinforced with irresistible steel, which the locksmith is unable to drill through. Brian and Del call upon an East London garage to reclaim £7,000 to a dissatisfied customer, but find the business – and the customer's vehicle – in a state of disrepair. Paul and Steve attend an eviction where they find the occupants have been subletting from the tenant, not the landlord, but come up against a language barrier. Brian and Del call upon a woman who has acted as guarantor on her sister's tenancy agreement, but with her sister now £10,000 in arrears, is forced to take responsibility for the debt.

12
"Episode 11"
1.94
9 November 2016

Stewart, Iain, Paul, Steve and Ben attend a mass eviction of squatters from a disused nursery in South-West London, but come up against barricades, bolted doors and a number of angry residents. Gareth and Craig call upon a young mum who owes £6,500 in solicitor's bills, but she claims she has no assets that could possibly offset the debt. Paul and Steve attend the eviction of a mum and her two children, whose father has supposedly disappeared and left her with more than £6,000 of rent arrears. The woman disputes the eviction and claims she has repaid the landlord as he requested. Gareth and Craig head out in search of the director of a textiles business who owes £10,000.

13
"Episode 12: Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 1"
1.48
16 November 2016

The first of four special episodes combining new and unforgettable past cases. Stewart and Vic attempt to reclaim £5,400 owed by a man that Vic has met before, but are forced to seize a vehicle when the debtor refuses to pay. They also look back on a case previously featured in Series 4, Episode 2, where they tried to reclaim £2,700 owed by the owner of a garage, but the situation became volatile, forcing Vic to call the police. Brian and Del visit a man who owes £150,000 – the biggest debt in the show's history – to a friend who lent him money for a business venture. Del also looks back on a case featured in Series 3, Episode 1, where he and Kevin were assaulted by a violent debtor.

14
"Episode 13: Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 2"
1.16
23 November 2016

The second of four special episodes combining new and unforgettable past cases. Stewart and Vic attend the eviction of a single mother who owes £6,000 in rent to her landlord, but tensions soon become heated. Del looks back at a case previously featured in Series 5, Episode 1, where they tried to reclaim £3,500 owed by a man to a van rental business, but received death threats from the debtor's father. Stuart and Vic attempt to reclaim £6,000 owed in private school fees by a man and wife, but discover they no longer live together. Stuart looks back at a case featured in Series 4, Episode 1, where they were threatened by the boyfriend of a single mother they were bound to evict.

15
"Episode 14: Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 3"
1.18
30 November 2016

The third of four special episodes combining new and unforgettable past cases. Stewart and Vic head to a phone shop whose proprietor owes £3,900 to a supplier. But when they discover the business has changed hands, the new owner threatens to break the law by returning goods which have been seized. Del looks back on a case from Series 5, Episode 4, where he and Dael visited the owner of an Indian takeaway who owe £3000. Brian and Dael attempt to reclaim £8,000 owed by a textiles business, but discover the company director is on holiday. Steve looks back on a case from Series 4, Episode 7, where he and three other agents carried out a mass eviction of travellers in Birmingham.

16
"Episode 15: Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 4"
TBA
TBA

Paul and Steve make a dangerous discovery leading to them calling the police. Elsewhere, Stewart and Vic face a moral dilemma, and Paul and Steve hear a story that stops them in their tracks. This episode was due for broadcast on 7 December, but was pulled from schedule for reasons unknown.

text: Series 5 (2017—2018)[edit]

text: A fifth series was confirmed for broadcast shortly after the end of series four.[17] In this series, six new regular agents are introduced: Gary Brown, Garry Ball, Matthew Heighway, Cona Jackson, Michell Starr and Max Carracher. Agent Aron Graves also appears as a recurring member of the cast.[18] Returning cast members for this series include Paul Bohill, Steve Pinner, Ben Pinner, Stewart McCracken, Elmor Victor, Iain Taylor and Gareth Short, who made his debut appearance in the last series. Delroy Anglin also guest starred in one episode. Brian O'Shaughnessy, Dael Anglin and Craig Vernall will not be returning to the series.

text: The Radio Times initially confirmed that this series will contain a total of thirty episodes;[19] however, this subsequently increased to thirty-two; and a further ten episodes were later added to the schedule; bringing the final number of episodes to forty-two.[20] This series was split into three broadcast segments, with the first airing from March 22, 2017, the second airing from August 30, 2017 (with an additional two unplanned episodes broadcasting from November 8, 2017, replacing a planned broadcast of Big Family Values), and the third set to be broadcast in 2018.

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Part 1

1
"Episode 1"
22 March 2017
1.79

Gary and Cona are confronted by a knife-wielding debtor whilst attempting to recover £11,000 owed to a claims company. Garry and Matt visit a former professional footballer who owes £4,500, to confront him over a fake claim made to the agents that he could not pay the debt as he was suffering from terminal cancer. Gary and Cona chase a debt of £4,000 owed by a car dealer, but are given the runaround by the debtor and his friend as they try to identify which of them is the owner of two highly-lucrative vehicles. Garry and Matt uncover an arsenal of weapons, including knives, razor blades and meat cleavers as they try to evict a highly volatile tenant from his flat for non-payment of rent.

2
"Episode 2"
29 March 2017
2.21

Matt and Garry try to find a debtor who owes more than £2,000 in parking fines, but are met with a frosty reception by the tenants of the house he used to live in. Stewart and Vic take on one of the biggest cases of their careers when they confront a hotel owner who owes £80,000 to his former girlfriend. Although the debtor initially makes a £10,000 down payment, the agents are forced to return after no further payments are made against the debt. However, they are forced to call upon police assistance when it becomes apparent that the unstable debtor may have access to weapons. Later, they deal with a slippery garage owner who owes more than £2,000 to a customer for poor repair work.

3
"Episode 3"
5 April 2017
2.02

Gary and Cona confront the brother of a debtor who owes more than £1,700 for unpaid parking fines, but are forced to call for police backup when the man tries to attack Gary. Stewart and Vic try to reclaim £2,300 owed by a builder who is living on the verge of bankruptcy, but discover that he owns very little in the way of goods that could offset the debt. Later, they deal with a bankrupt debtor who tries to claim that he isn't liable for a debt incurred after his bankruptcy was declared, and later tries to blame the debt on his wife. Gary and Cona deal with a down-on-her-luck jeweller who owes more than £8,000 to a former employee, but discover that the debtor's stock has very little to no value.

4
"Episode 4"
12 April 2017
2.14

Max and Aron visit a car garage in Peterborough which owes £1,800 to a former customer, but are forced to call for police armed response when the debtor discharges a firearm at them. Paul and Steve later attend the same garage and end up dealing with another volatile employee. Matt and Iain attempt to recover a debt of £1,600 owed by an evasive young man in parking fines, and find themselves in the centre of a family crisis. Max and Paul try to reclaim a debt of £2,100 owed by a free-holding company, but are met with an agitated office manager who refuses to allow them entry into the property. As tensions begin to rise, Paul finds himself in a fight with a shutter door.

