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Patrick is off to Switzerland for a writers convention.After he leaves Anna & Karen invite their friend Leslie inside the house,last evening he spent the night in their garden shed because he had a row with his wife & he had no where else to spend the night. Anna & Karen knew their father was going away so they said Leslie could stay with them for a few days. However Patrick arrives home only an hour after he left. Seems he tripped over his skis getting out of the taxi & sprained his ankle. Nanny mentions they have a houseguest (Leslie) Patrick assumes Leslie is a girl, When Leslie's wife Margaret arrives Patrick thinks she's Leslie. Nanny tells Patrick that Leslie is upstairs. Patrick is shocked, he tells Anna & Karen he wants to meet Leslie & they dress him up in their clothes & wig & shave off his moustache.! Patrick's not fooled for a minute, He asks Leslie to paint his portrait before he lets him go home. a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.

Patrick has been invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace. Timothy asks Anna to marry him. Anna tells him they have to find Patrick in a good mood before Tim can ask him for his Daughter's hand in marriage. Tim plays chess with Patrick & tries to lose but after 12 games gives up. All week Tim loses his nerve to ask Patrick until Anna insists on today. Tim invites Patrick to a restaurant but accidentaly leaves his wallet on the table, when he notices it's missing he rings Nanny & asks if one of the girls could bring it around. Nanny says no one is home so Tim sneaks out to go and get it. Meanwhile Patrick thinks Tim is in the toilet. When Tim arrives at Patrick's, Anna is there & urges him to call Patrick to ask him for permission to marry his daughter. Patrick still thinks Tim is in the toilet at the restaurant ! When Tim asks the big question & Patrick says yes Anna grabs the phone & thanks her father, Patrick thinks Anna's in the toilet with Timothy.!! He's

Karen's not to keen on latest boy friend Timothy. She wants Patrick to tell her she's sick when he calls. (Karen & Tim were going to a ""Lady & the Tramp"" night.) Tim arrives dressed as a Tramp & Patrick thinks he really is one. Karen hints she has nothing to do, so Tim asks her to accompany him instead. Frank calls & tells Karen he can't make it because he feels sick. Karen is annoyed because Anna went out with Tim so now she's not speaking to her. When Tim arrives again to take Anna out Karen tells Patrick that Tim takes pictures of birds with nothing on.! Patrick arrives angry & looking for Tim. When he finds them he sees the naked bird is a chicken for a commercial. The model hasn't arrived so Tim asks Pat to model for the ad & will pay 30 pounds. Patrick agrees & dresses as a tramp. While on his way back from dressing room goes out wrong door & can't get back inside because Guard thinks he's a real tramp. When he gets in his car he doesn't have his keys & a passing 'B

Patrick & Philip go to an auction of their old Army regiment. They want to bid on the Polo cup their team almost won so many years ago. They make a note of the item number & go to the hotel across the road for a quick drink. The attendant notices the item no (16) has fallen over & places it up the right way. (91) When Patrick & Philip return,the bidding has started & keen to secure the cup, raise the bid from 4 pounds to 40 pounds.! When no one else bids the item is theirs. However they don't realise they've just paid 40 quid for old boots,tin hats & gas masks.! When the goods are delivered Patrick wants to send them all back, Anna finds a hand grenade in the box & Patrick thinks it's for demonstration purposes & shows her how it works by pulling the pin. Patrick & Philip toss it back and forth to one another with Philip holding it last. That's when they discover it's real & Patrick rings the Army to say he's found a live grenade.! The Army man tells them not to pull the pin, P

Patrick has a hangover from last nights party. Georgie phones and tells Patrick that she has thought it over and has decided to accept his proposal. Patrick can't remember last night asking Georgie if she wanted to get married. When Barbara arrives Nanny tells her the news, Also Nanny has won 25 pounds on the premium bonds. When Georgie arrives to talk over the proposal Barbara tells Georgie that Patrick is re-marrying. Georgie asks who is the lucky woman & Patrick says Nanny. Georgie leaves, upset hoping one day it might have been herself & Patrick. When Georgie arrives back at her office, Anna & Karen are there She tells them Their father is marrying Nanny.! The Vicar has dropped by to pick up some clothes for the Jumble sale, while He's there Patrick tells the Vicar He's getting married again. Anna & Karen arrive home, see the Vicar with Nanny & their Father and think He's married them already. Patrick tells them He's marrying Georgie, Anna tells him Georgie was ta

Anna has the lead role of Juliet in an amatuer production of Romeo & Juliet with a surprise final scene.After finishing his latest novel, Patrick realises He's been neglecting the girls & asks them what they have been up to lately. Anna tells Patrick about her lead role in the play. Patrick is thrilled & can't wait to see her performance. Anna is worried about Her Father's attending the play & wishes he were still writing his book. Patrick obtains two tickets in the front row from the Director of the play, Karen comes to Anna's rescue by sending all of Patrick's trousers to the cleaners. In desperation Patrick asks the Milkman if He will sell Patrick his pants ! The Milko says no & Patrick is left with no alternative but to wear a long coat & go and buy a new pair. Upon his return, Anna tells Patrick about the Naked Grand Finale & He phones the Director & tells him his daughter is not doing a nude scene. The Director then fills the female lead with the understudy..... Karen.

