We'll Think of Something
Les Brooks is a middle-age man facing redundancy. Not wanting to join the dole queue, Les comes up with a series of money making schemes, every one of which ends up a failure. His wife Maureen has to take a job to make enough money to keep the family going while Les is busy trying to better himself.
- 1986-1986
- 1 season
- Comedy
Les Brooks is a middle-age man facing redundancy. Not wanting to join the dole queue, Les comes up with a series of money making schemes, every one of which ends up a failure. His wife Maureen has to take a job to make enough money to keep the family going while Les is busy trying to better himself.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1986
Episode 1
Not Me, Pal
Les Brooks enjoys the security of his job, but after a visit to his father in hospital he hears some devastating news. As unemployment threatens his future, Les and his family face the realities of life in 1980s Britain.
Episode 2
You Know Who Your Friends Are
Les struggles with his new unemployed life as money becomes increasingly tight. Maureen hopes a mysterious brown envelope contains their redundancy money, while Dennis embraces domestic life and Irene continues to take a keen interest.
Episode 3
What's in a Gnome
Maureen is busy stuffing envelopes, but Les is still getting under her feet. She suggests there is only one option left: he has to sign on. Meanwhile, the police hunt for Dennis's missing garden gnome.
Episode 4
Business Wallah
Maureen is consumed by anxiety over a mountain of unpaid bills, terrified of who might come knocking at the door next. Desperate for a solution, Les turns to Dennis for help to finally get his business off the ground.
Episode 5
Gone But Not Forgotten
Furious after a house burglary, Les drafts Irene into his latest scheme to make a few quid. Meanwhile, after his father suffers a nasty turn, the family prepares for the worst—but he seems determined to linger.
Episode 6
It Comes to Us All
Les needs to think of something as his redundancy money is almost gone. While Maureen works so many jobs she doesn't know whether she's coming or going, the persistent policeman keeps trying his luck with Maureen.