S1 E1 · Cliquot et Fils
An undertaker in 1920s France needs to drum up trade for his ailing business.
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Episodes
Season 1
10 episodes
S1 E2 · Lunch in the Park
A pair of office workers have for ten years spent their lunch hour on the same park bench.
S1 E3 · The Private Lives of Edward Whitely
The misadventures of bigamist Edward Whitely.
S1 E4 · The Offer
Harold Steptoe, a middle aged rag and bone man, yearns to break away from the clutches of his elderly, conniving, and disgusting father, but events always conspire against him.
S1 E5 · The Reunion
A reunion doesn't go as planned.
S1 E6 · The Telephone Call
A worried man uses his phone to do something about the troubled world.
S1 E7 · The Status Symbol
A garage owner doesn't want to return a customer's Rolls Royce because he he likes the way it looks in his yard.
S1 E8 · Visiting Day
A group of hospital patients prepare for visiting day.
S1 E9 · Sealed with a Loving Kiss
A pair of penpals decide to meet for the first time, but they haven't been telling the truth about themselves.
S1 E10 · The Channel Swimmer
A man determines to swim the Channel.
Season 2
6 episodes
S2 E1 · Our Man in Moscow
A Russian musician asks for political asylum and gives the British ambassador troubles.
S2 E2 · And Here, All The Way From ...
District Commissioner Donald Lawrence travels to London from Borneo in order to be a guest on his brother's ""This Is Your Life,"" but the show is called off.
S2 E3 · Impasse
Two drivers refuse to give way to each other.
S2 E4 · Have You Read This Notice?
Norman is beset by nerves as he tries to sneak a watch through the ""Nothing To Declare"" channel at an airport.
S2 E5 · A Clerical Error
A con-man, recently released from Wormwood Scrubs prison, dresses up as a clergyman and turns up in a pub collecting for a highly dubious charity.
S2 E6 · The Handyman
An out of work machine minder takes a job as a Handyman at a health club.
Season 3
17 episodes
S3 E1 · On The Knocker
Exploits of door-to-door salesman Ronnie Fender.
S3 E2 · Underworld Nights
Exploits of crime writer Vogler.
S3 E3 · Fools Rush In
A retired Major tries to adjust to civilian life.
S3 E4 · Shamrot
Dermot is a London-born Irishman who hates everything about England, but has never even been to the ""Old Country.""
S3 E5 · The Bachelor Girls
Two young girls about town share a flat.
S3 E6 · The Plan
Albert Fawkes hates his surname and rebels against it by trying to re-enact the Gunpowder Plot.
S3 E7 · A Picture of Innocence
Northern Arthur Berry develops an interest in art.
S3 E8 · Nicked at the Bottle
Lawyer Mossy advises Mrs Emily Trout and her family of crooks.
S3 E9 · The Chars
Exploits of two charladies at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
S3 E10 · Comrades in Arms
A window cleaner witnesses an extramarital affair and is soon involved in farcical cover-up shenanigans.
S3 E11 · The Walrus and the Carpenter
Exploits of a pair of mismatched elderly friends.
S3 E12 · The Bed
The ups and downs of a Northern married couple.
S3 E13 · The Mate Market
Exploits of marriage bureau owner John Cook.
S3 E14 · The Hen House
Mrs Fanwyn runs her Khartoum House Girls Hostel with a firm hand.
S3 E15 · The Siege of Sydney's Street
Sydney Lord hates beaurocracy and determines to fight it whenever he finds it.
S3 E16 · The Mascot
Mad keen football fan Arnold Birtwhistle is mascot of Northtown Football Club, but new chairman Mr Gibson wants to change the club's image.
S3 E17 · Good Luck Sir, You've Got A Lucky Face
Match seller Gomorrah Weevil tangles with slum landlord Harold Harbinger.
