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You Rang, M'Lord?

TV·1990–1993·4 seasons, 25 episodes·BBC One·Comedy·50m·Created by Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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You Rang, M'Lord? is a British comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC. The show was a comedy set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama Upstairs, Downstairs. The series featured many actors who had also appeared in their earlier series, notably Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland and Su Pollard, all of whom had previously been in Perry and Croft's holiday camp sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!. Also featured were Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles from Perry and Croft's It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Bill Pertwee and occasionally Frank Williams from Dad's Army. The memorable 1920s-style theme tune was sung by Bob Monkhouse.

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  1. 01You Rang, M'Lord? S01E01The Phantom Sign WriterS01E01 · 7.0Alf and Ivy are settled into their new jobs but things soon hot up when Sir Ralph suspects that his wife, Lady Agatha, is having an affair. Lord Meldrum's car is vandalised – someone has daubed the word "fornicator" on the side which causes a panic when the Bishop wants to use the vehicle.
  2. 02You Rang, M'Lord? S01E03Love and MoneyS01E03 · 7.0Lord Meldrum thinks that Lavender has gone too far and wants her declared mentally unstable, whilst Teddy is determined to pay Ivy a visit in her room no matter how dangerous the route. A party, thrown for Miss Cissy's birthday, brings a few surprises.
  3. 03You Rang, M'Lord? S03E05Gretna Green or BustS03E05 · 6.8Miss Poppy and Dickie Metcalfe decide to marry and elope to Gretna Green, the rest of the household set off in hot persuit in an attempt to stop them...

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Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes1990Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S01E01You Rang, M'Lord? S01E01Season's bestThe Phantom Sign WriterJanuary 14, 1990 7.0Alf and Ivy are settled into their new jobs but things soon hot up when Sir Ralph suspects that his wife, Lady Agatha, is having an affair.
  2. S01E02You Rang, M'Lord? S01E02A Deed of GiftJanuary 21, 1990 6.5Lady Lavender sends for her solicitor whom she instructs to give Ivy her shares from the Union Jack Rubber Company. James is tortured by tho
  3. S01E03You Rang, M'Lord? S01E03Love and MoneyJanuary 28, 1990 7.0Lord Meldrum thinks that Lavender has gone too far and wants her declared mentally unstable, whilst Teddy is determined to pay Ivy a visit i
  4. S01E04You Rang, M'Lord? S01E04Fair SharesFebruary 4, 1990 6.5Lady Lavender has now promised her shares to Stokes, and he sees this as a chance to set himself up for life. Meanwhile, Ivy is in trouble f
  5. S01E05You Rang, M'Lord? S01E05Beg, Borrow or StealFebruary 11, 1990 6.5Alf is being blackmailed by the local pawn broker into letting him burgle the house. Lord Meldrum allows Cissy & Poppy to hold an evening of

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes1990Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S02E01You Rang, M'Lord? S02E01Labour or LoveNovember 11, 1990 6.0Lord Meldrum gives Teddy an ultimatum - marry Madge Cartwright or be sent to work in his factory. Teddy thinks it's a bluff but finds that h
  2. S02E02You Rang, M'Lord? S02E02Season's bestTrouble at MillNovember 18, 1990 6.5The Prime Minister is coming to dinner but Alf's thoughts are consumed by Lady Lavender. At the factory, Teddy's flirtations with the factor
  3. S02E03You Rang, M'Lord? S02E03Money TalksNovember 25, 1990 6.5Lady Lavender throws her money out of the window and into the street, naturally some of the money goes astray when Alf gets his hands on it.
  4. S02E04You Rang, M'Lord? S02E04The Meldrum VasesDecember 2, 1990 6.0Alf has hidden some of the money in one of his Lordship's antique vases - unfortunately Lord Meldrum has donated three identical vases to th
  5. S02E05You Rang, M'Lord? S02E05The Wounds of WarDecember 9, 1990 6.5To protect his master, Alf tells Sir Ralph that Lord Meldrum was wounded in the Artillery. Ivy is over the moon when James agrees to take he
  6. S02E06You Rang, M'Lord? S02E06Stranger in the NightDecember 16, 1990 6.5James is embarrassed when his father arrives at the house on the run from the police. The servants decide to hide him until they can arrange
  7. S02E07You Rang, M'Lord? S02E07Royal FlushDecember 23, 1990 6.5Excitement runs through the household when it is announced that the King and Queen of Dalmatia are coming to dinner, although Mrs. Lipton is

