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I was, and still am, a huge fan of the Trapped series. I think each of them are masterfully written, brilliantly acted and a great watch for most ages. But when I first heard the tile for this last episode, after finishing my giggle fit, I was rather disappointed. Von Trapped, Trapped Beauty... and King of the Fridges. It somehow didn't capture me like the others. After watching it, however, I found I adored the show most out of the three. A spectacular ending if there ever was one, and some very funny tongue-in-cheek moments. Don't be put of by the title, this is a very good programme that can actually make you feel deeply about the characters and say 'awh' every now and again. Superb. A must see, if you have the chance.

Alan finally takes charge of the electricals shop he's managing, on his first day in charge, Alan lands up with new employee Frank. Frank has been employed as part of a scheme to give retired people a second chance, Alan believes Frank is a spy.

You totally understand The Trapped theme in Beauty and Vin Trapped, the Trapped concept here is perhaps less obvious, it's subtle, buy it's very much here, is Alan trapped by Frank, or his past.

Rocket Electricals is very much like a branch of Curry's or Dixon's, as a youngster, I worked in Dixon's, so this feels wonderfully realistic, all of the lines used, body language and terrible acronyms about warranties.

Wilson is great, he appeared in a few things post One foot in The Grave, but it seemed as if producers didn't quite know what to do with him, he was great here. Mark Benton steals this though, it's Alan's paranoia, and subsequent downward spiral that makes this such an enjoyable watch.

It's smashing the whole way through, but the ending is definitely the best part, it's a cracking way to round this off.

I wish they'd expanded on The Trapped series, Von Trapped was definitely the most polished, but this was great also, 8/10.