5
"Episode 5"
19 April 2017
2.13

Matt and Garry visit an Asian jeweller's shop in Northampton to collect a debt of over £12,000, but the situation turns volatile when the debtor assaults Garry and then manages to get an emergency court hearing in an attempt to get the writ set aside. Max and Steve visit a woman who owes more than £5,000 to her former landlord, and are forced to remove her only asset of any value. Matt and Garry meet a down-on-his-luck businessman on a Welsh farm who owes more than £6,000 in consultancy fees, and face the prospect of seizing and removing a boat. Max and Steve head to Romford to reclaim £12,000 owed by the town council and find themselves clamping the mayor's limousine.

6
"Episode 6"
26 April 2017
2.16

Max and Cona attempt to recover £2,300 owed by a man in unpaid parking fines, but face a rather unusual situation when the debtor ties his car to a tree in an attempt to prevent it being seized. Stewart and Vic call upon a couple who owe £3,900 in Nursery fees, but discover that they are living on the brink of bankruptcy. Max and Steve attend a church in Islington in an attempt to recover £8,100 in unpaid rent, but are forced to battle with a church pastor who becomes angry when a payment made to the agents fails to go through. Stewart and Vic attend a barber's shop in Bolton to recover £3,600 from a debtor who has defaulted on a payment plan, but are met with a frosty reception.

7
"Episode 7"
3 May 2017
2.12

Stewart and Vic attempt to recover £4,500 owed by the owner of a car parts business to a shipping company, but are faced with a hostile reception from his ex-wife, who claims he is no longer living at the address on the writ. Later, the agents return when the debtor defaults on a payment plan to clear the remainder of the unpaid balance. Steve and Max head to Islington, where they try to find a man who owes £2,100 in rent to a housing association, but on arrival at the property, are met with a man who refuses to confirm or deny that he is the debtor. Paul and Ben face a rather unusual eviction when they discover that the tenant is deaf mute, and that his nephew speaks very little English.

8
"Episode 8"
10 May 2017
2.25

Stewart and Iain's attempt to reclaim £5,500 from a potentially devious debtor is met with a tempered response from the debtor's brother-in-law, who threatens to assault Stewart. Matt and Garry meet a father in crisis who owes £9,000 after acting as a guarantor on his daughter's tenancy agreement. Stewart and Vic chase £6,000 owed by a woman to her former landlord in unpaid rent, but are faced with a barrage of abuse from her partner after it transpires the debtor is heavily pregnant. Matt and Garry chase a £4,000 debt owed by a woman to a loans company, and are suspicious when despite claims that she is unable to pay, the debtor has a stash of brand new white goods.

9
"Episode 9"
17 May 2017
2.07

Matt and Garry try to reclaim £13,000 owed by a garage to a dissatisfied customer, but despite police attendance from the outset, tempers flare and the agents find themselves caught up in the middle of a mass brawl. Gary and Cona attempt to reclaim £5,500 from a young debtor, but discover that the situation is much more complex than they first thought. Matt and Garry try to reclaim £1,600 owed to a car rental company but find that the debtor has no assets that could possibly offset the debt. Gary and Cona try to reclaim £1,700 from the former owner of a grocery shop, but are forced to escalate the case when the debtor plays hard ball, and then leaves his wife to deal with the situation.

10
"Episode 10"
24 May 2017
2.00

Matt and Garry attempt to reclaim a £3,000 deposit owed by a landlord to a former tenant, but are faced with an angry response from the debtor's brother. Max and Steve try to reclaim £9,000 from a debtor accused of sub-letting a former property in which he was a tenant, and subsequently failing to pay the landlord any rent, but Max is forced to escalate the case when the debtor refuses to pay. Matt and Garry attempt to make contact with a former nightclub owner who owes £25,000 to a former business associate, but Matt is flabbergasted to discover that the debtor is in fact his old boss. Paul and Max visit professional cyclist Bernard Kerr, who owes £3,500 to a van rental company.

11
"Episode 11"
31 May 2017
1.78

Matt and Garry visit a newsagent who owes more than £10,000 in false deposit fees, but despite claims that he is unable to pay, Garry finds a carrier bag stuffed with £7,000 in used notes. Stewart and Vic visit a woman who owes £4,500 in consultancy fees following a property dispute, but are met with a barrage of abuse from the debtor's ex. Matt and Garry visit a woman who owes £3,500 to a loan company, but find that the debt they are trying cover is just one in a long line. Stewart and Vic visit a beauty salon who owe £2,500 to a dissatisfied customer, but are met with a potentially volatile man who claims that the all of the equipment in the shop has been loaned by him and cannot be seized.

12
"Episode 12"
7 June 2017
1.83

Matt and Garry visit a man who owes £4,500 to a former girlfriend, but the situation becomes volatile when the debtor tries to assault Garry while Matt is out of the room. Gary and Cona visit a pensioner who owes £2,500 after signing as a guarantor for a loan taken out against the repairs on her son's car. Matt and Garry visit a man who owes more than £2,500 in unpaid parking fines, but are forced to escalate the case when the debtor proves evasive. Gary and Cona visit a taxi company who owe £3,000, but find that the director, who named on the writ, is in prison. However, they find leverage for payment when Gary discovers that cars owned by the company are being sold on Ebay.

13
"Episode 13"
14 June 2017
1.91

Gary and Cona chase a debt of £47,000 owed by a tenant to his former landlord, but the debtor initially refuses to accept responsibility for the debt and gives the agents a false identity. Del and Max head to a beauty salon who owe £10,000, but the owner claims that she is not trading as the company stated on the writ, despite Del and Max finding paperwork to the contrary. Max and Paul visit a down-on-his-luck film producer, whom Paul has met before, who owes £8,000 in consultancy fees. Paul and Gary are given the runaround when they visit a 19-year-old man who owes £2,500 to a garage in repair fees, as they try to gather information about the debt from his evasive mother.

14
"Episode 14"
21 June 2017
1.96

Paul and Max visit an estate agent who owes £5,500 to a dissatisfied customer. But when the debtor tries to damage the only asset of value that she has left, Paul and Max are forced to call the police. Matt and Garry visit an elderly debtor who owes £2,700 following a dispute with his neighbour over a rear garden wall, but decide not to enforce the writ on the grounds of the debtor's ill health and disability. Paul and Max try to locate the director of a letting agency who owes £2,200 to a former tenant. Matt and Garry visit a convenience store owner whom they have encountered before, who now owes £2,800 to one of his suppliers. But once again, the debtor proves to be evasive.

