▁H ig son ▁was ▁the ▁show ' s ▁main ▁writer ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁produ cers . ▁Other ▁regular ▁cast ▁members ▁were ▁Rh ys ▁Thomas ▁as ▁Paul , ▁a ▁junior ▁sales man ▁at ▁the ▁deal ership ▁( also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Fast ▁Show ▁sketch es ), ▁Simon ▁Day ▁as ▁Geoff ▁F ow ler , ▁a ▁more ▁successful ▁though ▁alco hol ic ▁sales man ▁( many ▁of ▁whose ▁lines ▁Day ▁impro vised ), ▁Mat ilda ▁Z ieg ler ▁as ▁Swiss ' s ▁wife , ▁Ruth , ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Spr ig gs ▁as ▁his ▁mother . ▁Gu est ▁appearances ▁were ▁made ▁by , ▁among ▁others , ▁Tom ▁Baker , ▁Oliv ia ▁Col man , ▁Paul ▁White house , ▁and ▁s no oker ▁player ▁Steve ▁Davis . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁BBC ▁Swiss ▁T oni ▁website ▁BBC ▁Com edy ▁Guide ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁Swiss ▁T oni ▁series ▁( including ▁some ▁character ▁history ▁and ▁cast ▁cred its ) ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁end ings ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁British ▁comedy ▁television ▁series ▁Category : B BC ▁television ▁sit com s ▁Category : The ▁Fast ▁Show ▁characters ▁Category : T ele vision ▁series ▁by ▁End em ol ▁Category : English - language ▁television ▁programs <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁con gression al ▁elections ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁would