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10 Episodes 1982 - 1982
Episode 1
It's the wedding day of Christine Brown and there is feverish activity in Brown residence with everybody getting ready. It's on the bus the next day that Vic first notices Ingrid. Vic works as a draughtsman and becomes interested in her, who works as a typist for the same company. He starts dating her although things go askew when she brings a gossipy girlfriend on one of their dates. Vic loses his temper, which brings the date to a halt. He is desperate to mend bridges and the notes flow before they manage another more passionate date.
Episode 2
His date with Ingrid went well but he takes a bit of a ribbing from his work mates, which ends in a fight on the office floor. Vic and Ingrid continue dating, although he seems to cooling off the idea. When the meet again at the company dance, he realises what he has been missing and they go out again. Vic is becoming fed up at work and contemplates changing jobs. On Saturdays, he works in a music shop. The owner is getting old and offers Vic the managership of the shop, which he accepts.
Episode 3
Vic is enjoying his work at the music shop and the business is going well. Ingrid is all better after her fall and she pays him a visit at the shop. They start dating again but it is when Ingrid gives him an expensive birthday present that Vic realises that she is serious. She invites him around to her place when her mother is absent. They start a sexual relationship that, despite taking precautions, ends with Ingrid being pregnant. Vic reluctantly proposes to Ingrid. However, all parents are upset, particularly their mothers. After the wedding they decide to live with Ingrid's parents.
Episode 4
Vic and Ingrid are finally married. His parents are accepting the situation but her mother is still not happy. Vic is not getting on with her at all, with Ingrid taking her mother's side. Things come to a head when Ingrid miscarries and loses the baby after she falls down some stairs at home. Vic is increasingly frustrated with her mother's interference and Ingrid's attitude. After a night in the pub, Vic comes home and has a row with Ingrid's mother and he leaves home. He goes round to his sister's home but she has little sympathy for him. However, his sister manages to find him a flat to live in and give him some sage advice. The chance of being in their own flat sees Ingrid and Vic reconcile.
Episode 5
Ingrid and Vic have settled into their flat but things are not going well as Ingrid has another miscarriage. An old friend from his draughting days offers him a job but he initially declines as it will require a move to Longford, 200 miles away. However, when his boss at the music shop dies he finds that he will no longer have a job. Vic decides to see what the new job has to offer and he thinks that the move would be good for his career. Ingrid's father has died of lung cancer and her mother is unwell, which means Ingrid is reluctant to move.
Episode 6
Vic has moved to Longford and got himself a room to board in. One Sunday night, after a weekend with Ingrid, he meets an actress, Donna, in the pub. They get on well together but not much happens. Somebody sends an anonymous letter to Ingrid accusing him of some inappropriate behaviour. Quite rightly, he denies it but she is still suspicious. Donna also receives a letter warning her about Vic. Somebody is determined to blacken Vic's name. When he meets Donna about the letters, he admits that he has feelings for her.
Episode 7
Episode 8
Vic finally decides to leave Ingrid. She blames Donna but Vic explains that there are a lot more things wrong with the marriage. He rushes home when his father is injured in the pit and is laid up. His mother is not happy with the situation. The meeting with Ingrid becomes acrimonious and she starts divorce proceedings.
Episode 9
Vic and Ingrid have divorced and Vic now has a well paid job in London. He has just returned from Australia and resumes his affair with his boss's wife, Miriam. Vic's mother is ill after suffering a heart attack and he goes home to see her. Ingrid has remarried and is the mother of a girl. After seeing Donna on the TV, he arranges to 'accidentally' run into her when she goes to a pub.
Episode 10
Vic and Miriam are out at dinner when his secretary comes in. Worried about the consequences, Vic decides to break off the affair but Miriam is not happy. Vic goes out on a date with Donna and her son, and they get on well. When he is home, Vic sees a photo of when he was a boy and notices that there is a similarity with Donna's son. He confronts her with the photo and she confesses the truth of what happened.