Part 2

15
"Episode 15"
30 August 2017
1.86

Max and Steve head to London to recover over £8,000 owed by former peer of the realm Lord Brocket to a firm of accountants, but find that he is away on holiday. Matt and Garry head to Coventry to chase £10,000 owed by a publican to a contractor. Although the property initially appears to be empty, Matt and Garry find an ingenious method of entry, and are surprised to be confronted by a surprised and angry landlord. Matt and Garry chase £18,000 owed to a desperate woman by a recruitment agency.

16
"Episode 16"
6 September 2017
1.76

Stewart and Vic head to Manchester to try to recover almost £2,400 from a company director for unpaid invoices, but face a fierce reception from a family who deny the debtor lives or trades from the address. Gary and Cona head to Kent to chase nearly £4,000 owed by a couple in unpaid rent on a previous tenancy.

17
"Episode 17"
13 September 2017
1.69

Max and Steve try to recover almost £2,000 owed by the owner of a bridal shop in London. Gary and Cona head to Kent to chase over £4,000 of vet fees after two neighbouring dogs got into a fight. Max and Paul head to South-West London to collect almost £11,500 owed by a small business.

18
"Episode 18"
20 September 2017
1.51

Max and Paul head to central London to recover almost £1,900 owed in parking fines. Stewart and Vic chase over £2,200 owed by a scrap yard owner to a shipping company. Steve, Max and Ben find themselves caught in the middle of a bitter dispute during a landlord and his tenant during a particularly difficult eviction, and are surprised when they are forced to return to evict the same tenant from the same property three months later. Stewart and Vic head to Merseyside to recover over £3,500 owed by a publishing company to an unhappy ex-employee.

19
"Episode 19"
27 September 2017
1.45

Stewart and Vic chase over £1,500 of unpaid parking fines in Manchester, but find themselves in the middle of a family dispute. Matt and Garry face a threatening situation when they try to reclaim a debt owed by a couple in unpaid nursery fees. Stewart and Vic head to Lancashire to recover over £3,000 owed by a garage to a dissatisfied customer. Matt and Garry head to the West Midlands to reclaim £1,600 owed by a takeaway owner to a car hire company.

20
"Episode 20"
4 October 2017
1.35

Matt and Garry head to the West Midlands to chase £1,700 owed by an accountant to a client. Max and Paul visit North-West London try to recover almost £30,000 owed in rent arrears by a dentist after he was barred from working. Max and Steve head to South-West London to chase almost £2,000 owed by a café owner.

21
"Episode 21"
11 October 2017
1.45

Stewart and Iain head to Manchester to recover one of the largest debts they have ever chased – more than £400,000 – owed to a builder after he failed to receive payment for his work on a house. Gary and Cona head to Kent to chase over £11,000 owed by a couple in unpaid rent. Stewart and Vic lead to Lancashire to collect a debt owed by an accountant for unpaid parking fines.

22
"Episode 22"
8 November 2017
1.25

Max and Steve head to London to try and recover over £21,000 in unpaid court costs after a car accident, while Aron and Iain are in Middlesex chasing nearly £4,000 after the organiser of a music festival refused to pay a supplier. Elsewhere, Aron and Cona team up to recover almost £7,000 owed after a debtor failed to repay a loan to her ex-partner. This episode was scheduled for broadcast on 18 October, but was not broadcast until 8 November.

Part 3

23
"Episode 23"
2018 (2018)
TBD

The current listings description of this episode is identical to Episode 22. The actual content of this episode will be available after broadcast. This episode was scheduled for broadcast in 2017, but has not yet been broadcast.

24
"Episode 24"
2018 (2018)
TBD

Gareth and Mitch are in north Devon with a writ to recover more than £8,000 owed by a dissatisfied customer to a supplier of windows and doors. In Nottingham, Stewart and Vic are on an eviction that will test their patience to the limits, with a landlord who wants his property back after months of rent arrears and alleged anti-social behaviour. This episode was scheduled for broadcast in 2017, but has not yet been broadcast.

25
"Episode 25"
2018 (2018)
TBD

The current listings description of this episode is identical to Episode 33. The actual content of this episode will be available after broadcast.

26
"Episode 26"
2018 (2018)
TBD

27
"Episode 27"
2018 (2018)
TBD

28
"Episode 28"
2018 (2018)
TBD

29
"Episode 29"
2018 (2018)
TBD

30
"Episode 30"
2018 (2018)
TBD

31
"Episode 31"
2018 (2018)
TBD

32
"Episode 32"
18 October 2017
1.60

Gareth and Mitch find themselves in rural Wales chasing a debtor who owes £1,750 in multiple parking fines. Later, they find themselves on the trail of a tanning salon owner who owes more than £10,000. This episode was not due for broadcast until 2018, but broadcast in place of Episode 22.

33
"Episode 33"
15 November 2017
1.15

Max and Steve visit an east London restaurant whose owner owes £7,000 to his gas supplier. Gareth and Mitch try to get £3,000 from a car wash owner after a customer's car was damaged. Max and Steve assist a dissatisfied customer who is owed £4,000 from a second-hand car dealer. Stewart and Vic visit a shutters and blinds shop in Manchester who owe more than £5,000 to a dissatisfied customer. This episode was not due for broadcast until 2018, but broadcast following the rescheduled broadcast of Episode 22.

34
"Episode 34"
29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)
TBD

Matt and Garry meet a grandmother in shock at the size of her debt, and uncover an audacious lie at a Birmingham childcare nursery.

35
"Episode 35"
2018 (2018)
TBD

36
"Episode 36"
2018 (2018)
TBD

37
"Episode 37"
2018 (2018)
TBD

38
"Episode 38"
2018 (2018)
TBD

39
"Episode 39"
2018 (2018)
TBD

40
"Episode 40"
2018 (2018)
TBD

41
"Episode 41"
2018 (2018)
TBD

42
"Episode 42"
2018 (2018)
TBD


document_title: Viola tricolor

question_text: what is the flower in a midsummer night's dream

question_tokens: what is the flower in a midsummer night 's dream

text: Viola tricolor

text: Description[edit]

text: Viola tricolor is a small plant of creeping and ramping[a] habit, reaching at most 15 cm in height, with flowers about 1.5 cm in diameter. It grows in short grassland on farms and wasteland, chiefly on acid or neutral soils. It is usually found in partial shade.

text: It flowers from April to September (in the northern hemisphere). The flowers can be purple, blue, yellow or white. They are hermaphrodite and self-fertile, pollinated by bees.

