Jimmy Anderson's phrases
Jimmy's cock-ups – Reggie’s
brother-in-law was a forgetful old soldier who was always making mistakes,
injuring himself and putting
himself in embarrassing situations.
He would always explain away
the situations with the phrase “bit of a cock-up on the <whatever> front.”
1/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the
catering front."
(no food to feed his army
cadets)
1/3
"Bit of a cock-up on the
catering front."
(no food to feed his army
cadets)
2/1
"Bit of a cock-up on the
unemployment front."
(thumb in bandage – “caught
it in labour exchange door”)
2/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the
explosives front."
(arm in sling)
2/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the
catering front."
(no food again)
3/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the
bows front."
(barge hits canal bank)
3/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the
judgement of men front."
(partner ran off with project
money)
3/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the
memory front."
(forgets he's pretending
to be Perrins' doctor)
3/4
"No cock-up on the football
front."
(Tom's non-aggressive football
is a success)
3/5
"Bit of a cock-up on the
character front."
(describes Clive 'Lofty'
Anstruther)
3/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the
back-collar stud front."
(trouble putting on uniform)
3/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the
catering front."
(no food again)
Legacy/1
"Bit of a cock-up on the
conversation front."
(nervous at reading of the
will)
Legacy/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the
subconsciousness front."
(dream ended in disaster)
Legacy/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the
catering front."
(no food again)
Legacy/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the
author-sexing front."
(calling George Eliot a man
and Evelyn Waugh a woman)
Legacy/4
"Bit of a cock-up on the
date front.?"
(wondering if he’d arrived
for the meeting on the wrong day)
Legacy/5
"Bit of a cock-up on the
footwork front."
(stepped on Elizabeth’s foot
while dancing at Joan’s wedding)
Legacy/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the
security front."
(lambasting David for telling
Adam about BROSCOR)
Legacy/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the
alarm clock front."
(late for meeting)
Legacy/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the
cock-up front."
(boasts of sleeping with
Geraldine Hackstraw)
Legacy/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the
sea front."
(telling coach driver about
oil spill, so he would divert to London)
Legacy/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the
Angela Rippon front."
(after hijacking the evening
news to tell the nation about BROSCOR)
