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26 Episodes 1981 - 1981
Episode 1
Exercise classes and some new tenants are introduced. These include a straight-talking Northern chap and an old lady who discovers that piano is not her forte. Sarah finds life is flat without the flats.
Episode 2
Martha may have to downsize. Doug fails to paper over the cracks with Lynne. Geoff is grilling people and pizzas.
Episode 3
Edward is not himself since Daphne walked out of his life a second time. Middle-aged couple Arthur and Mary take the little things in life very seriously. Fripp has a plot.
Episode 4
Arthur continues to get under his wife's feet. The elderly residents don't like the way the world is heading. The Sound of Music production is coming alive.
Episode 5
Nice boys Trevor and Peter are back from their trip, but bigot Arthur disapproves of his wife's welcoming of them. Duggie struggles to find a phone out of Lynne's earshot. Martha and Edward bond.
Episode 6
Trevor wants Peter to up sticks again and open a bar in Greece. It is high time the Webbers had a holiday, but first they have to deal with a high tide. Martha's new positive attitude continues to reap its own rewards.
Episode 7
Trevor has still got itchy feet, despite the bar project falling through. Residents worry about a next door complex encroaching on their land with its car park. Is Geoff having an affair?
Episode 8
Lily and Joe keep on fighting when really they dream the same dreams and want the same thing. Arthur resorts to subterfuge.
Episode 9
The familiar "bumped into a door" cover surfaces after Arthur's latest temper tantrum. Duggie has something bubbling away in the boiler room.
Episode 10
New residents Bryon and Sylvie make themselves at home, much to Harry's displeasure. A thunderstorm and a power-cut bring everyone together, where differences are resolved by candlelight.
Episode 11
Rutherford Court becomes like a lost property home when Lynne can't find Charlene, Pete can't find Trevor, Edward can't find a little retirement job, Geoff can't find his wife, his wife can't find her son and Arthur can't find his humanity.
Episode 12
The block is giving everyone a frosty reception. The car park catastrophe is cancelled. Arthur's attempt to build bridges with a dinner party is short-lived. A doctor who's Indian wants to talk about idioms.
Episode 13
An outbreak of flu along with Duggie's flouncing sets everything back in the flats. Joe becomes a lollipop man but gets the wrong end of the stick, and is dead wrong about Arthur Sutton. The oft-mentioned Tony finally condescends to visit.
Episode 14
Lily is attacked and bruised. The wandering husbands return. Martha suspects that sister Sarah may have been doing the dirty with Duggie.
Episode 15
Pete is out and proud, Arthur is coming out, Geoff and Susi may be out, but Lily is staying in. Joe sows his seeds. Charlene goes through a bad spell.
Episode 16
Arthur returns from hospital as bigoted as ever. Trevor and Peter begin to drift. Charlene continues with her lust for life. Sarah seems to be on the slide towards depression.
Episode 17
Duggie blows a fuse. The younger residents are feeling musical. Tony returns, this time with a girl in tow, but is he any more reliable with her than he is with his parents?
Episode 18
Geoff is worried his bizarre family arrangement will prevent his staying in the flat. Prue is the person who finally finds Arthur's soft centre. Tensions mount between Trevor and Peter.
Episode 19
Joe becomes everyone's favourite wisdom-giver. Sarah is depressed from yet another failed relationship together with job issues and a drinking problem. Charlene secretly sends her music to a recording company.
Episode 20
New love excites the old, while old love frustrates the young.
Episode 21
Lynne is back on her feet after the flu, but it's Duggie's turn. Arthur is now fighting with himself as he tries to recover from his stroke. Charlene gets a response from the music agent.
Episode 22
When Pete rejects the dodgy Russell for a second time, Charlene instead gets enticed into his web. Martha and Edward feel helpless to help Sarah.
Episode 23
Letters are the theme of the day, when Lily reads her old ones, and Geoff gets one from his young one. Lynne, however, doesn't get one at all from niece Charlene. There is also a proposal on the cards.
Episode 24
Lynne's mouthy sister Marge turns up looking for her daughter Charlene. Geoff is still sulking about having two beautiful women fighting for his attention. Is Lily getting cold feet?
Episode 25
Charlene's mother is driving everybody mad - even the good doctor is losing his patience.
Episode 26
Doug tries his best to get his ideas seen before the 'wicked witch' takes them down. A heavy rainfall puts the residents in danger, but does the surplus of breakfast oats in storage hold the solution?