text: Traditional uses[edit]

text: As some of its names imply,[citation needed] heartsease has a long history of use in herbalism. It has been recommended, among other uses, for epilepsy, asthma, skin diseases, and eczema.[1] V. tricolor has a history in folk medicine of helping respiratory problems such as bronchitis, asthma, and cold symptoms.[2]

text: It has expectorant properties, and so has been used in the treatment of chest complaints such as bronchitis and whooping cough.[medical citation needed] It is also a diuretic,[3] leading to its use in treating rheumatism and cystitis.[4]

text: The flowers have also been used to make yellow, green and blue-green dyes,[5] while the leaves can be used to indicate acidity.[citation needed]

text: Roman mythology[edit]

text: According to Roman mythology, the wild pansy turned into the Love-in-idleness as Cupid shot one of his arrows at the imperial votaress, but missed and instead struck it. As Cupid is the god of desire, affection and erotic love, the flower’s juice received the trait, to act as a love potion. Its name relates to the use of the flower, as it is often used for idleness or vileness acts.

text: Literature[edit]

text: Long before cultivated pansies were released into the trade in 1839, V. tricolor was associated with thought in the "language of flowers", often by its alternative name of pansy (from the French pensée “thought”[citation needed]): hence Ophelia's often quoted line in Shakespeare's Hamlet, "There's pansies, that's for thoughts". (What Shakespeare had in mind was V. tricolor, the wild pansy, not a modern garden pansy.)

text: A Midsummer Night's Dream[edit]

text: Shakespeare makes a more direct reference, probably to V. tricolor[b] in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Oberon sends Puck to gather "a little western flower that maidens call love-in-idleness". Oberon's account is that he diverted an arrow from Cupid's bow aimed at "a fair vestal, throned by the west" (supposedly Queen Elizabeth I) to fall upon the plant "before milk-white, now purple with love's wound". The "imperial vot'ress" passes on "fancy-free", destined never to fall in love.

text: In Act II and III, Oberon’s and Puck’s intervention with the magic love potion of the flower, they can control the fates of various characters, but also speed up the process of falling in and out of love, so that the actual romances of the lovers and their love itself appears to become very comical. Shakespeare uses the flower to provide the essential dramatic and comical features for his play. Besides that the love potion gained from the flower, does not only interfere with the lovers fates, but also gives the play structure as it affects the lovers' romances drastically, as it at first upsets the balance of love and creates asymmetrical love among the four Athenian lovers. The fact that this flower introduces magical love to this play creates the potential for many possible outcomes for this play.

text: The juice of the heartsease now, claims Oberon, "on sleeping eyelids laid, Will make or man or woman madly dote Upon the next live creature that it sees." Equipped with such powers, Oberon and Puck control the fates of various characters in the play to provide Shakespeare's essential dramatic and comic structure for the play.

text:
Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell:
It fell upon a little western flower,
Before, milk-white, now purple with love's wound,
And maidens call it love-in-idleness.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 2, Scene 1)

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text: The love-in-idleness was originally a white flower, struck by one of Cupid’s arrows, which turned it purple and gave it its magic love potion. When dripped onto someone's eyelids this love potion causes an individual to fall madly in love with the next person they see. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare uses this flower as a plot device to introduce the comical disturbance and chaos of love, but also to highlight the irrationality of romantic love. Here love is depicted as a sort of benevolent affliction. Shakespeare presents love to be something contradicting to one’s normal feelings and ideas. However he also depicts the fact that those can lead to foolish and hurtful things and present the idea that love can also end in tragedy. The play shows that love can be a source of comedy as easily as of tragedy and therefore show that the power that the love potion from the Love-in-idleness inherits is beyond the comprehension of the fairies and mortals. In the end, the love-in-idleness nectar is used to restore all romances in the play to their original states (including Demetrius' prior affections for Helena before he turned to Hermia.)

text: The effects of the love-in-idleness can be very dramatic and tragic, no matter if the intentions were right. The play reaches its point at which Demetrius and Lysander are trying to kill one another. Although Hermia and Helena are not trying to kill one another, they are suffering from the rejection of their lovers and considerable verbal abuse. However this still happened at a very comical level as the lovers were not aware of their situation. Again the more they were trying to present the dramatic side of love, the hate, jealousy and anger, the less they became serious and so their anger turned unreal. In the end love is not denied and the lovers are back together. Nevertheless, Shakespeare ends the lover’s story as a comedy, with the inclusion of several tragic and dramatic moments. This is supposed to show that love can be a source of comedy as easily as of tragedy and therefore show that the power that the love potion from the Love-in-idleness inherits is beyond the comprehension of the fairies and mortals.

text: The Taming of the Shrew[edit]

text: Shakespeare mentions it in his play The Taming of the Shrew where Luciento claims he found the effect of love-in-idleness - alluding to its qualities to simulate the effects of love.

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O Tranio! till I found it to be true,
I never thought it possible or likely;
But see, while idly I stood looking on,
I found the effect of love in idleness;
And now in plainness do confess to thee,
That art to me as secret and as dear
As Anna to the Queen of Carthage was,
Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish, Tranio,
If I achieve not this young modest girl.

text: Rossetti uses heartsease as a metaphor of growing older as her confidence and her vision increases. The heartsease is known as love-lies-bleeding which is a type of the inseparability of the pain of living and the love of Christ. The garden was adorn with the flower which served as the speaker’s life. The “weed” represents the sins of the speaker’s life. However at the end, the speaker pleads her pain and waits her judgment.

text: Heartsease I found, where Love-lies-bleeding

text: Empurpled all the ground:

text: Whatever flowers I missed unheeding,

text: Heartsease I found.

text: Yet still my garden mound

text: Stood sore in need of watering, weeding,

text: And binding growths unbound.

text: Ah, when shades fell to light succeeding

text: I scarcely dared look round:

text: ‘Love-lies-bleeding’ was all my pleading,

text: Heartsease I found.[7]

text: Chemicals[edit]

text: V. tricolor is one of many viola plant species containing cyclotides. These small peptides have proven to be useful in drug development due to their size and structure giving rise to high stability. Many cyclotides, found in Viola tricolor are cytotoxic.[8] This feature means that it could be used to treat cancers.[9][8]

text: Heartsease contains flavonoid, which is a colorless crystalline compound[10], that is proven to be useful in prophylaxis, which is actions taken to prevent diseases, and in treatment of  cardiovascular problems, complications of diabetes, inflammations, immune disorders, and liver problems, just to list a few indications.[11]

text: Extracts from the plant are anti-microbial.[12]

text: V. tricolor extract had anti-inflammatory effect in acute inflammation induced in male Wistar rats.[13]

text: The plant, especially the flowers, contain antioxidants and are edible.[14]

text: Plants contain aglycones: apigenin, chrysoeriol, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, luteolin, quercetin[15] and rutin.[16]

text: The fresh plant Viola declinata and V. tricolor contain approximately

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saponins (4.40%),
mucilages (10.26%),
total carotenoids (8.45 mg/100g vegetal product, expressed in β-carotene).[17]

