For the Love of Ada
Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles are two senior citizens who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil. The series gently charts the relationship between Yorkshireman Walter Bingley and Londoner Ada Cresswell, septuagenarians who meet while Ada is visiting her late husband's grave. Will their love survive the disapproval of Ada's daughter Ruth? Does the permissive society extend to its senior citizens? Can the North-South divide be bridged? And will Walter and Ada ever save enough money to get married on their old-age pensions?
- 1970-1971
- 4 seasons
- Comedy
Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles are two senior citizens who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil. The series gently charts the relationship between Yorkshireman Walter Bingley and Londoner Ada Cresswell, septuagenarians who meet while Ada is visiting her late husband's grave. Will their love survive the disapproval of Ada's daughter Ruth? Does the permissive society extend to its senior citizens? Can the North-South divide be bridged? And will Walter and Ada ever save enough money to get married on their old-age pensions?
Season 4 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1971
Episode 1
The Baby
24 mins
As Ruth appears to be going into labour, Ada and Walter are slightly troubled in their new home by the presence of a ghost.
Episode 2
Bowling
25 mins
Ada's convinced the baby is over due, and Walter gambles his months pension.
Episode 3
Birth
24 mins
Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found.
Episode 4
The Admirer
25 mins
A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this.
Episode 5
Insomnia
25 mins
The baby keeps Leslie up all night.
Episode 6
The Christening
25 mins
It's baby Anthony's christening day. All the family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event.
Episode 7
Christmas with Ada
37 mins
Ada tricks her son-in-law Leslie into thinking he has cheated on her daughter Rita, after a boozy night out, so Rita can take advantage of Leslie's guilt.