Series Two (1980)
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | "Episode One The Farm Manager" | 5 October 1980 (1980-10-05) |
| Richard wants to make the Estate more efficient and more profitable, so employs a new Farm Manager, Mr Spalding. Brabinger is away due to illness, so Ned takes his place temporarily while Richard renovates his tied cottage. Audrey suspects Richard wants to get rid of Ned by pawning him off on her, so she hosts a dinner party to prove how awful his cooking is. | ||
| 10 | "Episode Two The Spare Room" | 12 October 1980 (1980-10-12) |
| Audrey and Margory's old school friend, Diana ("Podge Hodge"), comes to stay after her divorce. Formerly quite large, the ladies believe it will be safe to have her stay at Richards, due to Audrey's leaky roof. It turns out she's now quite lovely, and she and Richard enjoy riding together. | ||
| 11 | "Episode Three Never Be Alone" | 19 October 1980 (1980-10-19) |
| Margory goes away on residential course to produce Antony and Cleopatra, leaving Audrey so bored and lonely she invites tradesman round to give her free estimates. Richard has bought a £40,000 vase from Christie's, and it goes missing the day after he gets it home. The local police suggest he keep his eyes open for someone with unexpected money to spend, so Audrey becomes a suspect in the theft. Guest starring Roger Brierley. | ||
| 12 | "Episode Four Remnant of a Garden Flower" | 26 October 1980 (1980-10-26) |
| Arthur Smith, a tramp, makes his annual visit to the Estate, and Richard is forced to put him up while he does work on the Grantleigh Estate. Richard and the game keeper are trying to catch a poacher on the Estate. | ||
| 13 | "Episode Five The Honours List" | 2 November 1980 (1980-11-02) |
| As part of effort to modernise Grantleigh, Richard wants to destroy the hedgerows to enlarge the fields. Audrey leads the rest of the community to stop this, until she discovers that someone is going to receive an honour in the New Year's Honours List. Believing it's Richard, she turns on the protestors to curry favor with him. | ||
| 14 | "Episode Six Vive Le Sport" | 9 November 1980 (1980-11-09) |
| After injuring her back, Audrey's private doctor refuses to see her as she hasn't paid her bills, so she is forced to go to the NHS. Meanwhile, Richard is learning to ski before he goes on holiday, and he asks Audrey to go with him. Guest starring Celia Imrie. |
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