Storyline

Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.

First Aired

1992-01-12
Last Aired

2005-12-30
Creator

Colin Bostock-Smith
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

10
Episodes

67
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

ex-lover misunderstanding second chance elderly sitcom missed opportunity reunite

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1. You Must Remember This

We meet the two main characters: Lionel and Jean. In the pilot episode, Lionel is in a hotel cafe giv...More

We meet the two main characters: Lionel and Jean. In the pilot episode, Lionel is in a hotel cafe giving a waitress a hard time. He is scathingly sarcastic. Jean is, similarly, seen being brittle and unbending. Lionel is working on his book "My Life in Kenya" about his life in Kenya. (This joke comes up in numerous episodes.) He requires a secretary to help with the revisions. That's where Jean's secretary service ""...Type for You"" comes in. Judith, Jean's daughter, meets Lionel at his hotel to apologize for the terrible secretary. Lionel asks Judith out. When he arrives to pick her up he is introduced to Jean. After about two seconds Jean and Lionel both independently figure out who they each suspect the other person to be: a lover last seen in 1953.Less

29mins 1992-01-12

2. Getting to Know You --- Again

Jean and Lionel look no closer to renewing their relationship when Lionel checks out of his hotel with...More

Jean and Lionel look no closer to renewing their relationship when Lionel checks out of his hotel without telling Jean. However, Lionel's publisher, Alistair, convinces him to go to a party tonight to meet some 'faces', people who can help in the sale of his book. He checks back in, and, after a walk in the park, Lionel asks Jean to go to the party with him.Less

28mins 1992-01-19

3. The Copper Kettle

Lionel is about to go on a lecture circuit, so he invites Jean for a day out. The revisit some old hau...More

Lionel is about to go on a lecture circuit, so he invites Jean for a day out. The revisit some old haunts, only to discover that a lot has changed. However, after a trek through an overgrown field, they find 'The Copper Kettle', an old place which Lionel and Jean were quite fond of.Less

29mins 1992-01-26

4. Surprise, Surprise

Judith persuades Jean to surprise Lionel by going along to his lecture in Nowrich. However, it is Jean...More

Judith persuades Jean to surprise Lionel by going along to his lecture in Nowrich. However, it is Jean who gets the surprise when she finds that Lionel already has a lady friend to stay with. While Lionel attempts to deal with the embarrasing position he is in, as well as his new found reputation as an elephant killer (thanks to Alistair's hyped-up blurb), Jean faces the romantic advances of Alistair.Less

29mins 1992-02-02

5. Relationships

The trip to Nowrich has changed Jean and Lionel's relationship. While Alistair still continues his rom...More

The trip to Nowrich has changed Jean and Lionel's relationship. While Alistair still continues his romantic overtures to Jean, Lionel attempts to smooth things over with Jean. Alistair also gets Lionel to attempt another revision of his book, and Lionel becomes frustrated with the entire project.Less

28mins 1992-02-09

6. The Picnic

Jean and Lionel are both flattered by the romantic attentions of Alistair and Judith, but decide that ...More

Jean and Lionel are both flattered by the romantic attentions of Alistair and Judith, but decide that things cannot continue as they are. Jean bets that if all four of them go on a picnic together, Judith and Alistair will hit it off. But perhaps it will be Jean and Lionel who grow closer...Less

29mins 1992-02-16

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Cast

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Alistair Deacon

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A Review by narrator56 9

Written by narrator56 on 2020-09-26

This long-running show also stars Dame Judi Dench. This time she is paired with Geoffrey Palmer, an excellent actor we first noticed in yet ... read more

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A Review by Peter McGinn

This long-running show also stars Dame Judi Dench. This time she is paired with Geoffrey Palmer, an excellent actor we first noticed in yet another nearly perfect Britcom: Butterflies. In this series the two main characters were involved...