Episodes
Moving On
George and Mildred go house hunting and find their dream home in an up market part of town, but their potential neighbours, the Fourmiles, do not want them to move in.
The Bad Penny
The Ropers finally move into their new house and to help things along Ann Fourmile invites them in for afternoon tea. When they get back home they find themselves locked out and the bath water running away.
... And Women Must Weep
George is talked into applying for a job - however, Mildred is given the position!
Baby Talk
After babysitting for the Fourmiles, Mildred begins to feel maternal, and she tries to convince George that they should adopt a child.
Your Money or Your Life
Mildred discovers that George has no insurance when a relative dies and the funeral costs are overwhelming. Jeffrey decides to cover the costs but then George changes his mind...
Where My Caravan Has Rested
George finally sells his old car and buys a trashy old caravan. He dumps it on the front lawn and when Mildred's pesky sister and brother-in-law visit, they stay in the Ropers' room, so a stubborn George stays in the caravan. That is, until it is towed away...
The Little Dog Laughed
George tries to cover up the fact that he lost Mildred's puppy by replacing it with a lookalike, but all goes awry when the police bring home the original dog.
Best Foot Forward
George threatens to sue when Jeffrey accidentally causes him to fall by moving the ladder as George attempts to fix the TV aerial.
My Husband Next Door
While the Fourmiles are away, George and Mildred decide to get their house decorated by professionals... but the interior designers accidentally redecorate the Fourmiles' house...
Family Planning
Mildred's mother visits, but the family believe that she is too old to look after herself and decide to place her in a home. However, George unexpectedly takes Mildred's mother's side and asks her to stay with them.
Jumble Pie
Mildred inadvertently contributes George's stash of gardening books to a church, but learns that they were actually old pornographic magazines, and must retrieve them before the vicar finds out!
All Around the Clock
George buys Mildred a carriage clock for her birthday, but later learns the Fourmiles had been robbed and the clock might have once belonged to them.
The Travelling Man
When Mildred rents out the backroom to a travelling salesman, George begins to believe the two are having an affair!
The Unkindest Cut of All
Mildred's sister Ethel and her husband Humphrey are coming round for a meal but George has forgotten to pay the electricity bill.
The Right Way to Travel
Mildred wants socialist George to join the local Tory party so they can qualify for a cheap holiday, courtesy of the Conservative Association.
The Dorothy Letters
While cleaning, Mildred finds an old case containing George's old love letters written to someone named 'Dorothy'...
No Business Like Show Business
The Fourmiles host a Christmas pantomime but are short an 'ugly sister', so Mildred is asked to stand in.
Opportunity Knocks
Jerry manages to trick George into trying to sell the house behind Mildred's back.
And So to Bed
The Ropers' bed finally collapses after 25 years, so Mildred decides to buy a new one... but George thinks that the nearest bookmaker is the best chance of getting the money.
I Believe in Yesterday
Mildred receives a letter requesting a meeting, from an American former airman, with whom she had a wartime fling...
The Four Letter Word
George is forced to look for a job.
The Delivery Man
Ann finally gives birth, so George and Mildred help her out.
Life with Father
George's father is kicked out of his retirement home and asks to live with the Ropers.
Just the Job
George manages to get a job as a traffic warden.
Days of Beer and Rosie
Whilst drinking in the pub, George runs into a man who claims to be his long lost son.
You Must Have Showers
Mildred decides to have a new shower installed in the bathroom. After several quotes, Jerry gets the job.
All Work and No Pay
George quits his job but cannot bring himself to inform Mildred.
Nappy Days
Mildred is out at a pottery class, leaving George stuck with the Fourmiles' baby. But while looking after him, George gets a call to join the pub's darts team.
The Mating Game
Mildred wants the dog to have puppies but George sees it as an opportunity to get some extra cash.
On the Second Day of Christmas
The Ropers are having another boring Christmas, so the Fourmiles invite them over for a drink. George then challenges Tristram to a game of computer tennis and wins. Afterwards, George plays Jeffrey, but ends up losing sixteen times... and owing a hefty debt!
Finders Keepers ?
It's the Ropers' wedding anniversary and George has bought Mildred an expensive looking coat When she asks him where the money came from she discovers that he has found somebody's credit card.
In Sickness and in Health
With Mildred in hospital, a lonely George has Jerry move in with him.
The Last Straw
Mildred is unhappy at her lack of social success, so she thinks about moving to Australia.
A Driving Ambition
Mildred is flattered when George displays a rare stirring of jealousy, following a sighting of her in a car with another man.
A Military Pickle
George's brother Charlie turns up with an interesting document.
Fishy Business
When Mildred flushes George's goldfish down the drain, he decides that he needs a new pet.
I Gotta Horse
Mildred notices a photo of an expensive antique in a magazine. Coincidentally, it looks just like one she has hidden away upstairs.
The Twenty Six Year Itch
Mildred decides she wants to go to the Tory Christmas ball, but George has other plans.
Cast
Brian Murphy
George Roper
Yootha Joyce
Mildred Roper
Norman Eshley
Jeffrey Fourmile
Sheila Fearn
Ann Fourmile
Nicholas Bond-Owen
Tristram Fourmile
Crew
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