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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1978 - 2016
Episode 1
Moving House
31 mins
The Spencers are moving, as the council sees no other hope for the house Frank has been wrecking with his 'repairs' for years, as dramatically proven when they leave. Betty drives too fast, so the movers's van which must follow has an accident. At their new home, also council owned, neighbor Lewis soon learns sharing a house with Frank means living in a live disaster area.
Episode 2
Wendy House
35 mins
Frank brings a stray dog home, and calls it Columbo. The insurance damage assessor reduces his ludicrous record moving claim to £40. In order to do some repairs and replacements himself, Frank has enlisted on a wood-shop course. His super-glue efforts manage to glue several people together including a passer-by and a naively helpful conductor - they all end up in hospital. Frank then starts on a Wendy house for Jessica but has to get it out of the building.
Episode 3
Scottish Dancing
34 mins
Frank is jealous of Betty's attention towards her neighbor, Roland Quincy, within the Scottish dance group. As chairman of the local liberal party, Roland, with Frank as secretary, stages a performance for Scottish MP MacDougall's visit, to be given by able dancers - but not Frank. However, while greeting the MP at the railway station Frank causes an accident disabling his chairman, so he gets to stand in.
Episode 4
Men as Women
34 mins
Frank proves a destructive streak doesn't qualify for the demolition business, incurring a hearing impairment. Grandpa Spencer writes to announce his arrival in Britain. Dr. Mender is annoyed by Frank's frequent pointless visits, this time a present for him as his birthday is the same as Jessica's. Frank also sees him rehearse with another doctor for the hospital pantomime, but doesn't get it. A fake alert for Jessica brings each doctor in turn, pressed for time to change from the stage costumes.
Episode 5
Motorbike
36 mins
Frank takes a course in motorbike riding for a courier job with dodgy Mr. Hunt, who only took him as too dumb to ask questions, but can't even find the route, and the examiner gets run over by a similarly dressed motor-biker. Even his wife Betty dreads the idea of him behind the wheel and deliveries depending on his performance. At home, Frank tries out a self-made metal detector, dreaming of finding Roman remains. At his first delivery, 'deamon king' manages to block the break, starting his usual wild ride, everywhere unsafe. At the other side of the radio, Mr. Hunt has even more trouble with the police, which calls Frank back, just as much a public danger, somehow arriving, even trough the river. CID arrests him too for spreading porn. As if that weren't enough trouble, he decides to defend his incompetent self in court, trusting on character witnesses, who prove painfully honest. This proves him guilty of nearly everything loathsome, but incompetent to pull of the crime.
Episode 6
Australia House
35 mins
Frank is all excited about the prospect of emigrating to Australia with his visiting grandpa, who is getting on Betty's nerves. First Frank demonstrates how a fence can give offense between neighbors. Next he drags Betty to Australia House, where the chief immigration officer is driven to utter despair but unable to make clear how inept Frank is, even if Betty didn't hesitate. Then a chimney-cleaning client, neighbour Lewis, and the milkman all suffer the Spencer inverse-Midas touch, whether they fight it or not.
Episode 7
Learning to Fly
45 mins
Courtesy of granddad Spencer, who visits from Australia, Frank gets the flying lesson he always craved. Alas, an airplane is a very dangerous place for his natural clumsiness - as his instructors find out the hard way. First Frank makes a mess of babysitting Jessica and her toddler friend Alexander. Frank's maiden flight goes from bad to worse, as he inadvertently knocks instructor Barker unconscious.
Episode 8
Sport Relief Special
13 mins
Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an intrusion into the cycle race where Frank accidentally sabotages Bradley Wiggins' attempt to go for the world record.