Series 4

1985 · 6 episodes · 3h 0m in all · 8.8/10

1. Soulmate Wanted
1 Sept 1985 · 30 min · 8.5/10
Granville decides it's high time he did something about his single status and places an advert in the lonely hearts column. He actually gets a result but of course he feels he has to lie about himself to the girl in question and presents himself as a yuppie. Leave it to his beloved uncle to ruin it for him.
2. Horse-Trading
8 Sept 1985 · 30 min · 9.5/10
Arkwright has a rival: corner shop owner Mr Gupta, so he sends Granville undercover – in a sari – to check him out. Arkwright believes he can get one over on his rival by selling him a load of genuine Yorkshire clotheshorses but he has reckoned without Gupta's business skills.
3. The Housekeeper Caper
15 Sept 1985 · 30 min · 8.5/10
Arkwright believes that he can make Nurse Gladys jealous if he has a live-in housekeeper. This only succeeds in attracting the attention of Mrs Featherstone, the Black Widow herself!
4. The Errand Boy Executive
22 Sept 1985 · 30 min · 8.5/10
Anxious to impress boutique girl Stephanie ('with a P-H!'), Granville passes himself off as a young executive, claiming that Arkwright is his junior assistant. Unsurprisingly, his uncle is less than happy with this idea.
5. Happy Birthday, Arkwright
29 Sept 1985 · 30 min · 8.5/10
Nurse Gladys and Granville play a trick on Arkwright, persuading the shopkeeper that a man representing the Good Shopkeepers' Guide is in the area, awarding bonuses to shops whose staff show extra courtesy. Gladys goes undercover as a male inspector and visits, where she is greeted with unusual civility.
6. The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
6 Oct 1985 · 30 min · 9.0/10
Ever persistent to worm his way into Nurse Gladys' bedroom as well as her affections, Arkwright finds that flattery and chocolates are no use. But he's got a cunning plan to use Granville to impersonate a burglar, wearing a stocking mask to scare Gladys so that Arkwright can come running... into her room.