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The Trio spend the day trying to find a way to get back into the library after it closes to retrieve the key to Compo's place which fell out of his pocket there. |
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The Trio meet a man on the river who has lost his canoe. They find it, port it for the gent and then have to retrieve it from the river when they decide to take an unauthorized trip of their own. Ivy wins a prize for having the best mouth-instrument
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Compo is missing Blamire, we learn from him, that Cyril Blamire has gone to live in Oswestry, after hearing a lady he is interested in has become a widow. Clegg has received a letter from Balmire, this letter asks the to meet someone off the bus. This someone is to be Foggy Dewhurst, whom they knew from their childhood and youth, he was a corporal sign writer, but now civilian. He is returning home to Arnold crescent, but no longer has any living relatives to meet.He arrives loaded with keepsake metal signs. Within a short time of meeting up with Foggy, Clegg announces Foggy is a "genuine 14 carat gilt edged barm pot". Foggy has fight fight in a pub with one of Compos many cousins, we don't see it, but despite Foggy boasts it last very little time, and the cousin comes in unscathed, unlike Foggy. The trio is now established. Written by Vita 1956
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Sid and Ivy never had children, and Ivy is disappointed in the way their life has turned out due, she feels, to Sid's lack of ambition. She wants Sid to fix the café roof. Compo and Clegg take Foggy to the library, to Foggy's indignation, this becomes the first time he has ever been thrown out of a library. The trio meet up with Stuart,he has a troublesome leg, They all go to the café, where they all, including Sid, have a look at Stuarts leg, and then a listen for the click it makes, incurring Ivy's wrath. They try to fix the roof for her, but as you would expect it all goes very wrong. Written by Vita 1956
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Ivy is sitting with Foggy and Clegg in the bar waiting for the bus. Compo is not there yet. He finally arrives. The bus arrives and Sid announces it has arrived. Foggy forgets the tickets and leaves them on the table. They have a flat tire during the journey. Ivy is sitting in the back of the bus. They arrive in Scarborough. Then, the boys are in a pub drinking pints of Guinness. Foggy suggests someone go outside and invite Ivy in for a drink. Sid admires Compo's new watch. Compo reveals he cannot tell time by the watch. Compo leans way forward while drinking his beer and says it is because he is trying to keep the beer off his jacket. The bus driver comes into the bar and comments that the bar has nice toilets. Then they proceed to the seaside town of Scarborough. They arrive at a parking spot on the beach and everybody piles out to look at the sea and the beach. Foggy reminds them that the Germans shelled the beach during the war. The driver takes them to the hotel and they all disembark. Campo's box is thrown onto the sidewalk and he collects it. They are welcomed at the hotel. Everyone rushes into the hotel. They are shown to the rooms. Three beds are in one room and they comment it is only one flight down to the bathroom. Compo flops on a bed. Then a bell rings and he thinks the place is on fire. Foggy says it is only the lunch announcement. Finishing up the meal, they are talking about the food and the fact that someone else has gone to Liverpool. An ugly crone of a woman is the waitress. Another woman comes in and collides with the waitress. She is a fluttery sort of biddy, and fusses over the guests. Compo is saving some food for the pigeons in a napkin. They go shopping in the town. Compo tries on a hat. Foggy tries a cricket bat which is too small. Clegg is looking at cards. Compo selects a gaucho straw hat. Foggy gets interested in the cards. Then they start playing slot machines. They march down the brick waterfront toward the marshes and the beach. Compo announces his toes are turning green. Next morning, outside the bathroom, Compo is waiting. Ivy goes into the bathroom. Foggy and Clegg are in the bedroom and discussing the feet of Compo. He is concerned because Compo's feet are clean. Compo finally comes back to the bedroom with Clegg and Foggy. Then he leaves to wash his feet for the fourth time. Nora Batty comes out of the bathroom with her hair in curlers and Compo makes advances to her, and then he shouts through the door, "You'll be all right tonight, Wally". Foggy wakes up Clegg and says he has a trained soldier's reflex and he decides the place is haunted. Compo gets up and investigates Compo's box. Foggy opens the box and finds a coop with some ferrets inside.
