Episodes
1. Episode 1
January 11, 1985
30 min
'Chipper' Patel arrived from New Delhi in 1962 with an artificial leg and five pounds in his pocket. He now controls a multi-million pound vinyl flooring empire. He didn't want to be filmed. So here's a tatty old comedy programme with some women in it. Starring Victoria Wood with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston and Susie Blake.
Guest Stars:
Jim Broadbent
2. Episode 2
January 18, 1985
30 min
Two years ago a woman from a North Lancashire village forgot to stoke her solid fuel boiler. An award-winning camera crew follow her determined and often heartbreaking attempts to light it. I loved it. (DAILY MAIL). Special guest Patricia Routledge.
Guest Stars:
Jim Broadbent, Denis Lawson
3. Episode 3
January 25, 1985
30 min
Would Jane Austen have used a food processor ? Did Mendelssohn have a mole in the same place as Anita Harris ? Where can you buy stair rods ? All these questions and more, ignored in tonight's programme.
4. Episode 4
February 1, 1985
30 min
No 18: 'The Incredible Journey'. Before a paper clip reaches your stationery tray, it will have undergone over 800 separate manufacturing processes, none of them interesting.
Guest Stars:
Jim Broadbent
5. Episode 5
February 8, 1985
30 min
It's February. It's drizzling. Charlie Coleridge is divorced, unemployed and homeless. He has enough painkillers to leave a heartless and uncaring world behind. But first - he has to tie his cravat... Fairly amusing (DAILY TELEGRAPH). Featuring Denis Lawson, Maureen Lipman and Zara Nutley.
Guest Stars:
Denis Lawson, Barbara Miller
6. Episode 6
February 15, 1985
30 min
The last in the present series. 47: 'Managing without Opera'. It's the third week of the experiment. How are Hannah and Gavin coping ? Why is their sitting room pale green ? Why can't they laugh without showing their gums ? What's on the other side ? Special guest Pete Postlethwaite.
