Working class chancer Alf Stokes (Paul Shane) and James Twelvetrees
(Jeffrey Holland) first meet as soldiers in the trenches in France
during the First World War. They find the body of an officer and,
assuming that he's dead, Alf robs him of his valuables. Then they find
that the officer, the Honourable Teddy Meldrum (Michael Knowles), is
still alive so they carry him off to a field hospital.
Ten years
later, James is working in the household of Teddy's brother, Lord
Meldrum (Donald Hewlett). Alf suddenly turns up and is taken on as the
new butler, against James' wishes. Alf's daughter, Ivy (Su Pollard)
also starts working in the household as a parlour maid but her
relationship with Alf is kept secret...
An outstanding comedy
series, written by acclaimed veterans Jimmy Perry and David Croft,
which reunited many of the cast from the award-winning sitcom Hi-De-Hi!
Episodes Pilot Episode The Phantom Sign Writer A Deed Of Gift Love And Money Fair Shares Beg, Borrow Or Steal Labour of Love Trouble at Mill Money Talks The Meldrum Vases The Wounds of War Stranger in the Night Royal Flush Please Help The Orphans Current Affairs Mrs. Lipton's Nasty Turn Meet The Workers Gretna Green Or Bust The Night Of Reckoning A Day In The Country Yes Sir, That's My Baby Requiem For A Parrot Come To The Ball The Truth Revealed Fall Of The House Of Meldrum Well, There You Are Then!
Signature tune performed by Bob Monkhouse
None specified Paul Shane, Su Pollard, Jeffrey Holland, Donald Hewlett, Michael Knowles, Brenda Cowling, Perry Benson, Barbara New, Felix Bowness, Catherine Rabett, Bill Pertwee, Mavis Pugh, Susie Brann, Yvonne Marsh, Frank Williams, Kenneth Conner, John Horsley, Michael Robbins, Geoffrey Hughes, Barbara Windsor, Maurice Denham, Hugh Lloyd
David Croft
1328 mins
1988 - 1993
None specified
English
8
2 - will only play on UK / European DVD player or multi region
player
Usually despatched within 5 working days