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Vacation subplot part 2:the Trio meet Gordon and exchange fishing lessons for "how to pick up birds" lessons, and Compo finds dates for everyone - which they weren't expecting. The husbands and wives have differing ideas of a vacation. |
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The episode starts with Foggy (Brian Wilde), Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Compo (Bill Owen) out in a field about to play soccer (in their shirt sleeves and trousers). After some conversation, the game begins with Foggy in goal. Unfortunately, an overenthuasiastic kick at the ball by Compo causes Compo's welly to come off and hit Foggy in a sensitive place. Back at the cafe, the trio tell Sid what they've been doing, and Foggy then decides that he finds soccer too "crude" and states that he prefers golf. Sid doesn't believe that Foggy can play golf, especially when he discovers that Foggy hasn't played since 1939. So Sid issues a challenge. Foggy is to play a round at the local golf course that afternoon. Back at Foggy's lodgings, the trio rummage around the attic, looking for Foggy's golf clubs. More precisely, Foggy looks, while the other two mess about commenting on Foggy's landlady's old photos and clothes. When Foggy eventually finds his wooden clubs, he is disappointed to find that they have warped, due to being left too close to the radiator. Back at the cafe, Sid rushes a customer out and hurries up with the tidying-up, in the hopes of closing up early. Ivy wants to know why, and after a few prevarications from Sid, she reveals that she knows he's going to play golf with the trio. She hits him with a tin tray as he flees the cafe. At the golf club, a rather posh golfer is dismayed to see Clegg and Compo arrive by bicycle. Foggy then appears wearing "plus fours". Foggy, being somewhat ashamed of Compo's appearance, makes him the caddy. After a drink in the bar, they go out onto the course. At the first tee, they come across the same posh golfer trying to make a shot. Compo keeps on making noises while he tries to concentrate, so much so that the golfer leaves without taking his ball. Foggy says he'll return it to him later, even though you get a shilling back for lost balls. Now suddenly Compo is very interested. The rest of the episode intersperses Foggy's pathetic attempts at golf, with his distorted clubs, with Compo's sometimes bizarre schemes for gathering golf balls that are still in fact in play. Foggy's ball lands in a little stream which crosses a road. As he attempts to make the shot, he gets covered in water as a number of rally cars go through the stream. Then we see Compo selling golf balls to a long queue of golfers. Just before the closing credits, we see the trio plus Sid at night, still out on the golf course, as Foggy is determined to finish his round.
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Gordon is said to be Compo's nephew and he is getting married - but when the Best Man is injured it's Compo to the rescue with hilarious results |
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After getting winded on their morning romp, Foggy decides that they need to get in shape by exercise - and the librarian has found a new playmate |
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Compo's favorite ferret has escaped not just from its cage, but from his house and he suspects that it is in Wally & Nora Batty's place but Nora won't let Compo anywhere near the place to look. How will he ever get it back? |
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Foggy feels the need to do something special for the Queen's Jubilee so he volunteers himself, Clegg, and Compo to help with the towns pageant/parade ... Now if only they can find someone who can drive a tractor |
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After attending a funeral of an old friend Clegg tries to convince Foggy & Compo that flowers have emotions and that they react to vocal tone and music; Compo has a new plan for driving Nora into his arms |
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Foggy is off in Wales visiting his lady-friend who lives with her Mother-in-law for a fortnight. Clegg decides to rent a car and drives himself, Compo, Sid, and Ivy (who wants to visit her sister) up to meet her, but he manages to break Foggy's foot; the mother-in-law prefers Compo over Foggy. Written by Ginger
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It's an incredibly warm Christmas season but Nora is very sad - her brother Billy in Australia isn't expected to see another Christmas ... So Foggy decides to send a home movie to him of one |
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With Christmas approaching, the trio decide to invite long-lost friends from the town for a drink at the pub on Christmas Eve. |
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Foggy takes it in his head that the Trio must help Ivy's image of Sid and convince Weasley to use him in his latest experiment ... But when Ivy gives her opinion Compo steps in for the price of a flash of Nora's garters - and she has a special surprise for him as well Written by Ginger
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Foggy convinces Clegg and Compo that starting a dog-walking business will be no work at all since they are already going on daily walks ... But it turns out to be more of a workout than anyone imagined |
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Deciding they need a bicycle each, the trio venture to old friend Dirk's (né Percy) shop, hoping for a bargain. Meanwhile, the café has been redecorated and is set for a grand re-opening. |
