Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973–1978)

1. S01E01Getting a JobFebruary 15, 1973 10.0Frank is newly married and is living with his mother-in-law who is frustrated by him constantly breaking things. His latest attempt to ""hel
2. S01E02George's HouseFebruary 22, 1973—Frank and Betty have moved out of Betty's mother's house and are now staying with Betty's brother, George. George is a very futuristic desig
3. S01E03Love Thy NeighbourMarch 1, 1973—After being sacked from his job with the water board for getting stuck down a sewer!, Frank attends a public-relations course. On his first
4. S01E04Have A Break, Take A HusbandMarch 8, 1973—Frank and Betty are going on a second honeymoon. Frank is in the station toilet and (as you'd expect) manages to miss the train. He ends up
5. S01E05The Hospital VisitMarch 15, 1973—Betty is ill in hospital and Frank intends visiting her. He stops off at the greengrocer's to buy her some fruit. After much confusion with
6. S01E06The PsychiatristMarch 22, 1973—Frank has once again lost his job as a fireman after continually missing the fire-engine. He is depressed about this and convinced that he i
7. S01E07The Employment ExchangeMarch 29, 1973—When the new employment exchange manager Bradshaw insists that everyone can be helped, veteran Hooper gladly passes on the hopeless case of

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1. S02E01CliffhangerNovember 22, 1973—Disaster-prone Frank manages to find a job as salesman for farm products, and with the job goes a car...and when they go for a picnic on a s
2. S02E02The RAF ReunionNovember 29, 1973—Today, Frank attends his RAF reunion & the hidden story of his short but eventful spell in the service unfolds in flashback - of how the mas
3. S02E03The Public Relations CourseDecember 6, 1973—Frank loses another job, this time he was working in the sewers. Betty encourages him to go back to work at the prison but he doesn't think
4. S02E04Frank and MarvinDecember 13, 1973—Betty reveals that she's pregnant. Frank goes off to a holiday camp for an interview as a ""bluecoat."" Frank runs through his act as a vent
5. S02E05Fathers' ClinicDecember 20, 1973—When Frank goes to the Fathers' Clinic, his usual bad luck causes absolute mayhem!!
6. S02E06The Baby ArrivesDecember 27, 1973—It's the moment that Frank has been waiting for as Betty gives birth to his daughter... but the usual bedlam remains...

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1. S03E01Moving HouseNovember 11, 1978—Frank is thrilled when his grandfather offers to pay for flying lessons so that he can help on his vast Australian sheep farm. He sees himse
2. S03E02Wendy HouseNovember 18, 1978—Frank is followed home by a stray dog. He talks Betty into letting him keep it. Mr Harris, from the insurance company, comes to assess the d
3. S03E03Scottish DancingNovember 25, 1978 2.0Frank and Betty now belong to a local Scottish dancing group. One of them has to stay at home to babysit Jessica, so they take it in turns t
4. S03E04Men as WomenDecember 2, 1978—Frank, working on a demolition gang, nearly gets flattened by a falling chimney. A letter arrives from Frank's grandfather, saying that he's
5. S03E05King of the RoadDecember 9, 1978—Frank has a new job as a motorbike dispatch rider. He has to take a motorbike test. The examiner tells him to drive around the block and sto
6. S03E06Australia HouseDecember 16, 1978—Frank is takeing elocution lessons so that he'll be able to communicate with all of the ""upper crust types"" he thinks he'll meet when he s

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