Mike and Sally decide to go into business by buying and selling old junk. Sid tolerates it at first, but when he looks out of the window one morning and sees an old gypsy caravan parked on his lawn he snaps.
The children respond by leaving home. Well, not quite. Mike moves into the garage, Sally takes up residence in the caravan.
Whenever Jean prepares food she has to ring a bell in the kitchen to get their attention. After a while Sid can stand it no longer so he decides to move out. Well, not quite. He moves into the airing cupboard...
Carla Lane was a busy lady in the early '70's, what with this and 'The Liver Birds' on her plate. This is an amusing if somewhat unbelievable episode. With a family like his, you would understand if Sid were to leave home for good, but why he puts himself through the uncomfortable ordeal of hiding in the airing cupboard is never explained. Nor how he copes if he needs to use the toilet.
Jean herself dabbled in the junk collecting business two years before in the 'Bless This House' movie, but this is never mentioned.
Funniest moment - Trevor creeps into the house late at night and drills a hole in the cupboard door so that he can administer food and drink to Sid. Jean sees what is going on, and once Trevor has left, squirts her husband in the eye with a soda syphon!
The children respond by leaving home. Well, not quite. Mike moves into the garage, Sally takes up residence in the caravan.
Whenever Jean prepares food she has to ring a bell in the kitchen to get their attention. After a while Sid can stand it no longer so he decides to move out. Well, not quite. He moves into the airing cupboard...
Carla Lane was a busy lady in the early '70's, what with this and 'The Liver Birds' on her plate. This is an amusing if somewhat unbelievable episode. With a family like his, you would understand if Sid were to leave home for good, but why he puts himself through the uncomfortable ordeal of hiding in the airing cupboard is never explained. Nor how he copes if he needs to use the toilet.
Jean herself dabbled in the junk collecting business two years before in the 'Bless This House' movie, but this is never mentioned.
Funniest moment - Trevor creeps into the house late at night and drills a hole in the cupboard door so that he can administer food and drink to Sid. Jean sees what is going on, and once Trevor has left, squirts her husband in the eye with a soda syphon!