Patrick gives up smoking & puts the ashtrays & cigarettes in a cupboard draw to avoid temptation. Ian & Norah are going to Spain for three weeks & would like Patrick to mind their Hampster Sheba while they're away. Due to a faulty catch on the cage Sheba escapes. Patrick & the family search for Sheba but can't find her. Patrick calls in Mr Piper a ""Hampster Hunter"" who suggests tearing up the carpet & ripping up the floor boards. Patrick decides to buy a male hampster to try and entice Sheba from her hiding place.However Nigel the male hampster escapes just as Sheba did. With time running out & the Smythes on their way home, Patrick rips up the carpet & floorboards but still no trace of the two missing hampsters. As Norah & Ian walk in the front door Patrick can't stand it any longer and has to have a cigarette. There in the bottom draw of the cupboard he finds Nigel,Sheba & their family.!! a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.

After a six week holiday in Spain the Glovers return to find a letter from the council saying that a new 'fly-over' will be built & will cut through Patrick's front garden. Patrick doesn't know that while he's been away the neighbours have protested to the council & the project was abandoned. Patrick contacts the council & tells them he wants their decision reversed ! Unhappy with council's reply he decides to sell the house.! The estate agent telephones & says the council for unmarried mothers is looking for a bigger premises & wants to come to see the house, Meanwhile Miss Pretty from the Town council planning department has decided to pay Patrick a visit to see why he would want the 'fly-over' to go ahead. Miss Pretty & her assistant Fanshawe arrive & are mistaken for the vicar & his wife from the council for unmarried mothers. Miss pretty wants to talk about the fly-over & Patrick is keen to sell the house so he says the fly-over is a good thing to have. Miss Pretty agree

Karen has written an Adult book based on the family, However it was rejected & returned by the publisher. Patrick reads the book & is shocked that a sixteen year old Girl could write such a thing.! What He doesn't know is they made several copies & sent them to several Publishers. At a Literary Luncheon Patrick is the main topic of discussion,the other writers are whispering behind his back. It seems they've read all about His exploits in the book. He meets Georgie & tells her they have to get all the copies back & destroy them. Meanwhile Karen has an appointment with a small publisher who wants to publish the book, When Patrick hears of this He goes to the publsher who says it's to late I've signed a contract. Patrick asks what it will take for Him not to publish this book, the agent says he wants to publish Patrick's next novel. Nanny telephones the agent to speak to Patrick, He pretends She is Inspector Nanny from Scotland Yard & tells her all about the contract signed

Anna tells Nanny She's getting married, but she wants Nanny to tell Patrick. Nanny asks Patrick what he would think if someone in the household were to Marry. Patrick thinks Nanny is the one planning to Marry & asks her to invite him around for drinks that evening. When Cyril arrives Patrick is surprised, He was expecting an older man. When Anna & Karen come downstairs He's more surprised when Anna Kisses Cyril in front of Nanny.! He scolds Anna for her behaviour, Karen says why, they are getting Married. Patrick tries to talk Anna out of marriage & later goes to see Georgie who tells him to talk to Cyril. Meanwhile Anna & Cyril have had a fight & the wedding is off. Patrick meets Cyril at the Pub & tries to talk him out of marrying Anna. He agrees. When Patrick arrives home he finds Anna crying, but she was just peeling onions for dinner.! a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible. B/W episode.

Patrick has been taking dancing lessons at night for the last week. However he hasn't told anyone where he was going,or what he was doing. Anna & Karen invite their friend Steven over & he finds a clipping from the local paper about the ""Hampstead Heath Romeo"". The clipping says a man has been annoying women for the past week. Anna & Karen think this is what their father has been doing & ask Steven to question their Father upon his return. Patrick confesses,his secret is out.! He has been taking dancing lessons to impress Georgie at this years Literary dance. Unfortunately, when Georgie arrives Patrick trips & sprains his ankle & so has to sit & watch while the others dance. a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible. B/W episode.

