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Andy and Florrie are always on the verge of poverty.

Although Flo works regularly as a charwoman, Andy is unemployed and lacks motivation.

Rent on their flat and its contents is constantly in arrears, and Percy Ritson the rent collector despairs of ever being paid.

Their furniture has been repossessed on several occasions.

Somehow, they always manage to recover it, and Andy is always able to afford beer and gambling money, usually by borrowing from Florrie.

Jackie the pub barman is regularly seen as well.

Almost all the characters occasionally " break the fourth wall " by delivering asides directly to the reader, usually in reference to Andy's low character.

One 1976 strip revealed that Andy once worked as a sign painter, but had not worked at that trade ( or any other for that matter ) for many years.

According to Don Markstein,