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 secure a publisher, but he is not disheartened. He resides in a modest flat in East Winchley and commutes to work by train, consistently arriving late. Bristow is surrounded by colleagues, Fudge (his demanding supervisor), Jones, Hewitt, Dimkins, hapless typist Miss Sunman, master chef Gordon Blue, the Postboy, and the ever-gossiping Mrs. Purdy the Tealady.