George and Mildred

Sep 6, 1976

George and Mildred go house hunting and find their dream home in an up market part of town, but their potential neighbours, the Fourmiles, do not want them to move in.

Sep 13, 1976

The Ropers finally move into their new house and to help things along Ann Fourmile invites them in for afternoon tea. When they get back home they find themselves locked out and the bath water running away.

Sep 20, 1976

George is talked into applying for a job - however, Mildred is given the position!

Sep 27, 1976

After babysitting for the Fourmiles, Mildred begins to feel maternal, and she tries to convince George that they should adopt a child.

Oct 4, 1976

Mildred discovers that George has no insurance when a relative dies and the funeral costs are overwhelming. Jeffrey decides to cover the costs but then George changes his mind...

Oct 11, 1976

George finally sells his old car and buys a trashy old caravan. He dumps it on the front lawn and when Mildred's pesky sister and brother-in-law visit, they stay in the Ropers' room, so a stubborn George stays in the caravan. That is, until it is towed away...

Oct 18, 1976

George tries to cover up the fact that he lost Mildred's puppy by replacing it with a lookalike, but all goes awry when the police bring home the original dog.

Oct 25, 1976

George threatens to sue when Jeffrey accidentally causes him to fall by moving the ladder as George attempts to fix the TV aerial.

Nov 1, 1976

While the Fourmiles are away, George and Mildred decide to get their house decorated by professionals... but the interior designers accidentally redecorate the Fourmiles' house...

Nov 8, 1976

Mildred's mother visits, but the family believe that she is too old to look after herself and decide to place her in a home. However, George unexpectedly takes Mildred's mother's side and asks her to stay with them.

Nov 14, 1977

Mildred inadvertently contributes George's stash of gardening books to a church, but learns that they were actually old pornographic magazines, and must retrieve them before the vicar finds out!

Nov 21, 1977

George buys Mildred a carriage clock for her birthday, but later learns the Fourmiles had been robbed and the clock might have once belonged to them.

Nov 28, 1977

When Mildred rents out the backroom to a travelling salesman, George begins to believe the two are having an affair!

Dec 5, 1977

Mildred's sister Ethel and her husband Humphrey are coming round for a meal but George has forgotten to pay the electricity bill.

Dec 12, 1977

Mildred wants socialist George to join the local Tory party so they can qualify for a cheap holiday, courtesy of the Conservative Association.

Dec 19, 1977

While cleaning, Mildred finds an old case containing George's old love letters written to someone named 'Dorothy'...

Dec 26, 1977

The Fourmiles host a Christmas pantomime but are short an 'ugly sister', so Mildred is asked to stand in.

Sep 7, 1978

Jerry manages to trick George into trying to sell the house behind Mildred's back.

Sep 14, 1978

The Ropers' bed finally collapses after 25 years, so Mildred decides to buy a new one... but George thinks that the nearest bookmaker is the best chance of getting the money.

Sep 21, 1978

Mildred receives a letter requesting a meeting, from an American former airman, with whom she had a wartime fling...

Sep 28, 1978

George is forced to look for a job.

Oct 5, 1978

Ann finally gives birth, so George and Mildred help her out.

Oct 12, 1978

George's father is kicked out of his retirement home and asks to live with the Ropers.

Nov 16, 1978

George manages to get a job as a traffic warden.

Nov 23, 1978

Whilst drinking in the pub, George runs into a man who claims to be his long lost son.

Nov 30, 1978

Mildred decides to have a new shower installed in the bathroom. After several quotes, Jerry gets the job.

Dec 7, 1978

George quits his job but cannot bring himself to inform Mildred.

Dec 14, 1978

Mildred is out at a pottery class, leaving George stuck with the Fourmiles' baby. But while looking after him, George gets a call to join the pub's darts team.

Dec 21, 1978

Mildred wants the dog to have puppies but George sees it as an opportunity to get some extra cash.

Dec 27, 1978

The Ropers are having another boring Christmas, so the Fourmiles invite them over for a drink. George then challenges Tristram to a game of computer tennis and wins. Afterwards, George plays Jeffrey, but ends up losing sixteen times... and owing a hefty debt!

Oct 24, 1979

It's the Ropers' wedding anniversary and George has bought Mildred an expensive looking coat When she asks him where the money came from she discovers that he has found somebody's credit card.

Oct 30, 1979

With Mildred in hospital, a lonely George has Jerry move in with him.

Nov 6, 1979

Mildred is unhappy at her lack of social success, so she thinks about moving to Australia.

Nov 13, 1979

Mildred is flattered when George displays a rare stirring of jealousy, following a sighting of her in a car with another man.

Nov 27, 1979

George's brother Charlie turns up with an interesting document.

Dec 4, 1979

When Mildred flushes George's goldfish down the drain, he decides that he needs a new pet.

Dec 18, 1979

Mildred notices a photo of an expensive antique in a magazine. Coincidentally, it looks just like one she has hidden away upstairs.

Dec 25, 1979

Mildred decides she wants to go to the Tory Christmas ball, but George has other plans.