Series Six (1972)
| # | Episode | Writer/s | Director/s | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | "No Smoke Without Fire" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | Derrick Goodwin | 20 February 1972 (1972-02-20) |
| Blakey is nervous, for a lit cigarette has caused a fire in the paint shop. He decides to ban all smoking on duty and instructs his crew to attend a special course on fire-fighting. But guess who gets his fingers burned . . . | ||||
| 56 | "Love Is What You Make It" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | Derrick Goodwin | 27 February 1972 (1972-02-27) |
| Musing that it's a sorry state of affairs to have to go to work to get some peace and quiet, Stan decides to step in when Olive and Arthur's marriage seems to be on the rocks, but after a failed attempt to save it, Jack comes up with a master plan with a trick, but for who?.. | ||||
| 57 | "Private Hire" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | Derrick Goodwin | 5 March 1972 (1972-03-05) |
| Stan is in an embarrassing position. On Friday he went to the dog track and lost a week's wages; now it's Saturday and Mum wants her housekeeping money. Faced with the double dilemma of paying Mum and Basher (who lent him some money), Stan is ready to do almost anything for money! | ||||
| 58 | "Stan’s Worst Day" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | Bryan Izzard | 12 March 1972 (1972-03-12) |
| Arthur and Olive are having another argument - because Arthur has forgotten their wedding anniversary. But this time it's all too much for Stan! | ||||
| 59 | "Union Trouble" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | Bryan Izzard | 19 March 1972 (1972-03-19) |
| It's one thing to have principles, but when those principles demand that you go on unofficial strike without strike pay, then resolution can weaken. Stan, however, is firm in his resolve to fight Blakey's latest outrageous instruction, whilst being made to decorate Mum's ceiling, and stop the cook Elsie being sacked before the end of the week. It results in a head-on clash between Union and Management, with Brother Stan caught in the cross-fire. | ||||
| 60 | "Bye, Bye Blakey" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | Bryan Izzard | 26 March 1972 (1972-03-26) |
| Inspector Blakey has his medical, unaware that Stan and Jack are standing behind the screen hanging on his every word. They overhear Blakey tell the doctor that his "days are numbered," and, overcome with remorse with the way they have treated the Inspector in the past, swear to be kind to him during his last few hours on Earth. | ||||
| 61 | "The Prize" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | Bryan Izzard | 2 April 1972 (1972-04-02) |
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Mum wins a prize of a holiday for two when she goes in for a raffle run by Inspector Blakey. But the big question is: Should Stan, Olive or Arthur accompany her? Note: This was the last episode to feature Arthur, and as a result, possibly the last episode of the "golden years" Arthur's absence was seen as a large loss to the show, as the voice of reason was now absent. |
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