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Duty Free (1984)

Comedy

Duty Free is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr that aired on ITV from 1984 to 1986. It was made by Yorkshire Television.

IMDb rating
6.5 (390 votes)
Episode average
6.9 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

6.96 avg 7 episodes 7.0 → 6.8 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 22 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 15 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 5: 6.7 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 7: 6.8 · 12 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Viva Espana7.022
2El Macho6.815
3Praying Mantis7.314
4Spanish Lace7.012
5Bedroom Farce6.712
6Forty Love7.115
7Hasta La Vista6.812

Season 2 (1984)

7.00 avg 7 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 2: 6.5 · 9 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 6: 6.2 · 9 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 8 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Manana7.09
2Casino6.59
3Couples7.68
4El Astro7.410
5Pepe7.39
6Snap6.29
7Adios7.08

Season 3 (1986)

6.68 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 5.8 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 8 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 10 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 10 votesEp 5: 6.5 · 9 votesEp 8: 5.8 · 27 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Winter Break7.211
2Deja Vu6.68
3Close Up6.710
4The Go Between7.310
5Costa Del Crime6.59
8A Duty Free Christmas5.827

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