[1] Written by Esmonde and Larbey and set in South London, it depicted the (mostly) amorous adventures of a wisecracking house painter, Jacko (Karl Howman).
Jackie Lye played Sandra, the secretary at work who became Jacko's fiancée in series two (they never actually married but still went on their honeymoon because they had paid for it).
Other familiar faces that have appeared in episodes include Janine Duvitski, Tracie Bennett and Pippa Haywood.
Later Elmo leaves for Australia to set up another business in Alice Springs, which because of its name he thinks must be near a very large body of water.
He becomes a rich man after his dog discovers opals in Australia, before returning to London, buying Jacko's failing company and turning it into a wine bar where everything is decorated in pink.
Brush Strokes is also repeatedly referred to as a running joke in Diane Morgan’s 2018 show Cunk On Britain.