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Series 2 (1981)

1. Laundry Blues

First Broadcast: Sun 1st March 1981

Nurse Gladys Emmanuel tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine, he is forced to come up with an ingenious plan to keep her happy and his savings undisturbed.

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2. The Reluctant Traveller

First Broadcast: Sun 8th March 1981

Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night together at a hotel... with an over-tight money belt.

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3. Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls

First Broadcast: Sun 15th March 1981

Arkwright's marketing genius comes to the fore as he tries to shift some over-stocked items.

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4. The New Suit

First Broadcast: Sun 22nd March 1981

Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.

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5. Arkwright's Mobile Store

First Broadcast: Sun 29th March 1981

Arkwright proves his ambition by expanding the business... he buys an old ice-cream van.

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6. Shedding At The Wedding

First Broadcast: Sun 5th April 1981

Arkwright's wedding suit smells of mothballs. Hanging his trousers out of Gladys' car was never going to be a good idea...

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7. St Albert's Day

First Broadcast: Sun 19th April 1981

Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.

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