The essential episodes of You Rang, M'Lord?

Watch these 15 in order and you've got You Rang, M'Lord? — each pick states its reason.

  1. 01

    S01E01 · Pilot · January 14, 1990 · 50m

    The Phantom Sign Writer7.0

    Alf 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. 02

    S01E02 · Top rated · January 21, 1990 · 50m

    A Deed of Gift6.5

    Lady Lavender sends for her solicitor whom she instructs to give Ivy her shares from the Union Jack Rubber Company. James is tortured by thoughts of Miss Poppy after she asks to feel his muscles. Then Lavender sends for her solicitor again.

  3. 03

    S01E03 · Top rated · January 28, 1990 · 50m

    Love and Money7.0

    Lord 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.

  4. 04

    S01E04 · Top rated · February 4, 1990 · 50m

    Fair Shares6.5

    Lady 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 for telling Sir Ralph about his wife's indiscretions with Lord Meldrum.

  5. 05

    S01E05 · Top rated · February 11, 1990 · 50m

    Beg, Borrow or Steal6.5

    Alf is being blackmailed by the local pawn broker into letting him burgle the house. Lord Meldrum allows Cissy & Poppy to hold an evening of progressive poetry in the dining room. At last the relationship between Alf and Ivy is revealed to James.

  6. 06

    S02E02 · Season 2 peak · November 18, 1990 · 50m

    Trouble at Mill6.5

    The Prime Minister is coming to dinner but Alf's thoughts are consumed by Lady Lavender. At the factory, Teddy's flirtations with the factory girls causes a mass walk out...

  7. 07

    S02E03 · Top rated · November 25, 1990 · 50m

    Money Talks6.5

    Lady 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...

  8. 08

    S02E05 · Top rated · December 9, 1990 · 50m

    The Wounds of War6.5

    To 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 her to the pictures. Mrs. Lipton is convinced that Alf's divorce is being held up by his wife...

  9. 09

    S02E06 · Top rated · December 16, 1990 · 50m

    Stranger in the Night6.5

    James 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 for him to flee the country...

  10. 10

    S02E07 · Top rated · December 23, 1990 · 50m

    Royal Flush6.5

    Excitement runs through the household when it is announced that the King and Queen of Dalmatia are coming to dinner, although Mrs. Lipton is upset to find that she will not be doing the catering. In addition, Noel Coward is expected to join them after the opening night of his new play...

  11. 11

    S03E01 · Top rated · November 10, 1991 · 50m

    Please Help the Orphans6.5

    Alf 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 brainwave to make some money by fooling Mrs. Lipton into baking some cakes, which she thinks are destined for the local orphanage...

  12. 12

    S03E05 · Season 3 peak · December 8, 1991 · 50m

    Gretna Green or Bust6.8

    Miss 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...

  13. 13

    S03E07 · Top rated · December 22, 1991 · 50m

    A Day in the Country6.8

    Lord Meldrum decides he is going to treat the servants to a picnic in the country. Nobody is surprised however, that upon their arrival at Peabody Hall, Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha are there too...

  14. 14

    S04E03 · Season 4 peak · April 3, 1993 · 50m

    Come to the Ball6.8

    Lord Meldrum decides to inspect the servants' quarters and Mabel has found a purse containing five pounds. Then the staff are invited to the luxurious ball where the employers have to wait upon their servants...

  15. 15

    S04E06 · Series finale · April 24, 1993 · 50m

    Well, There You Are Then...!6.8

    Things look bleak for the Meldrums with most of their money lost on the stock market crash and the effects of the Bangokhan beetle. Cissy and Lavender try to save the situation, but the servants have little choice but to look elsewhere for their futures...

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