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8 Episodes 1980 - 1981
Episode 0
On Christmas Eve Cissie gets her wish to dress up as Santa Claus and dish out the presents and goes to bed in costume. However a burglar breaks into the home also dressed as Santa and Cissie mistakes him for the real thing. Somehow their sacks get mixed up and the ladies end up with some very valuable gifts.
Episode 1
Flora is desperate to get the fur coat offered in Peabody's sale so she and Cissie hide in the store overnight, keeping one step ahead of the cleaners and the ancient security guard. Eventually they fall asleep in the bedding department but for Flora next day there is a rude awakening in more than one respect.
Episode 2
25 mins
Accompanying Cissie to the doctor's surgery Flora overhears the doctor discuss a terminally ill patient and assumes it is Cissie . Thus she runs herself ragged ensuring her friend's last days are as comfortable as possible, roping in the others at the home. When she learns the truth Flora is not happy - especially as Cissie knew the truth all along and was enjoying the attention.
Episode 3
25 mins
When Mildred puts her sewing machine into an auction Flora realizes her engagement ring is inside it but is outbid by an obnoxious Irishman. When they meet him in the pub they take advantage of his attraction to Cissie to get him drunk and reveal its whereabouts - leading to a junk shop where the ring is recovered but Flora has an accident with a vase.

Episode 4
25 mins
Miss Milton is planning to sell Paradise Lodge so that she can emigrate to Australia and wed her pen-pal, sheep farmer Barry Snatch. An appalled Flora finds out and martials her friends into putting off prospective buyers - though ultimately they have Barry himself to thank for preventing the sale.

Episode 5
When gypsy Maddalena comes to the home to tell fortunes Flora is scornful and dismissive, resulting in Maddalena putting a curse on her. Soon all the gypsy's prophesies start to come true with Flora's friends suggesting she make an apology. Since humility is not in Flora's nature a compromise has to be reached.

Episode 6
35 mins
After arguing with everybody and storming out Flora returns some six hours later with a bandaged head, claiming to have has an accident and lost her memory and being uncharacteristically sweet-natured. Whilst Mildred believes she is faking it and Cissie takes advantage of the situation to get her own back Miss Milton's idea to jog Flora's memory finally does the trick.
Episode 7
25 mins
Flora wants to impress Mr Petty's niece and nephew who are visiting next day with a glamorous perm but all the hair salons are conveniently booked up so that when Flora learns that Cissie has a home perm kit it seems to be the solution. Unfortunately the result is a disaster so it is as well that Flora and her friends know how to improvise.