Season 4
12 episodes
S4 E1 · Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion
Barnaby Spoot, the lowly assistant in a novelty shop managed by short-tempered Mr Bostock, is determined to make his mark in the novelty trade by inventing new gags. Unfortunately, his latest device is typical: a talking cheese (the Chatty Cheddar) that no one wants. So Spoot decides to wreak revenge on the conglomerate that controls the shop by assassinating the entire board of directors with....
S4 E2 · Mother Came Too
Arthur Pratt struggles to break away from his domineering mother.
S4 E3 · Here I Come Whoever I Am
32-year-old Ambrose Twombly yearns to fall in love.
S4 E4 · Happy Family
Problems of Ted coping with a wife and four daughters.
S4 E5 · Memoirs Of A Chaise Longue
Stories of various couples who have 'used' a chaise longue through the years.
S4 E6 · Murray And Me
Murray tries to learn ""The Knowledge' (all the streets in London) in order to qualify as a taxi driver.
S4 E7 · Hudd
A solo vehicle for comedian Roy Hudd, later developed into a six-episode series, with no continuing characters or situations.
S4 E8 · Till Death Us Do Part
Working class bigot Alf fights with his more liberal daughter and son-in-law on every conceivable issue.
S4 E9 · The Time And Motion Man
Time and Motion man Kingsley Binns lets his job spill over into his private life.
S4 E10 · Sam The Samaritan
Exploits of three sailors on leave in 1910.
S4 E11 · The Vital Spark
Misadventures of Captain Para Handy and his hapless crew aboard ""The Vital Spark.""
S4 E12 · Betsy Mae
A twleve-year-old schoolboy has written a winning essay on the works of children's author Betsy Mae Meadows. His prize is a visit to her home—and naturally she detests actual children.
Season 5
9 episodes
S5 E1 · The Bishop Rides Again
The misadventures of a group of clergymen in the cloisters of a cathedral.
S5 E2 · Beggar My Neighbour
Two married sisters living next door to one another are locked in a continuous battle of one-upmanship.
S5 E3 · A Little Learning
The Dean of co-educational Sheridan College at the University of Wessex is shocked by the appointment of a new female bursar whom he was once close to.
S5 E4 · Judgement Day For Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones believes the world is about to end and plans to build himself an Ark and stock it with stolen animals.
S5 E5 · Room At The Bottom
The misadventures of the Maintenance Men at Saracens Manufacturing.
S5 E6 · The End Of The Tunnel
A businessman has to start again when his wife leaves him.
S5 E7 · Seven Year Hitch
Complications arise in the lives of Ern and Is Conway, proprietors of an unsuccessful dancing school, when Ern forgets their seventh wdding anniversary.
S5 E8 · The Mallard Imaginaire
Misadventures of an inept MP.
S5 E9 · The Reluctant Romeo
Advertising executive Thomas Jones finds himself irresistible to women, but would prefer to concentrate on his job and his fiancée Sally.
Season 6
8 episodes
S6 E1 · Hughie
Released from prison after a 10 year sentence, Hughie wants to return straight to the comfort of his cell.
S6 E2 · House In A Tree
Mother and housewife Jennifer Corner copes with the running of her household.
S6 E3 · Spanner In The Works
Arthur Machin, owner of a small engineering works, is determined to get the most out of his employees.
S6 E4 · Heirs On A Shoestring
A couple are expecting an inheritance from their elderly uncle, but a spanner is put in the works by a prospective new heir.
S6 E5 · Uncle Fred Flits By
The exploits of the eccentric Earl of Ickenham.
S6 E6 · Loitering With Intent
A good-cause-supporting couple don't like it when a pair of ""Kilburn Refugees"" take up residence in their garden.
S6 E7 · To Lucifer: A Son
Nick, the son of the devil, decides that Hell needs to be more trendy and with-it.
S6 E8 · The Old Campaigner
Exploits of super salesman James Franklin-Jones or FJ as he is known as he travels the globe for Balsom Plastics and seeking out 'crumpet' at every opportunity.
