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Series Two

Episode 01 Laundry Blues
Originally transmitted on 1st March 1981

When Nurse Gladys Emmanuel tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine, he is forced to come up with an ingenious plan to keep her happy and his savings undisturbed.

Episode 02 The Reluctant Traveller
Originally transmitted on 8th March 1981

Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night together at a hotel... with an over-tight money belt.

Episode 03 Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls
Originally transmitted on 15th March 1981

Arkwright's marketing genius comes to the fore as he tries to shift some over-stocked items.

Episode 04 The New Suit
Originally transmitted on 22nd March 1981

Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.

Episode 05 Arkwright's Mobile Store
Originally transmitted on 29th March 1981

Arkwright proves his ambition by expanding the business... he buys an old ice-cream van.

Episode 06 Shedding At The Wedding
Originally transmitted on 5th April 1981

Arkwright's wedding suit smells of mothballs. Hanging his trousers out of Gladys' car was never going to be a good idea...

Episode 07 St Albert's Day
Originally transmitted on 19th April 1981

Arkwright invents a saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.

Synopsis Taken From DVD Cover ©BBC Worldwide Ltd 2003

Film Images ©BBC Worldwide Ltd 2002

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