Episodes
0. A Quiet Christmas
December 26, 1988
30 min
Sarah plans a traditional Christmas but finds that Russell isn't interested at all. And Eleanor has her own slightly outdated take on 'traditional'!
1. Intellectual Aspirations
January 17, 1989
30 min
Clare gets into an intellectual challenge with her new boyfriend whom she believes to be terribly brainy. Eleanor decides it's a contest she can't be left out of.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Edward de Souza, Stephen Tompkinson
2. Open Secrets
January 24, 1989
30 min
When Sarah is invited out for lunch by a man, she has to make contingency plans to prevent her mother's 'Geriatric Mafia' finding out about it.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Edward de Souza, Anne Priestley
3. Memory Games
January 31, 1989
30 min
It's quiz night and Clare and Eleanor are in opposing teams, while Sarah seems to be having problems with the accuracy of her memory.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Barrie Gosney, Charles Morgan
4. The Cold
February 7, 1989
30 min
Sarah feels lousy, but in her family she's last on the list of casualties allowed to be treated if other people feel ill as well.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Edward de Souza, Bernard Holley, Paul Toothill
5. Wedding Bells
February 7, 1989
30 min
Eleanor wants to have a family wedding because she has heard that Vera Polling is having one and that, of course, puts the pressure on Sarah and Clare.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Anne Priestley, Charles Morgan, Mark Strong
6. Lines of Communication
March 7, 1989
30 min
Sarah and Eleanor have fallen out and there seems little chance of a reconciliation. But Clare decides to use one of her old school games to alleviate the problem.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Edward de Souza
7. Gossip
March 14, 1989
30 min
Sarah is accused of scandal-mongering after inadvertently starting a rumour about the pension counter's sister.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Edward de Souza, Anne Priestley, Simon Schatzberger
8. Out on a Limb
March 14, 1989
30 min
With Eleanor off to the Bridge Club dinner and dance with Vera Polling, Sarah decides to invite Dr. Sam Greenland over for a quiet dinner but things do not go according to plan.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Edward de Souza, Johnny Wade
9. Upstagers
March 21, 1989
30 min
With Eleanor off to the Bridge Club dinner and dance with Vera Polling, Sarah decides to invite Dr Sam Greenland over for a quiet dinner. But the best laid plans...
Guest Stars:
Timothy West, Norman Eshley, John Barrard
10. Idle Speculation
March 28, 1989
30 min
Sarah, Eleanor and Clare are enlisted by the local amateur dramatic society when it suddenly loses its leading players.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Bryan Pringle, Emma Rice, Lawrence Kennedy, Rupert Mann
11. Efficiency
April 4, 1989
30 min
Eleanor is left in charge of the bookshop when Russell and Sarah go off for a special lunch. She initiates an efficiency drive, which goes badly wrong.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Edward de Souza, Anne Priestley, Olivier Pierre, Una Brandon-Jones
12. Going Away
April 11, 1989
30 min
Eleanor is left in charge of the bookshop when Russell and Sarah go off for a special lunch. She initiates an efficiency drive, which goes badly wrong.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ann Wood, Prunella Gee, Nicholas Bennett
