The Larkins

Sep 19, 1958

Alf becomes a tad skittish when he discovers that Ada's laying on a far too expensive party for Eddie's demob from his national service. After all, it's hardly hail, hail the conquering hero - he's been working at the war office for two years and comes home at weekends!

Sep 26, 1958

Eddie Larkin's attempt to get a job leads to the involvement brother-in-law Jeff, who writes for "The Bullet", a cowboy comic. Eddie's prospective employer arrives for tea at exactly the same time as four winners of a competition in the comic...

Oct 3, 1958

The Larkin's have an unwanted guest: Blackie, a large cat prize winning cat, whom Ada has offered to look after while his owner is away on holiday. Alf decides that Blackie must go missing if the family is ever going to return to normal.

Oct 10, 1958

Jeff is going through a bad patch; if he can't sell his new novel, he may be forced to sell his typewriter. Ada decides that this would be quite unthinkable, and sets out to interest a publisher in Jeff's work.

Oct 17, 1958

Ada wants a television set. Alf is dead set against the idea. It takes all the ingenuity of Eddie and his girlfriend, Myrtle, aided and abetted by Jeff and Joyce, to settle the issue once and for all.

Oct 24, 1958

Alf has been accepted into a local drinking 'society' and Ada is determined to clip his wings - even if it means resorting to somewhat bizarre measures. Turning her front room into an extension of the saloon bar of the Lion and Unicorn, for one...

Dec 26, 1958

Spirits run high at the Larkins' household as they gather all the bits together to make a perfect Christmas. Unfortunately, Ada hadn't reckoned on Alf returning with a completely frozen turkey and Alf hadn't bargained on Ada inviting a complete misery to join them for Christmas.

Feb 2, 1959

The Larkins make a washing powder commercial.

Feb 9, 1959

Feb 16, 1959

The Larkins disagree about a pools win.

Feb 23, 1959

Ada expects a washing machine for her birthday.

Mar 2, 1959

Mar 9, 1959

Feb 8, 1960

Ada confronts the landlord about house repairs.

Feb 15, 1960

Alf is concerned when an encyclopaedia arrives in 36 volumes and Eddie's teacher wishes to meet the family.

Feb 22, 1960

Eddie is led astray.

Feb 29, 1960

Ada feels it's time to replace the old vacuum cleaner.

Mar 7, 1960

Mar 14, 1960

Hetty insults Ada in her own kitchen.

Sep 10, 1960

Ada takes over Alf's job leaving Alf with the housework.

Sep 17, 1960

The boy's struggle to fix the parlors damaged floor.

Sep 24, 1960

Jeff's American father sends him a poker set.

Oct 1, 1960

Alf is left confused after watching an Alfred Hitchcock film at the cinema.

Oct 8, 1960

Ada plays matchmaker between Miss Finch and the vicar.

Oct 15, 1960

Nov 9, 1963

Nov 16, 1963

Nov 23, 1963

Nov 30, 1963

Mrs. Gannett, the cleaning lady, starts to become an inconvenience.

Dec 7, 1963

Georgie is told to stop practicing his experiments after Hetty falls for his anti=burglar device.

Dec 14, 1963

Ada wants a 'free' new steam iron using trading stamps.

Dec 21, 1963

Dec 28, 1963

Jul 11, 1964

Jul 18, 1964

Alf is cursed after showing disrespect to a gypsy.

Aug 1, 1964

Ada threatens to evict the Major.

Aug 8, 1964

Alf wonders why all their customers are choosing a rival establishment.

Aug 15, 1964

Hetty receives a surprise inheritance.

Aug 22, 1964