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Against his will, Clegg has been sold a metal detector. Foggy decides to show Clegg how valuable a piece of equipment it is, while Compo struggles with a new pair of jeans. |
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Sid & Wally have to deal with their wives alone when Foggy books a seaside Christmas get away for himself, Compo, & Clegg ... But it's Compo who's properly dressed for the occasion |
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Three old chums agree to take the ailing Sam on one last trip to see his flousy girl-friend, Lily Bless Her, in the middle of the night. While enjoying the delights of Lilly, Sam departs for another world with a very happy smile on his face. The problem for his pals is how to get Sam back home before morning without his wife awakening. Written by Mort Kingsley
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The size of Nora's feet becomes an point of contention between Foggy & Compo ... When interrogating Wally yields no information, the Boys take to finding out for themselves whether Nora has big feet or if it's all stocking! |
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Compo borrows Crusher's red motorcycle racing leathers and becomes The Phantom, in order to impress Norah Batty on a picnic. Written by J Linsley
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On their morning walk, Foggy, Compo, and Clegg notice neighbor Digby chasing his donkey around his paddock. Foggy puts his foot in everyone's mouth when he claims that all it takes is a bit of planning to catch the beast - and then volunteers the group to do it. Written by Ginger
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In a bid to impress Nora Batty, Compo starts training for the Yorkshire Marathon under Foggy's tuition, but it doesn't quite go as planned. |
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Ivy has an appointment but with no one to supervise Crusher she decides to shut down the café for the day - but Foggy thinks she is over reacting, so the trio "supervise" things ... Now if only there was someone to supervise them. |
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Preparations are underway for the wedding of Glenda, Wesley's daughter. Her uncle Seymour, a retired headmaster and enthusiastic inventor, is organising the stag party for the groom, Barry, and manages to lose him down a hole on the moors. With the assistance of Seymour's 'Self-propelled wheelbarrow' the groom gets to the church just on time. Written by Mort Kingsley
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Inspired by Crusher's hobby, with Norman's help, Seymour tries to force Compo to take up canoeing to put him into some type of acceptable physical condition. |
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Seymour has a new invention for men and volunteers Compo to test the product, which causes minor havoc through the village. |
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Seymour tempts Compo to play guinea pig in his latest invention endeavor by giving him the title "executive in charge of testing", and promising to invite Nora Batty to the public demonstration. |
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Compo's craving for an ice cream prompts Seymour to design an vendor's side car cooler to put Compo into business. |
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Norman is visited by teenage missionaries. Seymour is given the task of selling tickets to the church charity costume presentation of "The Tales of Beatrix Potter". |
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Wally's war-buddy and fellow pigeon racer Eli makes an appearance, and clears the pub; Compo pretends to be Wally so Nora won't be upset that he stopped to chat with Eli; Seymour sets Edie up with his own version of a garbage-disposal. |
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The village pedestrians and motorists are in peril as Seymour's sister Edie tries to learn to drive after having failed several driver tests. |
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Compo, Clegg and Seymour happen upon a somewhat wiley tramp, who persuades them to help him rescue his childhood donkey (from better days), from a field. In fact the tramp wants to fix the 'donkey derby' at the local garden fete. Written by Mort Kingsley
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Compo wonders why people do not feel blood rush to their feet when they stand up so Seymour sets up another one of his odd experiments. A few of the village women have an afternoon tea and gossip party. |
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In the canal, the trio find what Seymour claims to be "Georgian Silver". They experiment with different methods to recover what treasure may yet be hiding in the depths. |
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Seymour, Campo, and Clegg visit their friend Clem in hospital after his hernia operation, but they find the best medicine has to be snuck into his room. |
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Seymour leaves for a new teaching job and Foggy Dewhurst makes his return, he can't find Compo or Clegg but the little village soon learns he's back- and the ladies coffee group decide trouble comes in threes. |
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Foggy has Wesley fix a pair of old WW2 walkie-talkies and he has Clegg and Compo take one out for a test, but a tractor mangles Compo's and he and Clegg have to come up with a way to explain the mistake without upsetting Foggy - enter Howard & Marina to the rescue! Written by Ginger
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A carnival has come to town but the main attraction, Captain Zero, has broken down along the side of the road - good thing Foogy and friends are there to... help? |
