S1 E1 • A Chip in the Sugar

Graham is a middle-aged man with a history of mild mental health problems, living with his mother in Leeds.

Première diffusion : 19 avril 1988

S1 E2 • A Lady of Letters

Irene Ruddock is not afraid to speak, or rather write, her mind: she writes letters to her MP, the police, the chemist - everyone she can, to remedy the social ills she sees around her.

Première diffusion : 26 avril 1988

S1 E3 • Bed Among the Lentils

Susan, an alcoholic, nervous vicar's wife, distracts herself from her ambitious, and, as she sees him, vainly insensitive husband and his doting parishioners by conducting an affair with a nearby grocer, Ramesh Ramesh, discovering something about herself and God in the process.

Première diffusion : 3 mai 1988

S1 E4 • Soldiering On

Muriel is a strong woman, and always has been — a pillar of the community, a regular charity worker, and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; and looking after her mentally ill daughter, Margaret, has fortified her resolve — so, after the death of her husband, Muriel is well-prepared to cope with the crisis.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 1988

S1 E5 • Her Big Chance

Lesley is an aspiring actress, who, after a series of unpromising extra roles on television programmes such as Crossroads, finds what she believes to be her big break as the adventurous Travis in a new film for the West German market.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 1988

S1 E6 • A Cream Cracker under the Settee

Doris, aged seventy-five, is a tidy woman — and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her considerably less thorough home help, Zulema, it becomes apparent that her constant nagging may have been responsible for her husband's early death.

Première diffusion : 24 mai 1988