Seasons & Episodes
Birthday
Abrasive doctor's receptionist Barbara is preparing for her sister Jean's birthday when daughter Linda rings to say she
Rivals
Barbara and Doreen find themselves competing for the attention of handsome young Dr Brown but when he clearly prefers to
Armour
Having been sacked as a hospital visitor for failing to notice when a patient passed out, Barbara is not in the best of
Friends
Ted finds a salmon left in his cab so Barbara cooks it for tea but when the irate owner arrives demanding its return Ted
Coffee
Jean returns to Phil but her obsession with his baldness leads Linda and Neil to believe that she is also bald and they
Scattering
Barbara drags the rest of the family to the Yorkshire moors to scatter her mother's ashes but no sooner has she begun th
Kids
The new baby is giving Martin sleepless nights and he falls asleep on air,getting him the sack. In frustration he punche
Massage
When Barbara does her back in she does not take kindly to Ted hiring beefy Mrs Gibbs to do her cleaning and goes behind
Mum
Ted's mother Queenie,who is even ruder and more outspoken than Barbara - whom she dislikes - comes to visit and makes it
Christening
Linda and Martin's baby's christening is not the most smooth running of affairs. Firstly Martin's divorced parents have
Tyres
Barbara resigns after being told patients complain of her rudeness but,having gone for interview at another practice wit
Fox
Martin and Linda are not happy when Barbara offers to help mind the baby when Linda returns to work. Barbara is not happ
Sisters
With Doreen away Jean steps in to help Barbara at the surgery and is a great hit with the patients,organizing sing-songs
Mate
Ted makes a new friend in the lonely but pushy and irritating Vernon who shares Ted's interest in metal detection but is
Wedding
Jean is get married to Phil but Barbara is not happy - this time because Ted's old flame Yvonne is back in town and he i
Sheep
Ted and Barbara spend a day returning sheep dumped on them to the countryside but for Ted the real nightmare is dreaming
Queenie
Having been thrown out of yet another care home Queenie becomes an unwelcome guest at Ted and Barbara's house refusing t
Flood
Ted and Barbara put the house up for sale but,after a night of torrential rain,find that,like the rest of the street,the
Valentine
It's midnight and soon Valentine's Day will dawn but Ted and Martin have both forgotten and a quick visit to the all-nig
Crime
When the area is hit by a spate of burglaries Barbara joins the Neighbourhood Watch and hosts them at her house but so a
Weekend
After a trying day at work Barbara and Ted both decide to take early retirement but find themselves under each other's f
Baby
Linda and Martin have been trying for another baby without success - though Martin is more pleased about this than Linda
Honeymoon
To celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary Ted takes Barbara to Scarborough,where they spent their original honeymo
Neighbours
Christmas is coming but due to Barbara's abrasive manner the Liversidges are not getting many cards. Then Barbara gets i
Guy Fawkes
Ted and Barbara go to offer their sympathies to his friend Frank,whose wife Edna has recently died and discover that Ted
Kirsty
Barbara and Ted return from holiday,Ted having broken his leg retrieving their luggage from the airport carousel. They f
Cottage
To celebrate Barbara's sixtieth birthday the family,with Doreen,head off for a country cottage for the weekend,only to f
Who Shot Barbara?
Barbara rows with Ted,accusing him of spending too much time doing DIY for Neil's girlfriend's mother,an old flame of hi