For the Love of Ada
For the Love of Ada

For the Love of Ada

1970 4 Seasons 27 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Comedy

For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom broadcast from April 1970 to December 1971. Created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, the series stars Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles as senior citizens Ada Cresswell and Walter Bingley, who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil.

For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom broadcast from April 1970 to December 1971. Created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, the series stars Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles as senior citizens Ada Cresswell and Walter Bingley, who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Widower

Ada brings Walter home for the first time, for a fish and chip supper.

EP 2

Sunday Tea

Ada invites Walter for Sunday tea with the family, but when Mrs Bingley answers his front door the next day Ada gets the

EP 3

The Permissive Society

Walter takes Ada for an 'off-white' weekend break in Bognor Regis.

EP 4

The Football Match

An exciting trip to Wembley takes a horrible turn, but do they make it to the match on time...

EP 5

Another Man

Ada is annoyed with Walter's refusal to go dancing at the over 60's club and his accepting overcooked pies from other wo

EP 6

Spring

Walter proposes to Ada, but struggles to find the money for the ring she likes.

EP 1

Wedding Plans

Needing more money for the wedding and honeymoon, Ada gets a job at the town hall, and Walter is expecting a rise.

EP 2

Divorce?

Following a bit of interfering on Ada's part, Walter encourages Leslie to assert his masculinity.

EP 3

Sent to Coventry

Leslie is offered a promotion, but it means he, Ada and Ruth would have to move to Coventry.

EP 4

The Birthday

It's Ada's birthday and there's a bit of a clash between Walter's plans, Ada's plans and the interfering Freda Skinner.

EP 5

The Grave

Whilst at the grave of her late husband Sam, Leslie discovers that a mix-up has led to Sam being buried in the wrong plo

EP 6

The Elopement

Tired of saving, Ada and Walter decide that they should elope to Yorkshire and marry there.

EP 7

The Wedding

The big day has finally arrived. Walter and Ada are at the church, but a small oversight on his part delays the ceremony

EP 1

After the Honeymoon

Back from a happy honeymoon, the bliss is short-lived when Walter's love of the wireless clashes with Ada's TV addiction

EP 2

The Journey

Ruth and Leslie go to visit his parents in Manchester, Ada and Walter spend some time with his son and daughter-in-law.

EP 3

Housekeeping

Walter creates trouble and is almost arrested for shoplifting in Leslie's supermarket.

EP 4

The Eviction

Walter and Ada receive notice of eviction as the council intend to build a bypass where their house currently stands.

EP 5

A Lunchtime Drink

Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval.

EP 6

The Royalist

It's the Queen's birthday and Ada'a hoping for a personal reply to the birthday card she sent.

EP 7

The Mortgage

Ada and Walter hear of a flat available for rent not too far from the church or Leslie and Ruth's.

EP 1

The Baby

As Ruth appears to be going into labour, Ada and Walter are slightly troubled in their new home by the presence of a gho

EP 2

Bowling

Ada's convinced the baby is over due, and Walter gambles his months pension.

EP 3

Birth

Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found.

EP 4

The Admirer

A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this.

EP 5

Insomnia

The baby keeps Leslie up all night.

EP 6

The Christening

It's baby Anthony's christening day. All the family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event.

EP 7

Christmas with Ada

Ada tricks her son-in-law Leslie into thinking he has cheated on her daughter Rita, after a boozy night out, so Rita can

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