The episode begins with Richie and Eddie operating several gas-fuelled household appliances in their very warm flat. It is revealed that their gas meter is not attached to their pipe, but illegally to another pipe. There is a knock at the door, which Richie answers. He is distressed to find it is the gas man (Mark Lambert), who informs him that someone in the street has been complaining of an unusually large gas bill. While Richie distracts the gas man, Eddie tears out the illegal gas pipe out and hides it. The gas man comes in and reads the meter, despite Eddie and Richie's attempts to stop him. He is puzzled as to why the meter reads zero. Richie and Eddie attempt to convince him that they don't use gas—they don't even know what it is! They attempt to stall him so he'll clock off before he has a chance to inspect next door's meter - where they have set up an illegal connection to steal gas. When their stalling tactics fail, Richie repeatedly punches the gas man and Eddie beats him to death with a frying pan. Realising what they have done, they attempt to dispose of the body: hiding it under the carpet; trying to eat it; and trying to stick it on top of a passing bus (writing in his log that he was pursuing his hobby of "bus surfing"). Before they have a chance to throw him out the window, the gas man comes around, and they send him on his way while he's still very disorientated. They then attempt to get into their neighbour's house. The problem: Mr. Rottweiler (Brian ...
Tags: Bottom, S01, E02:, Gas, Pt
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