. . . "Arthur Smith was an operations manager at the Mark Brittain Warehouse. In November 1971, Arthur offered supervisor Elsie Howard the position of fashion supermarket first assistant in Solihull. The balding man was keen for Elsie to take the position and informed her that the salary was \u00A31,800 a year for starters, despite Elsie asking him not to tell her as she wanted to discuss it with Alan Howard first. Later, Alan caught up with Arthur outside the Corner Shop, to discuss the promotion. Alan was uncomfortable at the thought of moving and being dependent on Elsie's wages until he found another job. Arthur remarked that his own wife didn't work but Alan thought the situation was a different as he was the man of the household. Elsie ultimately decided not to take the promotion. The character was mentioned in dialogue in Episode 1089 (23rd June 1971), five months before he appeared on screen."@en . . "1954-11-27"^^ . . "Arthur Smith"@en . "'No-nonsense' British comedian, script-writer, TV presenter and frequent TV and Radio 4 guest on quiz and discussion programmes. Observer of British culture from the perspective of the working class Londoner, and predecessor of the likes of Marks Thomas and Steele. Most famous work is probably An Evening With Gary Lineker - a play that he co-wrote. Most recently seen in Grumpy Old Men on BBC2."@en . . . "Mark Brittain Warehouse Operations Manager"@en . . "Arthur Smith"@en . . "Arthur Smith is a British actor and comedian who played the Pub Manager in the Red Dwarf Series III episode \"RD: Backwards\"."@en . . . . "A guest pannelist on the show."@en . . . "250"^^ . "Arthur Smith was an operations manager at the Mark Brittain Warehouse. In November 1971, Arthur offered supervisor Elsie Howard the position of fashion supermarket first assistant in Solihull. The balding man was keen for Elsie to take the position and informed her that the salary was \u00A31,800 a year for starters, despite Elsie asking him not to tell her as she wanted to discuss it with Alan Howard first. Later, Alan caught up with Arthur outside the Corner Shop, to discuss the promotion. Alan was uncomfortable at the thought of moving and being dependent on Elsie's wages until he found another job. Arthur remarked that his own wife didn't work but Alan thought the situation was a different as he was the man of the household."@en . . "'No-nonsense' British comedian, script-writer, TV presenter and frequent TV and Radio 4 guest on quiz and discussion programmes. Observer of British culture from the perspective of the working class Londoner, and predecessor of the likes of Marks Thomas and Steele. Most famous work is probably An Evening With Gary Lineker - a play that he co-wrote. Most recently seen in Grumpy Old Men on BBC2."@en . . . . . "Arthur Smith is a British actor and comedian who played the Pub Manager in the Red Dwarf Series III episode \"RD: Backwards\"."@en . . "1971-11-08"^^ . . "250"^^ . "2"^^ . . . . . "A guest pannelist on the show."@en . . "Bermondsey, London, England, UK"@en . "1971-11-10"^^ . "Arthur Smith"@en .