The TV series ran for six episodes, lasting 30 minutes, between 24 June and 29 July 2001 on BBC Two.
One of the running jokes in the series is that, as the pub is next to a zoo, unusual animals are often found inside it.
Dodgy Phil telephones a friend, such as 'Mock Tudor Mick' or 'Logistical Nightmare Len', who arrives immediately to rebuild the pub, together with a set of characters represented by sound effects, and often Edith Piaf.
The only member of the cast to appear in all of the episodes is Phil Cornwell, who plays Barry.
In the episode Ladies, feminist Germaine Greer makes an appearance, where she sings "Stand by Your Man".