Cowboys 1980

Overview

Cowboys is a British sitcom that aired on the ITV network during the early 1980s. The show was created by Peter Learmouth, who would go on to create the Granada television sitcom Surgical Spirit, and is based on the British colloquial use of cowboy to describe a workman of doubtful professionalism. The series stars Lancastrian character actor Roy Kinnear as Joe Jones, whose small building firm hardly seems to do anything right at all, alongside co-stars David Kelly as Wobbly Ron, Oscar-winning writer Colin Welland as Geyser, James Wardroper, Debbie Linden, and Janine Duvitski.

Culturally, the series captures the British television comedy landscape of the early 1980s on the ITV network. It utilizes a premise centered on tradesmen of doubtful professionalism, featuring a notable cast of established actors and writers from the era. The tone is comedic, reflecting traditional workplace mishaps within a small building firm.