A Sharp Intake of Breath

Jul 25, 1977

Feb 20, 1978

Peter doesn't much feel like eating his breakfast, which leads Sheila to insist he visit the doctor for a check-up.

Feb 27, 1978

The car won't start, which is doubly frustrating as Peter not only has places to go, but also give Sheila a driving lesson. Typically, it turns out to be rather expensive a repair.

Mar 6, 1978

The Barnes' marital bliss is thrown awry when he's forced to bring his very drunk boss home from an office party. Peter's desperate to bring their relationship back from the brink of divorce.

Mar 20, 1978

Peter begins to tear his hair out when men from the gas board arrive to install his new central heating.

Mar 27, 1978

For their seventh wedding anniversary, Peter and Sheila intend to stay in the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon.

Feb 19, 1979

Sheila's suddenly desperate to move home. All this is news to Peter, who's forced to engage with local estate agents.

Feb 26, 1979

Peter's hospitalised after a small accident in the garden damages his ankle. His doctor's nice enough, but the matron?

Mar 5, 1979

The Barnes' are forced to deal with Sheila's argumentative family when her aunt dies.

Mar 12, 1979

Double trouble's on the horizon when Peter's workmates won't let him leave the pub without another few rounds down him first.

Mar 19, 1979

Commiserating with a stranger in the pub leads to all manner of domestic disharmony for poor Peter Barnes when both his wife and girlfriend arrive!

Mar 26, 1979

Peter's caught up in the officiousness of trade unionism when a repair man at his firm spots him, a white collared worker, turning a conveyor belt on and off.

Jan 4, 1980

A leaky washing machine is only the start of the Barnes's problems. Peter's attempt to acquire the necessary replacement part is easier said than done, especially with British Rail involved.

Jan 11, 1980

Peter's lined up for best man duties, but first he needs a suit. Then there's the small matter of getting to the church on time.

Jan 18, 1980

When her brother and sister-in-law head for a fortnight's holiday in Benidorm, Sheila's Dad comes to stay with the Barnes'

Jan 11, 1981

Peter's asked to deliver the company chairman his car - a flash Mercedes. Giving it a quick drive around, he encounters a group of anti-car, anti-pollution protesters and is swiftly arrested alongside them.

Jan 18, 1981

After managing to secure a ticket to a major international football match at Wembley, Peter manages to lose - and reacquire - his ticket numerous times. Will he make it to see the big game?

Jan 25, 1981

Having discovered that the train he and Sheila catch into London has been cancelled, Peter heads to the offices of British Rail to demand changes.

Feb 1, 1981

With Sheila away visiting her ill mother, Terry challenges Peter to prove he's still got what it takes and can chat up a lady in the pub. When he fails, Terry organises the pair a double-date at a Chinese restaurant.

Feb 8, 1981

Having bumped into an old army friend in the park, Peter and Sheila are invited to stay with him - 'Snogger' Sutcliffe - and his wife for the weekend at their country retreat.

Feb 15, 1981

Having failed to ingratiate himself with the new neighbours, Peter manages to sprain his ankle falling from a ladder. Sat in bed with little more to do than look out of the window, he soon becomes convinced that the short-tempered new neighbour has murdered his wife.