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Clegg moves into his new house and Compo decides to impress Nora with his water-rescue skills, and Foggy becomes Ivy's new Fix-It-Man... and Barry has misplaced his car's engine. |
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Foggy enters Compo, Clegg, and himself in the local "Barrel Rolling Contest" where people crawl into empty oil drums and then are set rolling from the top of a large hill. Pearl buys Howard a gift - a tropical fish tank. |
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Compo thinks that he hears Nora Batty happily singing so he obsessively spies on her imagining that she is having a romance with her lodger, Smiler. |
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Howard finds one of Marina's earrings caught in his jumper and is desperate to get it out of the house before Pearl sees it. Norman, Compo, Foggy and Smiler try to help. |
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Compo is envious of Smiler because Nora Batty has asked him to help around the house. Foggy thinks that he can break Compo out of a pouty mood by teaching him pole-vaulting to impress the ladies. |
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Norman, Compo and Foggy attempt to help Howard deliver a birthday card to Marina without Pearl finding out. Compo is a bit jealous of local athlete Ernie Burniston. |
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Pearl is forcing Howard to wear horribly garish clothing so that he will hide from Marina. Compo is uncharacteristically dapper in a new suit as he plans to attend the funeral of a former teacher. |
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Compo decides to take his bicycle out of storage, although it is in need of some basic safety repairs. The spectacle of Compo careening downhill without brakes inspires Foggy's inventive side. He enlists Wesley's help in building an invention to improve general bicycle safety, which of course Compo gets to test. Howard is worried that Pearl is attracted to a taller man, and tries several futile methods of increasing his height. Auntie Wainwright is keen on getting Smiler to make a delivery so she can collect on the sale, but Smiler becomes hesitant when he learns who the customer is. Glenda persuades the ladies to have a picnic lunch, but of course with Edie behind the wheel, no one enjoys the drive in the country. Their picnic spot is determined when they simply refuse to travel any further, and they soon find that the location is not as secluded as they might have wished. Written by imdb-19700
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Foggy attempts to invent a new watercraft. Auntie Wainwright forces Smiler to take her unethical business practices on the road. Howard comes up with yet another bizarre idea for an extramarital tryst with Marina. |
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Pearl catches Howard behaving oddly in the cellar. He lies claiming that he is looking for "stone-worm", leaving the ladies to wonder if the village is infested. Foggy sets Compo on a mouse catching mission in a haberdasher's shop. |
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Foggy and Norman think that Compo has lost his mind because he sees a floating fat lady. Glenda tries to convince her mother, Edie, to get new glasses. |
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When Compo, Clegg and Foggy discover that Wesley is working on a top-secret mechanical project, their curiousity gets the better of them. The trio accompanies Wesley on a clandestine visit to an auto salvage yard run by Auntie Wainwright in hopes of finding out what Wesley is up to. Despite the trio's best surveillance, Wesley's motivations remain secretive. As a last resort, the trio follow Wesley and his Land Rover into the Yorkshire countryside, all on foot. Aided by a lift from a rather dodgy driver, they find Wesley and his secret project. Before long, Wesley's secret contraption is attracting a crowd. Who will be brave enough to put the machine to the test?
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When Compo (Bill Owen) is excluded from his army regiments pilgrimage to Dunkirk to lay a wreath for the millennium, his friends organize a trip for him.
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Compo(Bill Owen) dies suddenly and his friends reminisce about their good times together. But whats to be done with his Ferrets?
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Nora Batty recieves a letter which Compo left behind telling her what to do with his 'estate'. She also delivers one to Clegg. Barry & Glenda decide to take in Compo's ferrets until they find a good home for them. But in Clegg's letter, they learn that Compo had already made arrangements for them. The boys (Clegg, Truly, Barry, and Wesley) find out what Campo was really up to on Thursdays when he wasn't hanging out with them. They also learn just how deep his devotion for Nora Batty really went.
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Everyone is getting things squared away for Compo's funeral. Clegg & Truly go to pay their respects to Compo, and Pearl tries to give Clegg some words of encouragement on the loss of his best friend (in her own special way). Nora Batty still feels bad over the way in which Compo died, and takes it upon herself to arrange for the organist for his service. Pearl and Howard go shopping to buy her something nice to wear to the funeral, but she soon finds that Norman is a 'blonde magnet' and they just seem to turn up where ever he is. Aunty Wainwright actually closes the shop for the day. Reggie (Compo's Thursdays) shows up for the funeral, causing tongues to wag during the funeral. and Compo takes once last romp thru the hills.
