Series One (1975)
| Episode | Title | Airdate | Overview | Original viewing figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Plough Your Own Furrow | 75-04-04 | On his 40th birthday, Tom Good gets depressed at work as everyone in his office is younger than him. That evening, he stays up until the early hours, and decides to quit the rat race and his job as a draughtsman and become self-sufficient. After thinking in the garden, Barbara agrees to the idea. However, Jerry thinks they are mad. Guest starring Norman Atkyns and Martin Neil. | 5.9 million |
| 1.2 | Say Little Hen... | 75-04-11 | Barbara is converting the greenhouse into a chicken shed, which increases Margo's concern for the couple. Jerry invites his boss Andrew and his wife Felicity round for dinner with the idea that they can persuade Tom to go back to work. However, Tom quickly turns the offer down and he and Barbara then decide to prove to Margo they are a success by making a lavish dinner. | 8.2 million |
| 1.3 | The Weaker Sex? | 75-04-18 | After Tom barters for a range from the rag and bone man Sam (Tony Selby), Barbara is left to clean all the rust off it, while Tom tries to invent something to scare the birds. Soon Barbara gets fed up and goes next door to Margo and Jerry's. Guest starring Paul McDowell. | 6.5 million |
| 1.4 | Pig's Lib | 75-04-25 | Margo is horrified when Tom and Barbara buy two pigs, Pinky and Perky, and gets in the Chairman of the Residents' Association, Mr. Carter (Robert Gillespie) in the hope that he will stop them. However, he decides that as long as the pigs stay in the Goods' garden, they can keep the pigs. Soon, Pinky and Perky escape into Margo's garden and she insists the Goods get rid of them. However, Margo soon regrets this decision and Tom makes a mercy dash to try and save them from the abattoir. Guest starring Jonathan Lynn, Lionel Wheeler and John Lawrence. | 7.9 million |
| 1.5 | The Thing in the Cellar | 75-05-02 | Tom has successfully built his own generator, run by the methane from his animals' manure, but Margo is not impressed and suggests to Barbara that he should see a Psychiatrist. While Tom and Barbara go to get firewood, Jerry stays at their house to wait in for an electrician. However, the generator breaks down. Later, when Jerry has the day off, he and Tom go fishing, but Tom later discovers he can not freeze the fish due to the generator being broken. Guest starring Ray Mort. | 8 million |
| 1.6 | The Pagan Rite | 75-05-09 | Tom and Barbara are invited round to dinner after Andrew orders Jerry to invite them because he wants Tom to do some freelance work for JJM. Tom initially refuses, but after Barbara says she misses their "pagan rites", when they used to splash out and stay at a hotel for one night, he secretly does the freelance work so he and Barbara can stay at a luxury hotel for the night. Guest starring John Scott Martin. | 8.7 million |
| 1.7 | Backs to the Wall | 75-05-16 | Margo and Jerry are off to Kenya for a safari, and the Goods are meant to be getting in their harvest but Tom hurts his back and a storm then ruins the garden. They try to get help from the pub, but get nowhere, so they are relieved when the Leadbetters come home early, as Margo couldn't stand Africa, and even Margo helps out. Guest starring June Jago, Billy Milton, Pamela Manson, Frank Lester and Harry Goodier. | 7.7 million |
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