Season 7
9 episodes
S7 E1 · State Of The Union
Exploits of a trade union secretary.
S7 E2 · View By Appointment
A lonely couple decide to sell their house so that potential buyers can be treated as new friends.
S7 E3 · The Family Of Fred
Next-door neighbor Aggie Plunkett has her eye on Fred, a widower of twelve years; but there are his three daughters to contend with.
S7 E4 · Stiff Upper Lip
Misadventures of diplomats working in the Iron Curtain state of Vulgaria.
S7 E5 · Wild, Wild Women
In Victorian times a group of women work in a milliners.
S7 E6 · Current Affairs
No summary.
S7 E7 · B-And-B
Stories of a married show business couple.
S7 E8 · Me Mammy
The adventures of Irishman Bunjy Kennefick, a top executive with a London company. His jet-set bachelor lifestyle of fast cars and faster women makes him the envy of his friends—until, that is, they meet his ever-present mother.
S7 E9 · The Gold Watch Club
Edward Wilkins is looking forward to his retirement, but things don't turn out as planned.
Season 8
7 episodes
S8 E1 · The Liver Birds
Two young Liverpudlian girls share a flat.
S8 E2 · The Valley Express
A pair of bored hacks working on a Welsh newspaper decide to invent stories and sell them on to Fleet Street.
S8 E3 · Tooth And Claw
Misadventures of a pair of Jewish multimillionaires.
S8 E4 · As Good Cooks Go
The exploits of a jobbing cook.
S8 E5 · The Loves Of Larch Hill
Episodes in the life of the decidedly strange Love family.
S8 E6 · The Making Of Peregrine
Stanley Mold is determined to make a man out of his son Peregrine.
S8 E7 · Up Pompeii
No summary.
Season 9
4 episodes
S9 E1 · Joint Account
A newly wed husband faces problems when he learns his wife is a useless cook.
S9 E2 · The Jugg Brothers
Misadventures of brothers Stephen and Robert Jugg.
S9 E3 · An Officer And A Gentleman
Character actor James Grout flexed his comedy muscles in the role of military man Major Gissing, but his usual sterling performance failed to rescue this Comedy Playhouse project from the one-off file. (BBCi Comedy Guide)
S9 E4 · Who's Your Friend
Exploits of escort Jimmy Sampson.
Season 10
6 episodes
S10 E1 · Keep 'Em Rolling
Exploits of Reggie Turpin, a 19th century photography enthusiast.
S10 E2 · Better Than A Man
Wendy Hillbright is the managing director of a steel works, unfortunately one where her troublesome father also works.
S10 E3 · Last Tribute
Misadventures of a pair of undertakers.
S10 E4 · Haven Of Rest
Exploits of the residents of an old folks home.
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Season 11
4 episodes
S11 E1 · Mind Your Own Business
The misadventures of a pair of window cleaning Cockney brothers, one of whom happens to be black, the other white.
S11 E2 · The Old Contemptible
Old World War One veteran Sam Oakley hates everything about the modern world.
S11 E3 · Don't Ring Us ... We'll Ring You
Exploits of two down-at-heel theatrical agents.
S11 E4 · Meter Maids
The exploits of a group of a group of female traffic wardens.
Season 12
7 episodes
S12 E1 · Under And Over
No summary.
S12 E2 · Just Harry And Me
Claire and Harry Love face problems with their teenage daughter.
S12 E3 · Uncle Tulip
Kenyan Uncle Tulip arrives in England to look after his neice and nephew and is shocked to discover how English they've become.
S12 E4 · It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling
No summary.
S12 E5 · The Rough With The Smooth
No summary.
S12 E6 · Equal Partners
No summary.
S12 E7 · The Importance Of Being Hairy
No summary.
Season 13
6 episodes
S13 E1 · Idle At Work
Misadventures of one George Idle.
