Rainbow S20E8 (1988) - FULL EPISODE

Geoffrey takes George, Zippy and Bungle to visit Auntie - played by Carry On actress Patsy Rowlands - who has recently lost her job. Meanwhile, Rod, Jane and Freddy sing us a song about not letting things get us down, and there's a story about camels and their humps. The general theme is all about getting along with and understanding one another, and the clues available point to this episode as having been broadcast on Tuesday, 23rd February, 1988. According to the guides online, that would give this one the snappy title of "Social Behaviour: Group".

One thing that makes this episode unusual is that we get to see the main gang outside - that is, properly outside, in the real world, as Geoffrey drives them all to Auntie's house. I have visions of some drunk guy in the street swearing off the bottle for life that day, having seen that particular car go past.

Look out for some Children's ITV continuity at the beginning and end, featuring Gary Terzza and Debbie Shore at Network Control (my own personal Golden Age of Children's ITV presentation).

Grateful thanks to Lee for providing this recording.

(This is a transfer from an old videotape, so please don't expect full HD quality. To the best of my knowledge, this material is not available commercially anywhere in the world, and has been uploaded for its historic interest. That said, if you are a copyright holder and object, please don't hesitate to contact me.)