Delivery men try to offload a grotty chair on customers expecting delivery of furniture.
Mike Murphy plays a hidden camera prank on a number of unsuspecting residents in the suburbs of Dublin. He poses as a furniture delivery man from Switzers department store.
The people that were expecting the Switzers delivery were expecting what they ordered.
However, their delivery did not match their order. Instead, they are offered "a rather grotty old chair".
Mike Murphy presents The Live Mike (1981)
The first unsuspecting customer was expecting delivery of a bookcase, the next a double bed, and so on. Despite their protestations, Mike Murphy is determined to get them to sign for the unwanted armchair.
It may be quite nice, but it's not mine.
Take that away finally reveals his identity.
I’m Mike Murphy from RTÉ. We’re doing a bit of filming.
This episode of 'The Live Mike’ was broadcast on 13 February 1981. The presenter is Mike Murphy.
‘The Live Mike’ ran on RTÉ between 1979 and 1983 and combined music, comedy sketches and studio guests.