S13 E2 · And Whose Side Are You On
During WWII, German Major Sperling has his cushy existence in a rural village put under strain by the arrival by the arrival of a tough Gestapo officer.
S13 E3 · The Dirtiest Soldier In The World
Exploits of a group of Highland soldiers, especially Private McAuslan.
S13 E4 · Are You Being Served?
No summary.
S13 E5 · Weren't You Marcia Honeywell?
No summary.
S13 E6 · Born Every Minute
The shady exploits of a pair of con men.
Season 14
7 episodes
S14 E1 · Last of the Summer Wine
No summary.
S14 E2 · The Rescue
A man causes havoc for his rescuer after attempting suicide.
S14 E3 · Elementary My Dear Watson
A send-up of the Sherlock Holmes oeuvre.
S14 E4 · The Birthday
No summary.
S14 E5 · Marry The Girls
To ease the burden on his wallet, Luke Elms decides to marry off his daughters.
S14 E6 · Home From Home
Put-upon wife Pam Collins leaves her husband and gets a job as a traffic warden.
S14 E7 · It 'Ain't Half Hot Mum
No summary.
Season 15
14 episodes
S15 E1 · No Strings
A mismatched couple become flat mates.
S15 E2 · Franklyn And Johnnie
Two old rivals decide to make up at the funeral of a friend.
S15 E3 · Howerd's History Of England
A series of period sketches.
S15 E4 · Happy Ever After
Exploits of a middle-class, middle-aged couple.
S15 E5 · The Dobson Doughnut
No summary.
S15 E6 · The Big Job
No summary.
S15 E7 · It's Only Me - Whoever I Am
A young man struggles to break free of his domineering mother.
S15 E8 · The Last Man On Earth
Mother and Henry return home from their caravan in Frinton to find everyone in the entire world has vanished.
S15 E9 · Sitting Pretty
Sitting tenant Jo Ransley is wanted out of her home.
S15 E10 · Pygmalion Smith
Pygmalion 'Smithy' Smith, a less than glamorous photographer at an out of work holiday resort, tries to make a young girl into a star.
S15 E11 · A Girl's Best Friend
Divorcée Audrey Dalton learns she is going out with the same man as her daughter.
S15 E12 · The Reverent Wooing Of Archibald
Archibald Mulliner enlists the help of his Uncle in wooing the girl of his dreams.
S15 E13 · French Relish
No summary.
S15 E14 · Bird Alone
No summary.
Season 16
3 episodes
S16 E1 · Over to Bill
Over to Bill is a sit com starring starring Hugh Dennis as a weatherman who manages to get fired from his job. Bill Onion is fired after making a joke live on air about the south of England being better than the north. A train of events follow which ends in his humiliation in front of an employer from a rival network.
S16 E2 · Miller's Mountain
Comedy set around the antics of Jimmy Miller and his ragtag family of mountain rescue volunteers. When the naive and enthusiastic Conor reports for his first day as a volunteer, Jimmy, the shambolic old rescue hand, takes it upon himself to teach Conor the ways of the hills. Conor's education begins in the pub, where he is introduced to the small mountain community of Jules, Bill, and Bernie. No-nonsense barmaid Jules runs the pub, the Busted Femur; Bill spends every living hour looking after dogs, and his social skills have suffered as a result; and Bernie is head of operations, happy to the point of delirium in her work. When the actual mountain rescuing begins, things go from bad to worse, and then to even worse than that
S16 E3 · Monks
Gary has been defrauding the dole office for ten years. Faced with criminal prosecution, he decides to join a religious order to save himself from a long stretch of hardship and abstinence. However, it turns out monastic life is a lot like prison but with more praying. Rudley Abbey is a monastery under threat with only four monks remaining, so the abbot welcomes their new recruit - much to the annoyance of his deputy, Brother Francis. This could be Gary's chance to learn about himself, take some responsibility and bring some meaning to his life. Gary causes an expensive accident and is forced to raise money for the monastery, by increasingly unorthodox means. In the meantime, Brother Francis is forced to take measures to control his anger.
