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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 2 (1989)With audiences lapping up the 6 episodes that were filmed for this series in the previous year, ITV quickly turned around an ongoing production and so, after showing 2 repeats from the first series, announced a new series of 7 episodes. Historical expediency has now grouped the 2 series together and so we reflect that in our database below... Christmas Special: A Quiet ChristmasFirst Broadcast: Mon 26th December 1988
Sarah plans a traditional Christmas but finds that Russell just wants to overlook it totally. 2. Intellectual AspirationsFirst Broadcast: Tue 10th January 1989
Clare gets into an intellectual challenge with her new boyfriend whom she believes to be terribly brainy. Eleanor decides it's a contest she can't be left out of. 3. Open SecretsFirst Broadcast: Tue 17th January 1989
When Sarah is invited out for lunch by a man, she has to make contingency plans to prevent her mother's 'Geriatric Mafia' finding out about it. 4. Memory GamesFirst Broadcast: Tue 24th January 1989
It's quiz night and Clare and Eleanor are in opposing teams, while Sarah seems to be having problems with the accuracy of her memory. 5. The ColdFirst Broadcast: Tue 31st January 1989
Sarah feels lousy, but in her family she's last on the list of casualties allowed to be treated if other people feel ill as well. 6. Wedding BellsFirst Broadcast: Tue 7th February 1989
Eleanor wants to have a family wedding because she has heard that Vera Polling is having one, and that, of course, puts the pressure on Sarah and Clare. 7. Lines Of CommunicationFirst Broadcast: Tue 28th February 1989
Sarah and Eleanor have fallen out and there seems little chance of a reconciliation. But Clare decides to use one of her old school games to alleviate the problem. 8. GossipFirst Broadcast: Tue 7th March 1989
Sarah is accused of scandal-mongering after inadvertently starting a rumour about the pension counter's sister. 9. Out On A LimbFirst Broadcast: Tue 14th March 1989
With Eleanor off to the Bridge Club dinner and dance with Vera Polling, Sarah decides to invite Dr Sam Greenland over for a quiet dinner. But the best laid plans... 10. UpstagersFirst Broadcast: Tue 21st March 1989
Sarah, Eleanor and Clare are enlisted by the local amateur dramatic society when it suddenly loses its leading players. 11. Idle SpeculationFirst Broadcast: Tue 28th March 1989
It's a fight to the finish when Sarah, who wants the hall redecorated in time for her birthday party, and Eleanor, who wants a new dress for the occasion, battle it out when there is only enough money for one or the other. 12. EfficiencyFirst Broadcast: Tue 4th April 1989
Eleanor is left in charge of the bookshop when Russell and Sarah go off for a special lunch. She initiates an efficiency drive, which goes badly wrong. 13. Going AwayFirst Broadcast: Tue 11th April 1989
Sarah makes plans to escape to Portugal for two weeks with her glamorous friend, Alison. But Eleanor brings all her emotional blackmailing skills to the fore to scupper the plans. |