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes1991Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S03E01You Rang, M'Lord? S03E01Please Help the OrphansNovember 10, 1991 6.5Alf is being pestered by Mrs. Lipton to finalise his divorce so he gets an old friend to agree to pose as Mrs. Stokes. Meanwhile, he has a b
  2. S03E02You Rang, M'Lord? S03E02Current AffairsNovember 17, 1991 6.0Alf continues to supply the Sunshine Pantry with Mrs. Lipton's cakes. Myrtle pays a visit to the house posing as Mrs. Stokes but can she per
  3. S03E03You Rang, M'Lord? S03E03Mrs. Lipton's Nasty TurnNovember 24, 1991 6.5Having discovered Alf's deception and broken his Lordship's crockery in a fit of anger, Mrs. Lipton is left wondering if she still has a job
  4. S03E04You Rang, M'Lord? S03E04Meet the WorkersDecember 1, 1991 6.5Miss Poppy annonces her engagement to Dickie Metcalfe but Alf smells a rat! Lord Meldrum is convinced that he must learn more about the lowe
  5. S03E05You Rang, M'Lord? S03E05Season's bestGretna Green or BustDecember 8, 1991 6.8Miss Poppy and Dickie Metcalfe decide to marry and elope to Gretna Green, the rest of the household set off in hot persuit in an attempt to
  6. S03E06You Rang, M'Lord? S03E06The Night of ReckoningDecember 15, 1991 6.0Twelvetrees gets an offer to be butler for Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha. Mabel is on the verge of being evicted from her home. Meanwhile, Alf c
  7. S03E07You Rang, M'Lord? S03E07A Day in the CountryDecember 22, 1991 6.8Lord Meldrum decides he is going to treat the servants to a picnic in the country. Nobody is surprised however, that upon their arrival at P

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1993Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S04E01You Rang, M'Lord? S04E01Yes Sir, That's My BabyMarch 20, 1993 6.5Miss Cissy leads the house into helping out at the local soup kitchen for the poor. Meanwhile, Teddy is still trying to escape the romantic
  2. S04E02You Rang, M'Lord? S04E02Requiem for a ParrotMarch 27, 1993 6.5Lord Meldrum is intent on sending Teddy to his rubber plantation in Malaya, however the death of Lady Lavender's parrot leads to some bizarr
  3. S04E03You Rang, M'Lord? S04E03Season's bestCome to the BallApril 3, 1993 6.8Lord Meldrum decides to inspect the servants' quarters and Mabel has found a purse containing five pounds. Then the staff are invited to the
  4. S04E04You Rang, M'Lord? S04E04The Truth RevealedApril 10, 1993 6.5Sir Ralph sacks Selfridge, his butler, who in turn tells him of his wife's long-standing affair with George Meldrum. Sir Ralph sets out for
  5. S04E05You Rang, M'Lord? S04E05The Fall of the House Of MeldrumApril 17, 1993 6.0Meldrum is convinced that Sir Ralph has put a curse on him. In addition, the rubber plantation in Malaya has been ravaged by the Bangokhan b
  6. S04E06You Rang, M'Lord? S04E06Well, There You Are Then...!April 24, 1993 6.8Things look bleak for the Meldrums with most of their money lost on the stock market crash and the effects of the Bangokhan beetle. Cissy an

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