In the first episode of comedy series If You Can't Beat 'Em, the Irish rugby team are set to play the All Blacks at Athletic Park, and social rugby team members Tom, Matti, Richard, Skip and 'Killer' are left scrambling for tickets. Under pressure to come up with tickets for friends from out of town, Matti (Don Selwyn) thinks outside the law, while Ces (Alex Trousdell) is outraged that his 'coach's pass' doesn't cover international matches. The cast also includes John Bach (Duggan) playing the naive Richard. Filmed mainly at Avalon Studios, If You Can't Beat 'Em was one of the earliest Kiwi comedy series to be shot in front of a live audience.