George is forced to look for a job.

Mildred's sister Ethel and her husband Humphrey are coming round for a meal but George has forgotten to pay the electricity bill.

The Fourmiles host a Christmas pantomime but are short an 'ugly sister', so Mildred is asked to stand in.

Mildred discovers that George has no insurance when a relative dies and the funeral costs are overwhelming. Jeffrey decides to cover the costs but then George changes his mind...

Mildred decides she wants to go to the Tory Christmas ball, but George has other plans.

Whilst drinking in the pub, George runs into a man who claims to be his long lost son.

While cleaning, Mildred finds an old case containing George's old love letters written to someone named 'Dorothy'...

Mildred is out at a pottery class, leaving George stuck with the Fourmiles' baby. But while looking after him, George gets a call to join the pub's darts team.

Mildred is flattered when George displays a rare stirring of jealousy, following a sighting of her in a car with another man.

Mildred wants socialist George to join the local Tory party so they can qualify for a cheap holiday, courtesy of the Conservative Association.

The Ropers are having another boring Christmas, so the Fourmiles invite them over for a drink. George then challenges Tristram to a game of computer tennis and wins. Afterwards, George plays Jeffrey, but ends up losing sixteen times... and owing a hefty debt!

George threatens to sue when Jeffrey accidentally causes him to fall by moving the ladder as George attempts to fix the TV aerial.

George manages to get a job as a traffic warden.

George and Mildred go house hunting and find their dream home in an up market part of town, but their potential neighbours, the Fourmiles, do not want them to move in.

Mildred wants the dog to have puppies but George sees it as an opportunity to get some extra cash.

After babysitting for the Fourmiles, Mildred begins to feel maternal, and she tries to convince George that they should adopt a child.

When Mildred flushes George's goldfish down the drain, he decides that he needs a new pet.

George finally sells his old car and buys a trashy old caravan. He dumps it on the front lawn and when Mildred's pesky sister and brother-in-law visit, they stay in the Ropers' room, so a stubborn George stays in the caravan. That is, until it is towed away...

Mildred is unhappy at her lack of social success, so she thinks about moving to Australia.

The Ropers finally move into their new house and to help things along Ann Fourmile invites them in for afternoon tea. When they get back home they find themselves locked out and the bath water running away.

George's brother Charlie turns up with an interesting document.

The Ropers' bed finally collapses after 25 years, so Mildred decides to buy a new one... but George thinks that the nearest bookmaker is the best chance of getting the money.