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A letter arrives for Compo, and Nora takes it to Clegg. The letter is from Compo's long lost son. Clegg has to tell him his father is dead. |
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The Trio start out trying to relax but after being interrupted a few times decide instead to be helpful and help a stranger mend his broken heart NY helping him become "The Wise Man of the Woods" ... Tom becomes his business consultant and Barry acts as his own form of Cupid for the man. Two roadside coppers discuss seeing usual things while on patrol
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While enjoying tea at Clegg's house a new friend drops in looking for adventure. The Trio try to help him leave his mark on the world. Meanwhile, Tom tries to help Smiler sweep a widow off her feet, but instead they end up helping the Trio in their mission. The two roadside coppers make an appearance without their car but with plenty of humor.
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The episode that introduces Entwhistle, a cross-cultural character. It looks like the bill collector has finally caught up with Tom, but its Truly & Clegg to the rescue. Elsewhere, Howard finds himself inspired by a book to change his life - and falling into Billy's world! Evie is reminded of a fond childhood memory. Written by Ginger
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The men try to help Smiler find a squeak in his hand cart. Barry gets drunk. Marina buys a camouflage net. |
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It's Clegg's birthday but he only wishes to have a simple lunch with his good friend Truly - no parties no fuss. So Truly & Clegg don their best suits for their lunch, and end up with an extra guest. Everyone else goes to a wedding but end up at the same restaurant as Clegg. Will here able to keep his secret? Written by Ginger
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Truly must meet the new man in the Former Mrs. Truelove's life; Auntie Wainwright sets Tom and Smiler on a date with former showgirls. |
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Howard is in a dilemma, he needs to get a gift for Marina's birthday but he can't get out of the house, so Truly & Billy agree to find something special. Barry wins a prize which arrives at the house while he's at work, so Glenda calls him home right away. Written by Ginger
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It is the annual parade to commemorate Hero of the Battle of Mazurka, and Auntie has hired Tom and Smiler to deliver the star of the show - which of course means all the men need to get involved. Meanwhile, Marina asks Clegg to deliver a message to Howard and seals it with a kiss - causing Clegg to forget what it is. Written by Ginger
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While walking along the road, Clegg, Truly, and Billy run into a "damsel in distress" - she lost her husband. They take her to Pearl to cheer up while they hunt for her husband - the most depressing man in the world. Meanwhile, Nora's new neighbor, Alvin, tries all day to get a photo of Nora smiling but she's having nothing to do with it - being as suspicious of him as she was with Compo. Written by Ginger
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Barry has been sneaking around, and Glenda asks Trult & company to find out if there is another woman involved. Barry confesses to TheBoys what's going on but now he's afraid that Glenda has begun to sneak men to the house while he's at work, so he asks them to find out if there is another bloke. Written by Ginger
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Barry's acting skills are needed to save Clegg when he gets kidnapped by Smiler's new girlfriend after Smiler breaks up with her. |
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While trying to talk Nora Batty into a bike ride, Alvin discovers that Nora and her best-friend Audrey had a tiff several years earlier when Audrey laughed at Nora's hat. Alvin enlists the help of Truly, Billy, Howard, and Marina to get them back together. Glenda hires a caddy for Barry. Written by Ginger
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Truly just can't get the hang of his new cell phone, he keeps missing a persistent caller and Billie takes the advantage to make Truly believe his ex-wife has come looking for him. Howard and Marina are smoking hot. |
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Billy wants his sister-in-law to leave, so he and the Boys decide the best way is to hook her up with some gentleman friend, Alvin suggests Corcroft - but Truly thinks Corcroft needs to warm up on Nora Batty first. Clegg puts his old diaries into manuscript form.
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Glenda shows Nora and Tom that she can drive just as well as her mother ever did. Howard is afraid that he his showing his age, so he goes on a quest to make his appearance more youthful (and we learn a little about he & Pearl's courting days). Smiler is longing for the woman he fell in love with during the war, so Clegg enlists the Boys to find her - but the street she used to lived on was torn down.
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Clegg is trying to remember the name of a supervisor from his days of working at the Co-Op but no one knows who is is talking about so Truly & company try to hunt down some one who might remember and in the process Marina vows to keep herself chaste (at least in public). Mr. Tins dale (the repo man) tries to get a cuddle from his wife.
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Auntie blind buys "Lot 8" from a catalog which describes it as consisting of 4 very useful containers ... Although Auntie finds that people probably won't buy them, Truly, Tom, and Alvin find a use for them - as a derby car! Glenda is upset that Barry looks married.
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Hanging out along the creekside, Truly and the Boys spot a bottle with a note in it floating down the river so of course Alvin & Billie have to try to get the bottle. A stranger is looking for Clegg - a phone call from Pearl sends Clegg into a worry.
