The WORST episodes of Citizen Smith

Every episode of Citizen Smith ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Citizen Smith!

Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting London, a self proclaimed Urban Guerilla who aspires to be like his hero Che Guevara. Leading a small group called the Tooting Popular Front with aspirations to create a communist Britain. Although through being thoroughly disorganised his chances range from slim to none.

Last Updated: 4/7/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Bigger than Guy Fawkes
star
6.00
4 votes

#1 - Bigger than Guy Fawkes

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/23/1980

After the failure of their coup, Wolfie and the gang are stuck in jail.

Directors: Ray Butt
The Glorious Day
star
6.00
3 votes

#2 - The Glorious Day

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1979

Wolfie and the gang hijack a tank and drive it to Westminster.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Crocodile Tears
star
6.33
15 votes

#3 - Crocodile Tears

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/1977

Once again we meet the Tooting Popular Front and its leader, Wolfie Smith in this straight forward remake of the Pilot. (but with Peter Vaughan as Dad instead of Artro Morris.) Wolfie tries to explain to Shirley that a man in his position doesn't get engaged.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Rebel Without a Pause
star
6.78
9 votes

#4 - Rebel Without a Pause

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/1978

When Shirley's dad is made redundant, Wolfie decides to have a demonstration outside the factory gates.

Directors: Ray Butt
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The Tooting Connection
star
6.88
8 votes

#5 - The Tooting Connection

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/1978

Some stereos have been stolen from Charlie's factory, and Wolfie just happens to know where they are.

Directors: Ray Butt
The Path of True Love
star
6.90
10 votes

#6 - The Path of True Love

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/1977

Shirley is fed up with Wolfie, so they split up. Shirley has found herself a new posh boyfriend. Wolfie has the local baker, but tells Shirley that she is flying out of the country each day because she has such an important job! Later on, they meet in the same place with their new partners. Wolfie calls Shirley's boyfriend a ponce, and then tells Shirley he has children. He walks out and then Shirley and Wolfie get back together and the 'local baker' is sent away by Wolfie. So everything is back to happiness in the end.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Working Class Hero
star
7.08
36 votes

#7 - Working Class Hero

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/1978

When Wolfie is protesting at the Job Centre, he gets a job, but he can't say no or his benefits will be stopped. But, when he actually goes to work he is shocked to see that Charlie is his new boss!

Directors: Ray Butt
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Abide with Me
star
7.10
10 votes

#8 - Abide with Me

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/1977

Shirley tries to convince her father to let Ken and Wolfie stay in the flat upstairs, after they are kicked out on the street.

Directors: Ray Butt
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A Story for Christmas
star
7.13
8 votes

#9 - A Story for Christmas

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/1977

It's Christmas time and Wolfie, Ken and Tucker are struggling for money to buy presents, so Ken suggests that he tries praying to God. It seems to work and they have a lot of luck with stamps, well at least they think they do!

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But Is It Art?
star
7.14
7 votes

#10 - But Is It Art?

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/1977

When Ken paints on some slabbing stones in the town, Charlie ends up falling and breaking his ankle. Wolfie doesn't think that Ken's painting is any good, but soon changes his mind when a antique dealer wants to buy Ken's picture for a good price which could solve all their money problems.....for a while anyway.

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The Big Job
star
7.25
4 votes

#11 - The Big Job

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1979

Ken is shocked when Wolfie decides to turn to crime to get some money for the cause.

Directors: Ray Butt
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The Weekend
star
7.25
8 votes

#12 - The Weekend

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/1977

Desiree (Speed's Girlfriend) has been doing some dancing at Wolfie and Ken's local. Ken begins to fall in love with Desiree, but doesn't know that Speed has warned Wolfie to keep a eye on her when he's in prison. Wolfie decides to be on the safe side and invite Shirley and himself on a weekend with Ken and Desiree when Ken says they are made for each other.

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Spanish Fly
star
7.29
7 votes

#13 - Spanish Fly

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/16/1979

During a party night in Wolfie's room, a party which consists of Wolfie, Shirley and Ken, a Spanish man from Bilbao called Jose turns up at the door.

Directors: Ray Butt
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The Hostage
star
7.33
9 votes

#14 - The Hostage

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/1977

After Wolfie loses out on his vote, he decides that he will have to teach the potitical people a lesson, but it turns out Wolfie's got the wrong person!

Directors: Ray Butt
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
star
7.40
10 votes

#15 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/1977

When Shirley invites Wolfie over to meet her mum and dad, he trys to get out of it, but fails. Also during this episode he goes to his local and finds a fingernail in his pie!

Directors: Ray Butt
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Speed's Return
star
7.43
7 votes

#16 - Speed's Return

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/1978

Speed is being released from prison. Wolfie sees Speed's girlfriend going to a Hospital at the Clinic for having babies! Wolfie tells Shirley and Ken about what he seen, and they start talking about this, but Charile and Florence overhears them and thinks Shirley is pregnant. They tell Speed later on and it's all been a misunderstanding, but Speed is not too happy with Wolfie.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Changes
star
7.67
3 votes

#17 - Changes

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/30/1980

Wolfie and the gang are released from prison and notice that Tooting has changed a lot, so Wolfie thinks of a plan to try and change things back to normal.

Directors: Ray Butt
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We Shall Not Be Moved
star
7.67
3 votes

#18 - We Shall Not Be Moved

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1979

When Dad throws Wolfie and Ken out from their home, they sneak back in later as squatters.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Only Fools and Horses
star
7.71
7 votes

#19 - Only Fools and Horses

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1979

Wolfie and the gang try to lobby a local council meeting but it all goes wrong and they end up taking over a lift instead.

Directors: Ray Butt
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The Party's Over
star
7.80
5 votes

#20 - The Party's Over

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1979

Wolfie and the Johnsons get invited to a special party by Wolfie's new girlfriend.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Rock Bottom
star
7.86
7 votes

#21 - Rock Bottom

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/1979

Wolfie tries to get into the pop world, by going for an audition.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Prisoners
star
8.00
3 votes

#22 - Prisoners

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/1980

When some unexpected visitors call at the house, it looks like everyone will have a night that they won't forget in a hurry.

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Don't Look Down
star
8.00
6 votes

#23 - Don't Look Down

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1979

When Shirley takes a job in Rimini, Wolfie threatens to throw himself off the roof of the pub.

Directors: Ray Butt
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Tofkin's Revenge
star
8.25
4 votes

#24 - Tofkin's Revenge

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1979

Inspector Tofkin asks for help from Wolfie and the Front to get his own back on his cousin Harry Fenning.

Directors: Ray Butt
Sweet Sorrow
star
8.67
3 votes

#25 - Sweet Sorrow

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/4/1980

Trying to save the town that he loves gets Wolfie in a lot of trouble.

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