After Henry

1. The Older Man

Air Date: 1988-01-04

Sarah hears from her motherís geriatric gossip network that Clare is secretly meeting an ìolder manî and feels that she has to fi nd out whatís really going on...

2. Phone Calls

Air Date: 1988-01-11

Sarah thinks she has fi nally found the perfect way to stop her mother from snooping in her part of the house. Unfortunately, she hasnít reckoned with Eleanorís deviousness.

3. The Teapot

Air Date: 1988-01-18

Eleanor is undecided about the terms of her will, and, of course, sees this as a wonderful opportunity to play her daughter off against her granddaughter.

4. Security

Air Date: 1988-01-25

A lapse of security forces Sarah to install a burglar alarm, but Eleanor, needless to say; has other ideas as to how their property should be protected.

5. Romantic Complications

Air Date: 1988-02-01

Sarah finds herself caught in the middle as both her daughter and her mother force her to listen to endless confi dences about their love-lives...

6. The Birthday

Air Date: 1988-02-08

A major celebration is approaching for Eleanor, and Sarah has secret plans for making the occasion memorable. But is it actually possible to keep anything secret from her mother?

7. A Quiet Christmas

Air Date: 1988-12-26

0. A Quiet Christmas

Air Date: 1988-12-26

Sarah plans a traditional Christmas but finds that Russell isn't interested at all. And Eleanor has her own slightly outdated take on 'traditional'!

1. Intellectual Aspirations

Air Date: 1989-01-17

Clare gets into an intellectual challenge with her new boyfriend whom she believes to be terribly brainy. Eleanor decides it's a contest she can't be left out of.

2. Open Secrets

Air Date: 1989-01-24

When Sarah is invited out for lunch by a man, she has to make contingency plans to prevent her mother's 'Geriatric Mafia' finding out about it.

3. Memory Games

Air Date: 1989-01-31

It's quiz night and Clare and Eleanor are in opposing teams, while Sarah seems to be having problems with the accuracy of her memory.

4. The Cold

Air Date: 1989-02-07

Sarah feels lousy, but in her family she's last on the list of casualties allowed to be treated if other people feel ill as well.

5. Wedding Bells

Air Date: 1989-02-07

Eleanor wants to have a family wedding because she has heard that Vera Polling is having one and that, of course, puts the pressure on Sarah and Clare.

6. Lines of Communication

Air Date: 1989-03-07

Sarah and Eleanor have fallen out and there seems little chance of a reconciliation. But Clare decides to use one of her old school games to alleviate the problem.

7. Gossip

Air Date: 1989-03-14

Sarah is accused of scandal-mongering after inadvertently starting a rumour about the pension counter's sister.

8. Out on a Limb

Air Date: 1989-03-14

With Eleanor off to the Bridge Club dinner and dance with Vera Polling, Sarah decides to invite Dr. Sam Greenland over for a quiet dinner but things do not go according to plan.

9. Upstagers

Air Date: 1989-03-21

With Eleanor off to the Bridge Club dinner and dance with Vera Polling, Sarah decides to invite Dr Sam Greenland over for a quiet dinner. But the best laid plans...

10. Idle Speculation

Air Date: 1989-03-28

Sarah, Eleanor and Clare are enlisted by the local amateur dramatic society when it suddenly loses its leading players.

11. Efficiency

Air Date: 1989-04-04

Eleanor is left in charge of the bookshop when Russell and Sarah go off for a special lunch. She initiates an efficiency drive, which goes badly wrong.

12. Going Away

Air Date: 1989-04-11

Eleanor is left in charge of the bookshop when Russell and Sarah go off for a special lunch. She initiates an efficiency drive, which goes badly wrong.

13. A Week of Sundays

Air Date: 1989-12-25

Sarah makes plans to escape to Portugal for two weeks with her glamorous friend, Alison. But Eleanor brings all her emotional blackmailing skills to the fore to scupper the plans.

1. Mr. Right

Air Date: 1990-01-23

Christmas at home will never be the same without Henry, so Sarah, Eleanor and Clare decide to accept all the invitations they’re offered. Anything to get out of the house…

2. Curiosity

Air Date: 1990-01-30

Clare’s love life has been rocky in the past, but at last she has a boyfriend who seems perfect in every way. But is he too perfect for Sarah?

3. Home Comforts

Air Date: 1990-02-06

Sarah knows her mother answers the phone for her, and also suspects Eleanor reads her mail. Russell decides to catch her out…

4. Relative Movement

Air Date: 1990-02-13

For years, Eleanor has said that everyone would be happier if she moved into a home, and now, finally, she goes with Vera Poling to investigate the delights of ‘The Sycamores’…

5. The Dinner Party

Air Date: 1990-02-20

With Clare working away from home, Sarah considers lett ing her fl at. Needless to say, Eleanor has very strong ideas on tenants.

6. Mr. Fixit

Air Date: 1990-02-27

Sarah asks some friends round for dinner, but finds that Clare is giving a party on the same day.

7. Charity

Air Date: 1990-03-06

When Clare buys a car, it seems very convenient that she then meets a boy who enjoys repairing cars. But where do his interests really lie?

8. The Mysterious Affair at Bygone Books

Air Date: 1990-03-13

Sarah, Eleanor and Clare get involved in fundraising for the local hospital, but Sarah sees a way to use this to achieve a nice quiet evening in.

9. Party Politics

Air Date: 1990-03-20

Eleanor has been reading Agatha Christie and, when a crime occurs at the shop, she’s sure she will be at least equal to Poirot in solving it.

10. Unforseen Circumstances

Air Date: 1990-03-27

Eleanor is determined to throw a party and thinks it’ll be easy to keep it secret from Sarah.

11. Family Album

Air Date: 1990-04-03

Sarah meets a man who uses astrology in his chat-up routine, and then finds that predictions have a nasty habit of coming true…

12. Last Chances

Air Date: 1990-04-16

Sarah suddenly finds her uneventful life at a crossroads when she is offered a chance to change it completely. But can she take it...?

1. Dependent Relatives

Air Date: 1992-07-20

Eleanor's social life has lost its spark but Sarah is unable to find out why.

2. Poor Relations

Air Date: 1992-07-27

Eleanor plays Lady Bountiful when Vera's young relatives come to visit.

3. A Fully Extended Family

Air Date: 1992-08-03

When Clare returns from Australia she refuses to talk about her experience out there. It is left to Eleanor to venture at the real reason for her silence.

4. Yes and No

Air Date: 1992-08-10

Clare's confidence is low after her split with Edward and so Sarah suggests she take an assertiveness course to rebuild her shattered morale.

5. The Married Man

Air Date: 1992-08-17

Clare tries to blot out the memory of her broken affair with Edward by taking up with someone totally unsuitable.

6. The Other Married Man

Air Date: 1992-08-24

Having sorted out the problem of Clare seeing a married man, Sarah now finds herself in an alarmingly similar situation. Of course Eleanor jumps to the wrong conclusion.