His epic tome Living Death in the Buying Department has yet to find a publisher, but he is not discouraged. He lives in a small bedsit in East Winchley and commutes to work by train, invariably arriving late. Bristow is surrounded by co-workers, Fudge (his overbearing manager), Jones, Hewitt, Dimkins, hapless typist Miss Sunman, master chef Gordon Blue, the Postboy and the ever-gossiping Mrs. Purdy the Tealady.
His monumental novel Living Death in the Buying Department has yet to find a publisher, but he remains optimistic. He lives in a small flat in East Winchley and travels to work by train, often arriving late. Bristow is surrounded by coworkers, including his demanding boss Fudge, and others like Jones, Hewitt, Dimkins, and Miss Sunman.