Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Losing The Plot | 20110309 | 20150928 (BBC7) 20150929 (BBC7) 20180306 (BBC7) 20180310 (BBC7) 20210111 (BBC7) 20210112 (BBC7) 20221013 (BBC7) 20221014 (BBC7) 20221015 (BBC7) 20240618 (BBC7) 20240619 (BBC7) 20260311 (BBC7) 20260312 (BBC7) 20130107 (R4) | Bashful Edward passes a local allotment and speaks to an attractive female allottee. He decides there and then that he must apply for a plot. But doing so involves an interview with ferocious site-manager Bernie who runs the allotments with military rigour. It's all looking unlikely until Edward reveals that his father was a local landscape horticulturalist, one Bernie has admired all his life. Edward joins the site. And it is only then that he springs a surprise on Bernie. One that leads to explosive confrontation. Which of them will lose the plot? Nick Warburton's delicious comedy stars James Fleet. Edward - James Fleet Amanda - Joanna Monro Bernie - Jonathan Coy Director: Peter Kavanagh. A timid man faces mindless bureaucracy when he applies for an allotment plot. Timid Edward faces mindless bureaucracy when applying for an allotment plot. Starring James Fleet. From March 2011. Nick Warburton's delicious four-part sitcom. Mindless bureaucracy awaits a timid man's application for an allotment. |
| 02 | An Incident At The Border | 20110316 | 20151005 (BBC7) 20151006 (BBC7) 20180313 (BBC7) 20210118 (BBC7) 20210119 (BBC7) 20221020 (BBC7) 20221021 (BBC7) 20240625 (BBC7) 20240626 (BBC7) 20260318 (BBC7) 20260319 (BBC7) 20130114 (R4) | Nigel Planer stars as a border-guard in Kieran Lynn's comedy about boundaries that are both territorial and personal. Arthur and Olivia take the sun in their local park on a beautiful summer's day. Olivia is reading a newspaper article on their country's new-found independence. It seems that no-one knows quite what the terms are for the secession. Arthur couldn't care less. He's apolitical and just enjoying watching the ducks. Suddenly a soldier arrives, dragging a tape across the ground, marking out the new border. He barges between the two young lovers. Now one is on one side of the new border, and one on the other! Arthur's attempt to cross is met with a stun-gun jolt from the guard, who has as little understanding of the new rules as the couple. He just knows he has been trained to be suspicious of everyone who isn't from 'this country' which now includes Arthur! How can our lovers be reunited? Reiver - Nigel Planer Olivia - Leah Brotherhead Arthur - Joseph Kloska Director: Peter Kavanagh A border guard's tape line divides two young lovers in a park. A border guard's tape line divides two young lovers in a park. Starring Nigel Planer. From March 2011. Two young lovers are separated by a brand new border. A border guard's tape line divides two young lovers in a park. Starring Nigel Planer and Joseph Kloska. From 2011. |
| 03 | How's Your Mother? | 20110323 | 20151012 (BBC7) 20151013 (BBC7) 20180320 (BBC7) 20210125 (BBC7) 20210126 (BBC7) 20221027 (BBC7) 20221028 (BBC7) 20240702 (BBC7) 20240703 (BBC7) 20260325 (BBC7) 20260326 (BBC7) 20140318 (R4) | In a gossipy village Humphrey Partridge is reckoned to be anti-social, indeed stand-offish. But he always has an excuse - namely that he has to look after his ailing elderly mother. It raises eyebrows at work. No-one has ever met the legendary matriarch. Not even nosy Raj the local postman. But then one morning when Humphrey is at work, Raj notices a fire in Humphrey's house, breaks in to put it out and makes an extraordinary discovery. Soon police are digging in Humphrey's garden. But just what is Humphrey's dark secret? Written by Simon Brett Humphrey Partridge ... Michael Maloney Mrs Denton - Sally Orrock Mrs Jones - Christine Kavanagh Raj / Sgt. Wallis - Adeel Akhtar Mr Denton / Trevor - Sam Dale Director: Peter Kavanagh Will Humphrey Partridge continue to look after his mother? Will Humphrey Partridge continue to look after his mother? By Simon Brett. Stars Michael Maloney. From March 2011. Does Humphrey Partridge harbour a dark secret? Humphrey rarely mixes in his gossipy village. He's Mother to look after and gardening to do. Stars Michael Maloney. From 2011. |
| 04 LAST | The Accidental Head | 20110330 | 20151019 (BBC7) 20151020 (BBC7) 20180327 (BBC7) 20210201 (BBC7) 20210202 (BBC7) 20221103 (BBC7) 20221104 (BBC7) 20240709 (BBC7) 20240710 (BBC7) 20260401 (BBC7) 20260402 (BBC7) 20140325 (R4) | Beth just wants what's best for her 11 year old son; a solid secondary education at the kind of school that recognises his genius, as well as his aptitude for baroque music. A school like Folgate. But when the family is edged out of Folgate's catchment area, a battle begins. Beth takes on the might of the council with a mixture of community action, ancient by-laws and sheep. Written by Jeremy Front Beth - Katherine Parkinson Jake ... Darren Boyd Ruth - Emma Fryer Journalist ... Alex Tregear Helen ... Sally Orrock John Hughes ... Brian Bowles Director: James Robinson Beth plans to fight tooth and nail for her son's school place. Edged out of her local catchment area, Beth vows to fight for her son's school place. Stars Katherine Parkinson From March 2011. So that means a solid secondary education at the kind of school that recognises his genius, as well as his aptitude for baroque music. A school like Folgate. But when the family is edged out of its catchment area, a battle begins. |