text: Neuroblastoma, is a type of cancer,[18] is the most common extracranial malignancy in childhood. In many patients, once the tumor starts to develop even with intensive therapy, it will continue to progress. The study is designed to see the effect of Viola tricolor against neuronlastoma N2a cells. In the end, there was no significant change to the cell at first glance.[19]


document_title: List of Phineas and Ferb characters

question_text: who does jeremy's voice in phineas and ferb

question_tokens: who does jeremy 's voice in phineas and ferb

text: List of Phineas and Ferb characters

text: Main characters

text: Phineas Flynn

text: Phineas Flynn (voiced by Vincent Martella) Like other characters, he has red hair. His age is not mentioned. Phineas, along with his stepbrother Ferb Fletcher, star in the A-Plot of every episode. The series concerns Phineas's attempts to avoid boredom by finding something new to do every day of the summer vacation. He does this with his less-talkative stepbrother Ferb,[1] and often with many other neighborhood children. He is known to be very selfless and energetic. Phineas has many catch phrases like "Oh, there you are, Perry" or "Hey, Ferb! I know what we're going to do today!" and "Hey, where's Perry?".

text: Phineas comes from a blended family. The creators chose this arrangement because they considered it underused in children's programming as well as from Marsh's experiences in one.[2] As a character, Phineas has received a positive critical response, with one reviewer describing him and his brother as a "comical pairing."[3] Phineas appears in Phineas and Ferb merchandise, including plush toys,[4] t-shirts,[5] and a video game.[6]

text: Ferbs "Ferb" Fletcher

text: Ferb Fletcher (voiced by Thomas Sangster) is a boy of few words, Phineas's green-haired, intelligent but laconic stepbrother from the United Kingdom and created by Phineas and Ferb co-founders Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. He first appeared in the show's pilot episode, "Rollercoaster."

text: Ferb and his stepbrother Phineas Flynn spend their days during their summer vacation having fun. They are featured in every episode's A-Plot constructing large scale inventions or taking part in other outlandish activities. Ferb, an engineering genius, allows Phineas to do most of the talking for the pair and is described as "more of a man of action," by Phineas, which makes him more of a plot device than a developed character. Ferb is more likely to sing than speak, but most often has a one-liner in the episodes. Ferb is named after a friend of the show's creators who was an expert on tools and, at times, stayed rather silent.[7]

text: Candace Flynn

text: Candace Flynn (voiced by Ashley Tisdale) is Phineas's fifteen-year-old older sister and Ferb's stepsister.[8] She first appeared in the pilot episode. Candace does not approve of the inventions her brothers create then she hates their creations, and in most episodes she attempts to "bust her brothers" by showing their mom. Her best friend is Stacy Hirano; Candace also has an obvious crush on Jeremy Johnson, but for a long time she was oblivious to the fact he liked her back. As a character, she has received a positive critical acclaim, having appeared in other media such as video games.[9][10]

text: Perry the Platypus

text: Perry the Platypus (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker), a.k.a. Agent P, is Phineas and Ferb's pet platypus and first appeared along with a large portion of the main cast in the pilot episode "Rollercoaster." Perry is featured as the star of the B-Plot for all but one episode of the series alongside his arch-nemesis Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. In the end, he pretends to destroy Phineas and Ferb's  creations. He is a primarily silent character, with the only noises being the occasional rattling of his bill.

text: In Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, an alternate reality (yet more evil and ruthless) version of Perry (known as Platyborg) appears. Platyborg would later return in the episode sequel, Tales from the Resistance: Back to the 2nd Dimension.

text: Dr. Doofenshmirtz

text: Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (voiced by Dan Povenmire) is a mad scientist appearing in all but one episode's B-Plots thus far. He is the father to teenage Vanessa Doofenshmirtz and is the head of his own company, Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. Depending on the episode, Dr. Doofenshmirtz's main goal is to either destroy or rule the Tri-State Area which was suggested to him as a starting point before trying to take over the world.[11] Routinely bumbling, incompetent, and forgetful, almost all of Doofenshmirtz's plans—always involving various gadgets and inventions—have been thwarted by Perry the Platypus. However, a few of his schemes were quite successful, such as in the 2014 special Phineas and Ferb Save Summer when Doofenshmirtz moved the Earth away from its original orbit to bring on an early autumn, much to Perry's distress. After most defeats, he shouts his catchphrase, "Curse you, Perry the Platypus!"

text: His contraptions are almost all named "[something]-inator", and in "Unfair Science Fair" it is revealed that his first invention as a child was simply called "Inator".[12]

text: Throughout the series, Doofenshmirtz's flashbacks (which are often shown after Perry has been captured) explore his mentally abusive and lonely childhood growing up in the fictional village Gimmelshtump, Druelselstein. Before becoming an evil scientist, Doofenshmirtz was a bratwurst vendor until being put out of business by the hot dog industry. Doofenshmirtz usually monologues[2] and displays acts of cartoon-style physical violence[13] towards his nemesis Perry, a skilled anthropomorphic platypus secret agent. His last name is frequently abbreviated to "Doof". Doofenshmirtz appears in several merchandise pieces, particularly the book series,[14][15][16][17] and the video game.[6]

text: In the 2011 TV film, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, an alternate reality (yet more intelligent and successful) version of Dr. Doofenshmirtz appears, with the regular Doctor Doofenshmirtz serving as a supporting character. 2nd Doofenshmirtz later returns in the episode sequel, Tales from the Resistance: Back to the 2nd Dimension.

text: Secondary characters

text: Baljeet Tjinder

text: Baljeet Tjinder[18] (voiced by Maulik Pancholy) is Phineas' and Ferb's friend and neighbor. He wears blue overalls, despite being in grade school. A shy, intellectual, and polite boy who moved to Danville from India, he often helps the boys with their ideas and displays his knowledge of algebra and trivia. He also has a compulsive need to get good grades.

text: Carl the Intern

text: Carl the Intern (Tyler Alexander Mann) is Major Monogram's young unpaid intern of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym) in charge of video taping Monogram when he is being interviewed and talking to Agent P. He is a bit careless, wears glasses, and sometimes forgets to focus the camera correctly.

text: Fireside Girls

text: The Fireside Girls are a group of ten girl scout-like girls led by Isabella in troop 46231. Isabella and the other Fireside Girls usually help Phineas and Ferb in their projects which, in turn, are at times created to help the Fireside Girls with a humanitarian cause.

text: Other members of the troop:

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Gretchen (voiced by Ariel Winter) wears glasses and has short auburn hair. She is second in command in the troop and the first (besides Isabella) who had been addressed by name.
Holly (voiced by Cymphonique Miller (seasons 1-2), Diamond White (season 2-4),[19] Dana Davis (as a teenager in "Act Your Age"))
Katie (voiced by Isabella Acres, Soleil McGhee (as a teenager in "Act Your Age"))
Milly (voiced by Isabella Murad, Dannah Phirman (as a teenager in "Act Your Age"))
Adyson Sweetwater (voiced by Madison Pettis) The second member of the troop to be addressed by name, and the first to have been given a last name as well.
Ginger Hirano (voiced by Tiffany Espensen (seasons 1-2), Michaela Zee (season 3-4),[19] Ming-Na (as a teenager in "Act Your Age")) The younger sister of Candace's best friend Stacy. She has a crush on Baljeet.

text: Lawrence Fletcher

text: Lawrence Fletcher (voiced by Richard O'Brien) is the father of Ferb and stepfather of Phineas and Candace. Lawrence sells antiques, is from the United Kingdom and is portrayed like a sitcom dad as being scatterbrained and unaware of what is going on. He often agrees to follow Phineas's instructions and even forces Candace to cooperate as if he considers Phineas and Ferb's skills normal. Unlike the boys' mother, he has seen some of the boys' inventions; he has not reacted negatively, and apparently believes that their mother approves. His precise surname is a matter of some dispute; in at least one episode, Isabella addresses him as "Mr. Flynn".[20] Jeff "Swampy" Marsh has said that Lawrence Fletcher is very similar to his stepfather, Bill.[21]

text: Linda Flynn-Fletcher

text: Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voiced by Caroline Rhea) is the mother of Phineas and Candace and stepmother of Ferb. Unaware of the large-scale projects that Phineas and Ferb create on a daily basis, Candace often drags her away from other interests in an attempt to get the boys in trouble. Each creation is somehow destroyed or eliminated moments before "Mom" arrives, leaving Candace dumbfounded and Linda reluctant to believe Candace. Linda was also a one-hit wonder known as "Lindana" with her song, "I'm Lindana and I Wanna Have Fun". That fact possibly makes her, as a singer, a parody of Cyndi Lauper, because of Lauper's hit Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and because both of them were famous singers in the 1980s (Linda fictionally). Her single is used as elevator music throughout the series.[22] Her surname is not consistent throughout the series; in at least one episode, Candace refers to her as "Linda Flynn".[23] She is based on Dan Povenmire's sister, also named Linda.[21] She also used to date Dr. Doofenshmirtz during their mid-teens and that she was the one who inspired him to take over the Tri-State Area as a starting point for worldwide domination when he sarcastically stated that he would rule the world.

text: Isabella Garcia-Shapiro

text: Isabella Garcia-Shapiro (voiced by Alyson Stoner) is a Jewish Mexican girl.[24]  She is one of the brothers' best friends and has an obvious crush on Phineas Flynn of which he is unaware, though he has shown he cares for her from time to time. She is known for the catchphrase, "Whatcha doin'?" and is the leader of the Fireside Girls troop 46231. The troop often helps Phineas and Ferb in their projects.[25] She is named after series creator Dan Povenmire's oldest daughter.[26]

text: Stacy Hirano

text: Stacy Hirano (voiced by Kelly Hu) is Candace's best friend. She is of Japanese heritage. Stacy is shown to be annoyed by Candace's constant attempts to bust Phineas and Ferb, and would prefer to just have fun with the inventions; she also occasionally gets annoyed with Candace's gushing about her relationship with Jeremy. During the episode "Happy Birthday, Isabella", she finds out about Perry's secret Identity but doesn't lose her memories afterwards.[27][28]

text: Jeremy Johnson

text: Jeremy Johnson (voiced by Mitchel Musso) is Candace Flynn's crush and later boyfriend. His age is sixteen, a year older than Candace. He works at Mr. Slushy Burger (sometimes named Mr. Slushy Dawg). In "Summer Belongs to You," it was confirmed that he and Candace had become boyfriend and girlfriend; toward the end of the episode, they kissed.[29] He also has a band called "The Incidentals."

text: Major Monogram

text: Major Francis Monogram (voiced by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh) is one of the heads of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym) Department and Perry the Platypus' boss. He usually appears in a Nehru jacket on a giant screen giving Perry instructions for his next mission to stop Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz's endless attempts to take over the Tri-State Area. His uniform prominently features the initials "MM." He has a monobrow and wears a toupée. Sometimes, he is shown to have a lack of details about what Doofenshmirtz is up to, and orders Perry to go stop it as usual. Just like Doofenshmirtz, he has appeared in every episode of the series to date except, "Isabella and the Temple of Sap."

text: Buford van Stomm

text: Buford van Stomm (voiced by Bobby Gaylor) is frequently referred to as a bully, but he rarely hurts anyone on-screen. He is portrayed as a nice person with a tough guy attitude more often than as a bully. Phineas believes that Buford only bullies out of boredom thus Phineas often invites him to keep his mind occupied. He is thought not to get along with Baljeet, but in most episodes it is shown that they share a friendly bond. In one episode, Buford and Baljeet sing a song where they describe each other as "Frenemies" and "my least favorite brother".

text: Vanessa Doofenshmirtz

text: Vanessa Doofenshmirtz (voiced by Olivia Olson) is Heinz and Charlene Doofenshmirtz's teenage daughter. She is sarcastic, mild-mannered, cynical, and dresses in a goth style. Vanessa is aware that her father is an evil scientist and knows about her father's nemesis Perry the Platypus. She is often exasperated by her father whenever he tries to establish a "father-daughter" bond between them as he doesn't really understand her interests or refuses to acknowledge that she is growing up and often assumes that she is also interested in "evil." She often tries to convince her mom that her dad is an "evil scientist" but, much like Candace, ultimately always fails when she does appear trying to catch him in the act, much to her dismay. She does, however, occasionally show appreciation for what he does for her, as he is clearly devoted to her (he once taught her how to drive and traveled halfway around the world after she got lost).[30] Also, despite denying it so many times, Vanessa admits that she may be a little evil, as she once helped her father escape from custody by posing her hairdryer as a pistol to fool Major Monogram and Perry into releasing Doofenshmirtz, as shown in the special Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!. Although Ferb has a crush on her, she remains oblivious to his affections as she already had a punk (not visigoth) boyfriend named "Johnny.", whom she later broke up with in the episode "Minor Monogram". She is in a relationship with Monty Monogram, the son of Major Monogram; however "Act Your Age" depicts her becoming involved with Ferb ten years down the line.

text: In addition to this, Vanessa makes a cameo appearance in the 2011 TV film, "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension", along with an alternative reality version of herself (2nd Vanessa), though their scenes were deleted. 2nd Vanessa returned in the episode sequel, Tales from the Resistance: Back to the 2nd Dimension.

