Late Starter
When his wife walks out leaving him penniless, a retired university professor finds himself having to start again and having to live in a run down bedsit in North London.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1Episode 1
Mar 15, 1985
It is Professor Edward Brett 's last triumphant day at the university. He is looking forward to a life of leisure, but that evening his life takes a drastic turn.
E2Episode 2
Mar 22, 1985
2: Edward Brett 's academic career is over. He now faces the rude shock of life in the real world.
E3Episode 3
Mar 29, 1985
3: Edward learns a new set of standards and begins to realise what work is.
E4Episode 4
Apr 5, 1985
4: 'A couple of light years on another planet' is how Edward describes his increasingly problematic life.
E5Episode 5
Apr 12, 1985
5: Edward has almost found his wife. Almost, but not quite. She still remains a step ahead.
E6Episode 6
Apr 19, 1985
6: Mary Brett is safe at last, but still refuses to let Edward know her whereabouts.
E7Episode 7
Apr 26, 1985
7: Mary Brett creates another crisis but this time it is Edward who is estranged from the family.
E8Episode 8
May 3, 1985
8: Now it is Liz Weldon 's turn to make demands, precipitating Edward into an unexpected decision.
Storyline
When his wife walks out leaving him penniless, a retired university professor finds himself having to start again and having to live in a run down bedsit in North London.
Recommended

Tell Me a Story
2018

Bel-Air
2022

The Hitchhiker
1983

Unchosen
2026

The Romanoffs
2018

Ambitions
2019

Life on Top
2009

The Irrational
2023

Tales of the Unexpected
1979

Red Shoe Diaries
1992

Offspring
2010

Sanditon
2019

Doctor Thorne
2016

Parish
2024

Return to Eden
1983

Joan
2024

The Clearing
2023

Platform 7
2023

Tyler Perry's The Oval
2019

Little Disasters
2025



