Brush Strokes (1986)

Name: Brush Strokes
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Karl Howman, Howard Lew Lewis, Mike Walling, Nicky Croydon, Jackie Lye

Comedy

Jacko is a painter and decorator with an eye for the ladies. He works with Eric, who's married to his sister Jean. The painting and decorating firm they work for is owned by Lionel Bainbridge.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (1,103 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1986)

6.21 avg 9 episodes 6.5 → 6.3

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	6.5	22
2	Episode #1.2	6.6	8
3	Episode #1.3	6.2	9
4	Episode #1.4	6.0	9
6	Episode #1.6	6.0	9
8	Episode #1.8	6.3	10
9	Episode #1.9	5.7	9
10	Episode #1.10	6.3	9
13	Episode #1.13	6.3	9

Season 2 (1987)

6.70 avg 4 episodes 6.6 → 7.0

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	6.6	8
4	Episode #2.4	6.6	8
5	Episode #2.5	6.6	8
7	Episode #2.7	7.0	8

Season 3 (1988)

7.14 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 7.2

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.6	7
2	Episode #3.2	6.6	7
3	Episode #3.3	6.5	8
4	Episode #3.4	7.8	8
6	Episode #3.6	7.2	8

Season 4 (1990)

7.13 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 6.8

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #4.1	7.7	11
2	Episode #4.2	6.8	7
5	Episode #4.5	7.2	7
6	Episode #4.6	6.8	7

Season 5 (1991)

7.20 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 8.1

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #5.1	7.1	9
2	Episode #5.2	7.6	7
3	Episode #5.3	6.9	10
4	Episode #5.4	7.1	10
5	Episode #5.5	6.4	7
8	Episode #5.8	8.1	11

Brush Strokes (1986)

Cast

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