Love on a Branch Line
Jasper is the perfect English Civil Servant - polite and refined. But to his girl friend, and even to himself, he is a bore. So he decides to become a painter in Paris. Not so fast. The powers-that-be send him to the country to dismantle a forgotten research unit which is headquartered in an old mansion. The eccentric owner lives in a railway train, on his own 'branch line', letting the government pay for the upkeep of his ancestral home. The small research unit enjoys running the stately home and everyone is content with the status quo. Enter Jasper who quickly meets Lord Flamborough's three daughters, who, in one way or another contrive to make Jasper feel very much at home. Jasper's life is turned upside down, and he must eventually decide where his own personal future will lie.
- 1994-1994
- 1 season
- Comedy, Drama
Jasper is the perfect English Civil Servant - polite and refined. But to his girl friend, and even to himself, he is a bore. So he decides to become a painter in Paris. Not so fast. The powers-that-be send him to the country to dismantle a forgotten research unit which is headquartered in an old mansion. The eccentric owner lives in a railway train, on his own 'branch line', letting the government pay for the upkeep of his ancestral home. The small research unit enjoys running the stately home and everyone is content with the status quo. Enter Jasper who quickly meets Lord Flamborough's three daughters, who, in one way or another contrive to make Jasper feel very much at home. Jasper's life is turned upside down, and he must eventually decide where his own personal future will lie.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 1994
Episode 1
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
49 mins
A bored civil servant decides to quit and become an artist but instead finds himself assigned to an old government research unit.
Episode 2
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
49 mins
Jasper gets a mysterious invitation to a rendezvous and Belinda persuades him to paint a nude portrait of her.
Episode 3
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
49 mins
Lionel almost sabotages the cricket match when he lures Jasper into the "dungeon" for a drinking binge.
Episode 4
Ain't She Sweet
49 mins
Matilda comes down the chimney of Jasper's bedroom and tries to seduce him.