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Clegg's cousin Aubrey moves in uninvited and takes over Norm's life, so the Boys help to free him; Howard mistakes Nora Batty for Marina. |
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Howard is on 24-hr "lock down" by Pearl, so his friends accept the challenge to help him escape. Barry thinks he's missing out on something because he feels contented with his life; Entwistle has too much fun with his dog. |
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Marina wants to get in shape; the librarian is trying to get a romantic novel study group together; Billy goes looking for the perfect place to have an old-fashioned barbecue. |
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Miss Davenport makes a pass at Barry and now he refuses to go back to the library; Pearl spots a personal ad in the paper and figures it's Howard setting up a meeting with Marina; Alvin decides to make Nora jealous. |
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Howard wants to learn to fly; Barry gets an answer to his ad looking for Merry Men, but the applicant isn't quite what he expected. Barry refuses to leave the stairs in his home. |
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An old friend, Doggy, is almost 80 and getting married again - so The Boys take him out for his bachelors party complete with arranged special lady ... But what starts out as a boring dry affair soon gets pronounced as "better than my first stag" by the groom. Written by Ginger
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What starts out as a good joke on Howard gets a life of it's own when Truly invents a ghost story that involves a local wooden area. |
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Howard feels he has out grown the bicycle so he purchases a car from a woman who says it reminds her too much of her late-husband. |
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Howard decides it's time to take Pearl out for a dinner to the "Fox and Duck" - so Pearl invites Nelly to come with, and Truly invites Marina to go with, now if only Howard knew about it. |
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Herman Teesdale and Alvin come out of Alvin's house, as Alvin explains that he is trying to con Nora to believe that he has a woman in the house. Truly and Clegg are in a field, and Truly asks for information about a man who they met in the pub last night. He'd been pontificating to Truly about aliens. Clegg says he's Kevin from Luton. Howard oils his bike, as Pearl and Nellie look on. Pearl says he's trying to achieve the silent bicycle, but she prefers it when she can hear him. In Barry and Glenda's house, it is clear that Glenda is angry with Barry over something but won't say what. Truly and Clegg are back in Clegg's house. Truly explains that, according to Kevin, you can recognise an alien by their lack of emotion and inability to smile. So when Clegg looks up and sees a glum-looking Howard at the door, he exclaims "Ye Gods, there's one at the door" Howard comes in and laments the fact that Pearl is suspicious because he likes a silent bicycle. Meanwhile outside, Pearl puts clay from a plant pot onto Howard's bike and when Nellie asks why, she explains that she's putting the squeak back into Howard's bicycle. Just then, Kevin comes along, looking for Clegg's house. When he gets a sharp reply from Pearl, he comments that our best defence against aliens is when the aliens realise what the women are like. Back in Alvin's house, Alvin persuades Herman to put on a blonde wig and a shawl, and to pose at the window, looking (from the back) like a woman, so that Nora sees. Back at Clegg's, Kevin tells Truly, Clegg and Howard about alien abduction. He explains that people who have been abducted have no personality, and Clegg says he's met someone like that behind the counter of a charity shop. In Barry and Glenda's house, Glenda is still clearly annoyed with Barry, and eventually it comes out that she is annoyed that he spends so much time stargazing. Whilst he's out stargazing, she had to resort to reading the sports section of the paper. When he asks why she didn't read the more interesting parts of the paper, she mentions that she'd used the rest to wrap celery she'd been given by a Mr Crabtree. Now Barry is suspicious that she's receiving gifts from a Mr Crabtree. In the Cafe, Nora and Ivy discuss a man that Nora claimed made Ivy turn to jelly. Ivy retorts that Nora used to have a crush on a Des Ellis. Nora says that she'd been 17 at the time, to which Ivy replies that Nora was 40 when she was born. "Going on 50", Nora replies. Smiler and Tom are pushing the handcart, full of office furniture. They meet Truly and Alvin. The 2 policemen are in their car, discussing sandwiches, when they are surprised to see Truly and Alvin rolling past on two typist chairs. Howard and Marina are cycling along the road, and Howard is worried that they'll be noticed because his bike is squeaking. Marina points out that this is a quiet road and Howard comments that they'd probably hear any vehicle before it came along, whereupon Truly and Alvin roll pass on their office chairs. Entwhistle is in the library, showing Miss Davenport his Nintendo. Kevin comes in, looking for a book on aliens. Once again he explains that aliens show no emotion, at which point, Entwhistle, having surreptiously turned on the Nintendo so that it makes funny noises, starts walking like a robot. Auntie is writing a sign advertising office furniture, when Smiler and Tom return with the handcart of furniture. Immediately she wants to know where the two typist chairs have gone, whereupon Truly and Alvin roll up on them. In the cafe, Pearl, Nellie, Nora and Ivy listen as Glenda complains