text: Recurring characters

text: Vivian Garcia-Shapiro

text: Vivian Garcia-Shapiro (voiced by Eileen Galindo), or simply "Viv," is Isabella's mother and lives across the street from Phineas and Ferb. She is a Jewish Mexican,[24] one of Linda's best friends, and plays upright bass in a jazz band with Linda Flynn and Jeremy's mom. She is known for talking very fast and often making useless comments such as, "Oh, Candace, look how tall you've gotten." despite seeing Candace only a week earlier.

text: Jenny Brown

text: Jenny Brown (voiced by Alyson Stoner) is Candace's second best friend and a hippie. She wears a peace symbol necklace and says that she hopes for world peace.

text: Pinky

text: Pinky (vocals by Dee Bradley Baker) is Isabella's pet chihuahua. Much like Perry the Platypus, Pinky also lives a double-life as a secret agent for the O.W.C.A. under the codename, "Agent Pinky" in a division run by a commander named Wanda, a.k.a. Admiral Acronym. Pinky's nemesis is Professor Poofenplotz.[31] Although he does not like dog food, Pinky will eat just about anything–especially his favorite; grilled cheese sandwiches, and even inedible objects, having once swallowed Isabella's Fireside Girl sash. Pinky always shakes as an ongoing joke about the behavior of Chihuahuas. He first appeared in the episode, "Journey to the Center of Candace."

text: Norm

text: Norm (voiced by John Viener) is a giant robot man created by Dr. Doofenshmirtz to destroy Perry the Platypus. Introduced in "Greece Lightning," he is a giant robotic mild-mannered businessman who often says, "The enemy of platypus is man." Norm has appeared in other episodes. For instance, in the episode, "Traffic Cam Caper," Perry borrows Norm as a ride to steal the traffic cam disk, for it has evidence that Perry is a secret agent. He was once a part of the O.W.C.A. but was fired because he was not an animal. Later in the series, he is depicted as Doofenshmirtz's sidekick and servant who makes frequent mistakes such as cooking eggs with the shells on or serving Doof chocolate cake for breakfast, though always staying cheery. In the episode "A Real Boy", Norm reveals that he has always wanted to be a human boy and considers Doofenshmirtz his father and Vanessa his sister.

text: In the 2011 TV film, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, a group of alternate reality (yet more menacing and successful) versions of Norm (known as Norm-Bots) appear, with the regular Norm making a cameo.

text: Charlene Doofenshmirtz

text: Charlene Doofenshmirtz (voiced by Allison Janney) is the former wife of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz and shares custody of their daughter, Vanessa. Unaware of Dr. Doofenshmirtz's "evil" side, and in fact saying she does not believe someone can ever be truly evil, she divorced him due to a lack of common interests and having different life-goals. She is very wealthy and gives her ex-husband a large allowance each month. She is sometimes called by Vanessa who tries to "bust" her father but to no avail. Charlene and Linda Flynn-Fletcher have been paired up in a cooking class owned by Chef Pierre and in "I Scream, You Scream" were distracted by both Candace and Vanessa at the same time. Despite being divorced with Doof, she still goes to Doofenshmirtz family reunions claiming that she "kept the name," as seen in "Thaddeus and Thor."

text: However, in the episode "Tales From the Resistance: Back to the 2nd Dimension" (the episode sequel to the 2011 TV film, "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension"), it is shown that there is an alternate reality version of Charlene Doofenshmirtz. It turns out that 2nd Charlene is still married to 2nd Doof and actually shares much of his evil personality, and that their divorce was just a ruse to gain financial advantages during 2nd Doof's reign (such as receiving coupon mail, putting up junk yard sales, and going on separate vacation trips).

text: Suzy Johnson

text: Suzy Johnson (voiced by Kari Wahlgren), known as Little Suzy Johnson, is Jeremy's little sister. She has a high-pitched squeaky voice and appears very sweet and innocent. However, she is actually very spoiled and manipulative and very possessive over Jeremy, once telling Candace, "There is only one girl in Jeremy's life" and thus will do anything to keep Candace away from her brother.

text: Grandpa Clyde and Grandma Betty Jo

text: Grandpa Clyde Flynn and Grandma Betty Jo Flynn (voiced by Barry Bostwick and Caroline Rhea respectively) are Linda's parents, Phineas and Candace's maternal grandparents, Lawrence's -in-laws, and Ferb's step-grandparents. Every summer, they invite the family along with many neighborhood kids to a lakehouse which Phineas calls, "Camp P&F". Though they are old, they often participate in the kids' capers. Grandpa Clyde, like Phineas and Ferb, has a great sense of mechanics, as seen in "Crack That Whip!" Betty Jo is also shown in the same episode to have a fierce rivalry with Edna Hildagard, Jeremy and Suzy's grandmother.

text: Grandpa Reginald and Grandma Winifred

text: Grandma Winifred Fletcher and Grandpa Reginald Fletcher (voiced by Malcolm McDowell and Jane Carr) are Lawrence's parents, Ferb's paternal grandparents, Phineas and Candace's step grandparents, and Linda Flynn Fletcher's in laws who reside in the United Kingdom. Reginald used to be a daredevil known as the Flying Fishmonger the anthem.

text: Roger Doofenshmirtz

text: Roger Doofenshmirtz (voiced by John O'Hurley) is mayor of Danville and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz's younger brother. Heinz often states angrily that Roger is their mother's favorite son. In "Tree to Get Ready" Roger states that he is, "the most handsome and charming man in the Tri-State area."

text: Irving Du Bois

text: Irving Du Bois (voiced by Jack McBrayer) is Phineas' and Ferb's self-proclaimed biggest fan. He always carries a scrapbook that he filled with images and souvenirs from Phineas and Ferb's big ideas as well as a strand of Ferb's hair.[32] Irving has an older brother Albert, who is self-nicknamed 'The Truth Detector.'

text: Django Brown

text: Django Brown (voiced by Alec Holden) is a friend of Phineas and Ferb. Django is the son of the artist Beppo Brown from "Oil on Candace," who is famous for his work in making giant creations, from refrigerators to dental floss. He is named after co-creator's Jeff "Swampy" Marsh son, Django Marsh, who voices minor characters on the show.[33]

text: Admiral Acronym

text: Admiral Wanda Acronym (voiced by Jane Leeves) is the one of the heads of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym) Department and Pinky the Chihuahua' boss. Just like Major Monogram, she usually appears on a giant screen giving Pinky instructions for his next mission to stop Professor Poofenplotz's endless attempts to take over the world.

text: Also, just like Monogram (who has an unpaid intern named Carl), Adrimal Acronym has her own unpaid intern named Carla, who bears some resemblances to Carl.

text: Carla

text: Carla (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is one of the interns working for the O.W.C.A.. She bears some resemblances to Carl (possible could be her brother or cousin), as her boss Admiral Acronym stated that she comes from an 'entire family of unpaid interns'. She usually gives in the intelligence of whatever plans that Poofenplotz is up to.