Patrick visits the Doctor for his annual check up. The Doctor almost ""spoils the surprise birthday party"" that's being planned for Patrick when he says, See you on Tuesday night. Patrick is wondering why the Doctor wants to see him again so soon. Next morning Patrick has developed a cold & hears Nanny & the Girls whispering about something. He consults a few medical books & has convinced Himself that he's dying. Meanwhile the party plans are in full swing & the guests are arriving, Patrick comes downstairs to see all his friends & family celebrating & thinks they should be ashamed of their behaviour. It turns out He's forgotten about His Birthday & the Doctor says He's fine,just a slight cold. However on closer inspection the Doctor sees spots, Patrick has caught German Measles & it's back to bed.! B/W episode. (BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible)

Patrick is complaining about the Household bills when Anna & Karen walk in and ask for 300 pounds to buy a ""Used Car "". Patrick tells them to earn the money themselves. Try putting a note in the newsagents window he says. An old Army buddy telephones and says he wants to meet & talk about old times. Karen places notice in newsagents window for modelling job to earn money for the car. Captain Waring sees note in window & jumps to wrong conclusion when he discovers that it's the same address where his old buddy Patrick lives. Meanwhile Anna has found a part time job as a "" Bunny Girl "" in a nightclub. After meeting with Patrick & sorting out the misunderstanding He invites him to the same nightclub where Anna's working, Anna sees her father come in & tries to avoid him. Patrick sees Anna & starts to run after her, In her haste to avoid Patrick a few tables are overturned & she escapes out the back door. the other patrons don't know they're Father & Daughter & hold him back. Next da

H G has disgraced himself ! He's chewed up Patrick's slippers,eaten Patrick's breakfast & worst of all He's chewed up Patrick's latest manuscript ! When Patrick tells Ian Smythe his publisher that H G has to go, Ian asks if he can have him to keep his wife company. The Girls and Nanny are shocked that Patrick would give H G away & after a while Patrick starts to miss him too.! Even the Lads at the ""local"" aren't speaking to Patrick, so he decides to see if he can get H G back. When he arrives at Ian's place the Police are there too. Seems there was a robbery & H G may have let them in.! Ian asks Patrick to take H G back, When Patrick arrives home Anna & Karen surprise him with two St Bernard pups & Nanny has an old english sheepdog as her surprise.

Nanny has received a marriage proposal,but kindly refused on account of who would look after Patrick & the girls. Mr Bolton (Nanny's Intended) visits Patrick & tells him of his plans but asks him not to tell Nanny that he called. Patrick & the Girls try to make Nanny think they can do without her,after all Nobody's Indispensable. Nanny has nothing to do in the house & while talking to a friend is convinced to write her resignation & leave it where Patrick will see it. Nanny heads off to the Jumble sale & Meets Mr Bolton there & he tells her it's for the best,Nobody's Indispensable you know. He tells Nanny he was at Patrick's that morning & Nanny realises what's happened. She rushes home & sees the letter still on the typewriter, She tears it up thinking it's Her letter but it's really a cheque for 500 pounds. Then she heads to the Kitchen to make a steak & Kidney pie for dinner. a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.

Patrick misunderstands when Georgie (His Agent) invites him for a weekend in Brighton. Meanwhile Daughter Anna has a part in a production of ""The Sound of Music"" on the same weekend & wants him to come see her. Nanny complicates matters by phoning Patricks Mother & telling her that Patrick is going to see her on the same weekend.! Patrick makes an excuse to his mother & now has to choose between a weekend with Georgie or watching Anna's stage debut. He chooses Georgie after the Girls think he's going to visit their Grandmother, As it turns out He & Georgie have to make a mad dash back to London to swap suitcases so Anna's performance can go on. B/W episode. (BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.)

Patrick is establishing the 'rules of the house'. When the Girls arrive home & Patrick informs them Anna says she's looking for a flat & wants to move out. Patrick tries to talk her out of it But that only makes her more determined. Anna can only afford 5 pounds a week & finds a place around the corner. ( a dingy little bedsitter.) Patrick plans a surprise visit & Karen arrives first to warn her. Anna runs downstairs to Married couples flat to use the phone, too late ! Patrick sees her & assumes the flat is hers. He is amazed how nice the flat is & then sees two single beds. Anna says she is sharing with a friend, so Patrick notes the phone number & goes home. Later he rings & a man answers the phone, He thinks Anna's sharing with a Man.! He goes around to sort it out & Justin thinks Patrick is his wife Julia's father whom he has never met. It's all sorted out in the end & Anna moves back home. B/W episode BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.