about Barry's stargazing. Barry counters by mentioning the present of celery from another man. Truly and Alvin are walking away from Auntie Wainwright's, carrying the two chairs, which Auntie had forced them to buy. Entwhistle, Truly and Alvin are driving along the road when they see Kevin sitting on a wall. They decide that Alvin, whom Kevin hasn't met, should pretend to be an alien. Truly and Entwhistle approach Kevin and offer him a lift (Alvin is nowhere to be seen just now) and after being initially suspicious of Entwhistle, he realises he's from "around here" after he tries to sell him a re-conditioned TV. Back in the van, they come across Alvin hitching a lift, acting in a very strange manner. Kevin gets out to talk to him, and Alvin can't keep up the act, and cracks up. Kevin then says that he's have figured it out eventually as he has a method of detecting aliens. He makes Alvin stand with arms and legs apart, looking like an X, and then he creates the same figure, making sure that Alvin's left hand and foot are touching his right hand and foot (XX). Later in the pub, Kevin has Truly, Alvin and Entwhistle form a line of Xs, only to scare the barmaid into dropping a tray, whereupon the 3 lads scarper, leaving Kevin standing on his own. Now, out in a field, the four of them form a row of Xs, as the 2 PCs watch in amazement. The PCs don't think they'll hear anything, but then wonder at the strange squeak they can hear, just before Howard and Marina appear around the corner on their bikes. The 4 lads suddenly realise that the policemen are watching and they break formation, looking embarrassed. In Barry's car, Barry is driving Glenda home, and he's still on about the celery. Glenda says that Mr Crabtree gives celery to other people, including Nora Batty, to which Barry replies "A womaniser!" Back in the field, the policemen are amused at the lads and say it's all nonsense. Entwhistle and co drop Kevin home. He says they must do this again sometime and they say "Don't call us. We'll call you" Alvin is walking up to his house when Nora stops him and asks if he has a woman in the house. He thanks her for the offer but has no vacancies at the moment! The last scene (post credits) is of a different policeman, coming across the police car, parked and empty, and when he looks across the wall into the field, finds our regular two policemen standing in the Xs formationThey
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Alvin and Truly tie one on in a bar and Alvin volunteers to complete the Crowcroft Challenge - a task that has never been completed. Howard volunteers when he realizes that he might be able to get together with Marina during the Challenge. |
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Tom decides that Smiler should answer an add looking for a dance partner so Truly and gang decide to turn him into "Fred Astaire"; Barry has Glenda help him find the mysterious squeak in his car. |
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Pearl, Miss Davenport, Nora Batty, Nelly, Ivy, and Glenda have entered a baking contest. Howard runs into an old flame while out with Truly, so he takes it upon himself to help the two get back together. |
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While standing on a hillside admiring the view, Alvin, Truly, and Entwistle get stoned by a stranger. Smiler does some witchcraft. Pearl & Nelly track Howard. |
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Barry's fitness-mad neighbour annoyingly outshines him in all things physical. When it comes to karate, however, Barry has friends who can help him even the balance. |
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Howard dresses Tom up in racing gear, complete with helmet, and makes sure Pearl sees him so that he can use the disguise later to meet Marina - but others think he is Tom as well and Howard finds out just how busy and challenging Tom's day can be. Glenda has her own annoying neighbor to deal with. Written by Ginger
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Barry's aunt asks him to take a retired vicar to lunch with some of the boys, which neither of them really wish to do ...but when the vicar runs away it becomes the most exciting luncheon ever. |
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While Tom is cleaning out the back room he discovers a safe which Auntie has forgotten about for many years - now, not only can't she remember what's inside, but she has forgotten the combination as well! It's a good thing that Miss Davenport and Marina know a retired jewel thief. Written by Ginger
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A married couple named Lance (Kenneth Cope) and Ethel (Maggie Ollerenshaw) enters town on Ethel's birthday. She wants a 'domestic appliance' while her husband wants to get a Hifi record player so that he can listen to his Elvis records. While this is going on, Barry (Mike Grady) has lost his boss' dog named Elvira. He becomes embarassed to say the dog's name and goes home to enlist the help of his wife, Glenda (Sarah Thomas). Also, Howard (Robert Fyfe) has been snubbed by Marina (Jean Fergusson) and Miss Davenport (Josephine Tewson) for not looking suitable enough for walking with them. Howard (with the help of Truly (Frank Thornton), Clegg (Peter Sallis), Alvin (Brian Murphy), and Entwistle (Burt Kwouk)) is spiffied up in an old costume resembling Elvis. Barry and Glenda are calling for the dog and grow tired of saying 'Elvira' and start calling 'Elvis'. As they do this, the husband from earlier hears them and thinks that they are souting for the real Elvis. He goes searching for Elvis himself. In the end, the husband gives up his search, Barry and Glenda eventually find the dog, and Howard goes back to his normal self.