text: Professor Poofenplotz

text: Professor Esmeralda Poofenplotz (voiced by Amanda Plummer) is an old mad scientist and the nemesis of Agent Pinky, Isabella's pet Chihuahua. She is known for her silly attempts for worldwide domination. Her known schemes so far involve replacing handbags, stealing royal jelly, and searching for strong hairspray (her favorite is "Stiff Beauty" hairspray, which originally was only used by clowns). Needless to say, because of her somewhat arrogant personality, Poofenplotz has failed to know about the flaws of her schemes. And because of that, it has allowed Pinky to defeat her in return, leaving an humiliated Poofenplotz to yell out, "Curse you, Pinky the Chihuahua!", similar to how Heinz Doofenshmirtz says whenever his plans get foiled by Perry the Platypus.

text: Love Händel

text: Love Händel is a rock band idolized by many in the Danville Tri-State Area, first seen the episode, "Dude, We're Gettin' the Band Back Together!" Lawrence Fletcher and Linda Flynn shared their first kiss at a Love Händel concert. Shortly afterward, plagued by infighting caused by the pressures of a dwindling fanbase, Love Händel split up. Lead Singer Danny (voiced by Jaret Reddick) became the owner of Danny's Music Shop. Bass Player Bobbi Fabulous (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) became the owner of Bobbi's Fashion Salon and Linda's hairdresser. Sherman "Swampy" (voiced by Steve Zahn) ended up working at the Danville Public Library, believing he had lost his sense of rhythm. Eventually all three members are convinced to reunite for a concert in the Flynn/Fletcher's backyard, in which they sing their hit song, "You Snuck Your Way Right into My Heart." Love Handel occasionally reappears in other episodes and in the movie where they sing their songs.

text: Monty Monogram

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Monty Monogram (voiced by Seth Green) is Major Monogram's son and has been working in O.W.C.A. since "Minor Monogram". Vanessa Doofenshmirtz seems to become interested in him after she broke up with Johnny, and it is possible that he is slightly interested in her too because he winks at her before leaving. They have coffee together in "Sipping with the Enemy", at which point they apparently begin to date one another.
In "Minor Monogram" he has recently graduated from the "High School Without a Cool Acronym" (H.S.W.C.A.) and he really wants to fight evil following his dad's footsteps. Due to the rivalry between his father and Dr. Doofenshmirtz, he and Vanessa try to keep it secret from the two of them, aided by Perry and Carl (though the latter briefly blackmailed Monty in hopes of getting his help in earning Major Monogram's approval). In the special Phineas and Ferb Save Summer, Monty played a major role as he attempts to help rescue all of the captured agents and defeat the villains of L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N. in their plan to take over the world by sending it into a new Ice Age.

text: Dr. Hirano

text: Dr. Hirano (voiced by Ming-Na Wen) is Stacy and Ginger's mother. She removed Isabella's tonsils in, "I Scream, You Scream." She is often referred to through conversations between Candace and Stacy where Candace gratifies, "Stacy, you're a genius!" and Stacy replies, "Could you call my mom and tell her that?"

text: Rodney

text: Aloyse Everheart Elizabeth Otto Wolfgang Hypatia Gunther Galen Gary Cooper von Roddenstein (voiced by Joe Orrantia), or Rodney for short, is a bald evil scientist and a member of the villain organization L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.. He serves as the main rival to Dr. Doofenshmirtz, believing him to a disappointment because of his constant failures. Throughout most of his appearances, Rodney attempts to best out on Doofenshmirtz to show that he's a better villain, only to fail so many times (either due to Doofenshmirtz's antics or Perry's intervention). Similar to Doofenshmirtz, Rodney usually makes his own inventions and ends them with the suffix '-inizor'. He also has his own robot apprentice named Chloe, whom Norm fell in love with. He also has a son named Orville, who usually helps him create his -inizors.

text: Rodney would later go on to appear in the 2014 episode special, "Phineas and Ferb Save Summer", where he learns that Doofenshmirtz has actually succeeded in moving the Earth away from the Sun to an early autumn with his latest -inator. Taking the opportunity to exploit this, Rodney leads L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N. into revealing themselves to the world and capturing all of O.W.C.A.'s agents. He even creates an -inizor (which is just ten times the size and strength of Doof's -inator) that will send the Earth into a new Ice Age if the world refuse to meet all of L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.'s demands. However, in the end, Doofenshmirtz (who is completely disgusted by Rodney's true goal for worldwide domination) manages to defeat Rodney, who then gets arrested by Monty Monogram and taken into O.W.C.A. custody.

text: Professor Parenthesis

text: Professor Parenthesis (voiced by Paul Reubens) is an evil scientist serving in the 2015 standalone special, O.W.C.A. Files. He has claimed to have known Major Monogram during biology class 30 years ago (even announcing several names of their old classmates). In the special, Parenthesis plots to take over O.W.C.A. by using robotic fleas to take control of all of its animal agents, so that he can unleash them to wreak havoc around the world in order to smear O.W.C.A.'s good name. During the climax, he is revealed to be a tiny talking flea controlling a human android, as he plans to capture Perry (who is among the few agents not be infested with the robotic fleas) while finalizing his control over the agents to become permanent. However, Perry's team of trainees (including Doofenshmirtz, who has given up evil at that time) set up a trap against Parenthesis, destroy his robotic fleas to free the agents, and confine Parenthesis inside a pill bottle as punishment for his crimes.

text: Minor characters

text: There are several characters that reappear as recurring joke such as farmer and wife. The wife always tells her husband "I can't believe you (blank) without getting a (blank)" and then it falls from the sky and sometimes hits her. For example, in the episode, "Leave the Busting to Us", the wife says, "I can't believe you bought a bunny farm but forgot to buy any bunnies! Did you really think the bunnies would fall from the sky?" A pack of rabbits then falls from the sky and hits her. Then in the end credits scene from said episode, the wife yells at her husband, "I can't believe you sold our lucrative bunny farm and bought a van rental place! And you didn't buy a single van!" She hears a van falling over her and says, "Not one word," just before the van crashes and injures her (the screen blacks out the impact).

text: Another minor character is the Giant Floating Baby Head. In an interview, Dan Povenmire stated that the head had originated from a storyboard panel that writer Mike Diederich had drawn which director Rob Hughes found hilarious enough to create an entire bit around. It first appears in "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" and has since appeared in several other episode. [34]

text: Dr. Doofenshmirtz's mother (Cloris Leachman) has appeared. She refers to Roger being her favorite child and often ignores Heinz. Albert (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Irving's Brother has appeared in "Not Phineas and Ferb", "The Doof Side of the Moon", and "Nerds of a Feather".

text: Celebrity guest stars

text: see the list of guest stars on Phineas and Ferb