Tue, Nov 13, 1979
Mildred is taking driving lessons from an elderly neighbour, but wanting to keep it secret from George she tells him she's going to Keep Fit classes. When Ann accidentally lets slip that the classes have finished, George suspects Mildred of having an affair; on Jeffrey's advice he tries to be more romantic with her. A misunderstanding arises when the supposed lover comes to the Ropers' house but all is resolved as Mildred passes her test. Meanwhile, Jeffrey must take over a poorly Tristram's paper round.
Thu, Dec 21, 1978
With Truffles,Mildred's dog,in season, the Ropers mate her with Ethel's dog in order to produce pedigree puppies that they can sell but find that another dog has been with Truffles already who is decidedly non-pedigree. George gets a surprise when he buys a little friend for his goldfish, Moby, and Jeffrey suffers when he gives up smoking.
Thu, Oct 5, 1978
Mildred is not happy about George mending his motor-bike in the house but when Ann goes into labour with Jeffrey away in Birmingham and no chance of a mini-cab it comes in handy for rushing her to the hospital in time. Inevitably George is mistaken for the father but a grateful Ann shocks her husband by suggesting they call their new baby son George.
Tue, Dec 18, 1979
Browsing through 'Country Life' Ethel sees a photo of a Ming dynasty china horse worth ten thousand pounds. Her mother tells her Mildred owns the only other one in the world and Mildred agrees to sell it to her,having first established that it is one of many worthless copies made in 1927 and not the real thing. For once the Ropers come out on top as Mildred pockets Ethel's cheque for 1,500 pounds and Tristram's pet mouse has the last word.
Sun, Sep 5, 1976
When their house is subject to a compulsory purchase order the Ropers must move. Mildred sees her dream house in suburbia, next door to yuppie couple Ann and Jeffrey Fourmile and their seven-year-old son Tristram. Jeffrey is appalled by George and pretends the house is already sold to prevent him and Mildred moving in but Tristram explains that his dad is lying and the Ropers get the house.
Thu, Dec 14, 1978
When the Fourmiles must attend a funeral, Mildred is happy to mind their new baby Tarquin for the day. But their car breaks down on the way home, making them late, and Mildred has her clay-modeling class. George is left holding the baby and when the last-minute call comes from the British Legion to say that they need him for the darts team, his only option is to take Tarquin along. Will he get him home before Mildred finds out? Will he even get him home?
Mon, Oct 4, 1976
Following a family funeral Mildred notices that the pay-out on George's endowment policy is very small and persuades him to take a medical to get a better pay-out. The medical is a success but George starts to worry that Mildred wants to kill him to get the money and cancels the payments. Ann wonders how to break the news of Tristram's poor school report to Jeffrey.
Mon, Nov 14, 1977
George is not happy. Not only has Oscar the budgie died but Mildred has donated all his gardening magazines to the vicar for the local church jumble sale,on the basis that George never does any gardening. What she has failed to realise is that only the top few are about gardening, the rest are girlie mags, so George has to retrieve them before the vicar finds out.
Mon, Nov 28, 1977
Initially opposed to George's idea of taking in a lodger to make more money,Mildred changes her mind when the charming salesman Edward Rogers turns up to rent their back bedroom. Edward is everything George is not, charming, cultured and dead keen to help Mildred with all those little jobs George can't be bothered with. George gets jealous - though ultimately his worries are proved to be unfounded.