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Howard feels that his life is in a rut and nothing exciting ever happens - until Alvin convinces an old chum, Eva, to help him play a joke on Howard, but the result is Howard going on the run. |
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Alvin & Entwistle offer Howard advice on how to romance Pearl again; Barry helps his neighbor, Mr. Chiselhurst try to romance Miss Davenport. |
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Merv has a crush on the pizza lady, but he hasn't the nerve to ask her out; the Gang can't resist, they have to help him out - which just gets Howard into trouble. |
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Clegg and Truly tell Alvin about their old friend Compo and his escapades making an impression on Alvin's current neighbor, Nora Batty. |
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Lenny is trying out a new show business career as an escapist. The problem is he's not very good at it. |
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Clegg hears his new neighbor - retired milkman Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke - has strong links to MI5 and the secret service. Although he recalls his adventurous past as a spy to Alvin and Entwistle, they know him better for not having been a particularly good milkman - but Hobbo insists the dairy work was merely a therapeutic measure to alleviate combat stress. Written by BBC
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While Morton is still depressed over his divorce, Hobbo attempts to find a good friend for him. Meanwhile Barry is depressed to find that Toby is moving next door to him and cements ill-will when he breaks Toby's lamp. |
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Adopted as a baby, Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother. He has found out her name and exactly where she lives, but how should he approach the poor woman to tell her the good news? Meanwhile, Howard is in trouble when Marina, on finding out that he has been making inquiries about another woman, turns up at his house. As Hobbo passes Howard's house, he makes an astonishing discovery. Written by BBC
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Old Heptonstall wants his recently deceased ferret to get a decent burial. Hobbo, Alvin and Entwhistle offer to do the job. Having retrieved the ferret from Heptonstall's fridge, Hobbo improvises by using a beautiful chocolate box as a coffin for the animal. Unfortunately Howard, desperate to get a last minute birthday present for his wife, takes the box, thinking it actually contains chocolates. Needless to say, Pearl screams when she finds its true contents. Finally, with a little help from the police, the ferret is buried in the local churchyard, and Heptonstall is told the ferret had full military honours!
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This synopsis is too short and may not include the required detailed description of the entire plot. We normally require that synopses be at least 10 lines long. If you have seen this title, please help us by improving and expanding this synopsis. Hobbo decides to enlist Morton Beamish's help in re-uniting Toby with his wife. Morton is to go to Toby's wife and plead Toby's case. The wife, however, has other ideas. She takes quite a shine to Morton and invites him to see her again. Morton isn't too keen on this arrangement but can't really explain to Toby why he's reluctant to attempt a second meeting.Meanwhile Hobbo attracts the unwelcome attentions of Miss Davenport and Pearl suspects Howard of being with Marina.
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Howard is still homeless, and Hobbo is advising him on how to be reinstated at home.Initially, Hobbo tells Howard to be masterful and to walk into his own home. This just results in Pearl throwing him out.Then Hobbo decides that Howard should make Pearl remember his talents. So Howard gives a display of cycling tricks and stunts outside of the house, but the only part that Pearl sees is Howard falling off at the end.The next tactic is Cossack Dancing. Pearl's response to that is to throw cold water on Howard from the upstairs window.Finally, Hobbo unearths an old trampoline and persuades Howard to use it to appear at Pearl's bedroom window, bearing flowers. Pearl blithely ignores him and turns over to resume sleeping.The last scene shows Howard tucked up in bed...unfortunately only a mattress on Hobbo's floor.
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