Season 17
3 episodes
S17 E1 · Hospital People
This episode follows how the big decisions can affect the little people in the hospital.
S17 E2 · Broken Biscuits
Five disparate groups of people, friends, partners and parents stories unfold.
S17 E3 · Stop/Start
Studio sitcom about three marriages in various states of disrepair. Rob and Cathy have been married for a long time, and it shows. Evan and Fiona's marriage is one big, noisy argument punctuated by even noisier make-up sex. And David and Georgy have just moved in next door to Rob and Cathy - he's in his 60s, she's in her 30s - firmly putting the (younger) cat amongst the (not very welcoming) pigeons. When things get tricky in these relationships the characters are able to stop the action, explain themselves directly to the audience and start it all up again.
Season 18
3 episodes
S18 E1 · Tim Vine Travels In Time
Master of the pun Tim Vine journeys back in time to the days of Robin Hood in a quest to mend a golden arrow and a broken heart. Tim is in search of a celebrity for the grand opening of his antique shop. It just so happens that his very first customer is presenter and Strictly Come Dancing champion Ore Oduba, who asks Tim if he can mend his ancient golden arrow. Tim steps inside his very special Grandfather clock which travels him back in time to Sherwood Forest in the days of Robin Hood and his band of merry men. On arriving, Tim is greeted by Robin himself (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ore Oduba). Robin is suffering from a broken heart. He has mysteriously lost his famous bullseye aim, and with it the love of Maid Marion. Tim must get to the bottom of the mystery but local tyrant and shouty killjoy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, is determined to drive him out of town. Can Tim get to the bottom of this skullduggery and help Robin regain his archery prowess and win back the love of Maid Marion? Will he be able to repair the broken arrow and secure Ore Oduba to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Tim’s Antiques? Only time travel will tell...
S18 E2 · Mister Winner
Mister Winner is a sitcom starring Spencer Jones (Upstart Crow, Tim Vine Travels Through Time) as Leslie Winner, a well-meaning but hapless chap who is prone to accidents, complications and landing himself in unusual and often somewhat dangerous situations. Leslie plans to propose to his girlfriend, Jemma Smith (Aimee-Ffion Edwards - Skins, Peaky Blinders), but unknown to him, she is having doubts about their relationship as he doesn’t take life seriously enough. Jemma is a young professional from Croydon who loves Leslie, but doesn’t know if that’s enough as he doesn’t have a job, any money, or ever take her anywhere. But he makes her laugh more than anyone else ever has. Jemma’s parents, Chris and Teresa, (Shaun Williamson - EastEnders, Extras; Dorothy Atkinson - Call The Midwife, Mum) have stuck together through 30 years of marriage. Chris is managing stress with colouring books (although he didn’t realise there were ‘adult’ ones so is frequently seen colouring in pictures of elephants and children with balloons) and Teresa refuses to take life too seriously. Both are supportive of Leslie’s endeavours to win Jemma’s hand in marriage, even after Leslie has an accident with Chris’s prize possessions, his Koi Carp. Leslie attempts a big proposal on a weekend break to London. After an eventful open-top bus tour, questionable accommodation and a surprise trip to the aquarium, this all results in an impromptu swim in a shark tank. Will Leslie win Jemma over?
S18 E3 · Static
Not only is Rob now jobless, but he’s now having to live on a sofabed in his parents’ caravan in a holiday park 80 miles from London whilst he figures out his next move. It seems like a disaster to begin with, but his mum’s delighted to have someone to cook for, and his dad’s figured out how to get thousands of football channels on the telly. Before long Rob’s getting used to being with mum and dad again, and through them he’s quickly drawn into the world of the park, not to mention the extraordinary characters within it. Static is at heart a family sitcom - warm, working-class, multi-generational and broad, with acutely and affectionately observed characters.