About this season
No Place Like Home is a BBC situation comedy written by Jon Watkins and stars William Gaunt and Patricia Garwood as Arthur and Beryl Crabtree, a middle-aged couple who plan for a quiet life once their children have left home. Sadly, it is not to be. No Place Like Home was broadcast for five series between 1983 and 1987, with an early appearance by Martin Clunes.
Episodes (13)
1. Marriage Guidance
Aired 8 January 1986 • 30 min
Daughter Lorraine and son-in-law Raymond are sent to a marriage counselor to talk over their troubles. Arthur decides to contribute his own advice, and the counselor is more confused than ever.
2. Arthur Acting
Aired 15 January 1986 • 30 min
Tracy brings home an actress friend, Abigail, who inspires Arthur to take up acting as well—as an amateur, of course.
3. Comings and Goings
Aired 22 January 1986 • 30 min
The amount of traffic in and out of the Crabtree house puts enormous strain on Arthur and the only bathroom in the house.
4. The Summons
Aired 29 January 1986 • 30 min
Neighbor Vera is issued a court summons over her collection of noisy animals, and decides to defend her own case.
5. The Crabtree Code
Aired 5 February 1986 • 30 min
Son Paul and live-in girlfriend Louise think they should get married, but their decision is not made any easier by all the unsolicited advice they get from family and friends.
6. Happy Families (Part One)
Aired 12 February 1986 • 30 min
New characters arrive at the Crabtree household: Raymond's traffic warden friend, Elsie; Nigel's girlfriend's Polish aunt Eva; and Raymond's charming ladies' man brother, George.
7. Happy Families (Part Two)
Aired 19 February 1986 • 30 min
Aunt Eva does not seem to be keeping up the housework she has agreed to do in exchange for the Crabtrees' hospitality, while Raymond's and his brother's behavior alarms everyone in the household.
8. Dear Miss Davenport
Aired 26 February 1986 • 30 min
Suspicions and misunderstandings abound when Arthur gets an attractive new secretary, Miss Celia Davenport, at the office, but her stay is only temporary.
9. Great Uncle Herbert
Aired 5 March 1986 • 30 min
The Crabtrees see the name of their great uncle Herbert in a newspaper announcement seeking beneficiaries for some money, and they begin a mad search to find him in hopes of some benefit for themselves.
10. Trevor's Last Stand
Aired 12 March 1986 • 30 min
Beryl is away, and Arthur becomes ill, and is nursed by Vera. Meanwhile, Vera's husband Trevor goes away on business and is nearly compromised by an over-enthusiastic female colleague.
11. The Video
Aired 19 March 1986 • 30 min
The Crabtrees think they have achieved star status when they are chosen for the subject of a video project on family life made by local students... until they see what those candid cameras have captured.
12. Arthur's Move
Aired 26 March 1986 • 30 min
Arthur decides that buying another small house will provide peace and quiet for Beryl and him. Then he decides that letting the children live there and pay rent is an even better idea. Then the real estate agent makes the real decision for everyone.
13. Silver Wedding
Aired 2 April 1986 • 30 min
Arthur and Beryl each arrange a surprise for the other to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, while the children plan another surprise, all adding up to conflict and confusion.