Once Upon A Time In The North — Season 1, Episode 4: The Time Pat Was In The Sound Of Music
Comedy • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
Pat Tollit feels she's reached a crossroads in her life that only a role in the local am dram production of The Sound of Music can fulfill. However she soon sees that the grass isn't any greener for Celia, the leading lady who just happens to be Bob Carling's wife. Meanwhile Len's deal with Humspurt cellphones has reached a snag; specifically a faulty number 9 button on each handset.
About Once Upon A Time In The North
Whimsical tales of the Tollit family, who live in the picturesque Northern town of Sutton Moor. The husband, Len, is a soft-hearted, well-meaning chap who holds strong views on certain subjects and is fiercely proud of his working-class roots. But his determination to prove himself the equal of those who may consider themselves his betters often leads to confrontation and infuriates his wife, Pat. They have two children, the pre-teen Sean and the sexually-maturing Siobhan, who, at 15, is at that 'awkward age'. Living in the granny flat in their yard is Mr Bebbington, who had been Len's late mother's boyfriend but has remained with them for six months since her death. Pat constantly cajoles Len into getting Bebbington out but he is quite content to let him stay and treats him as one of the family. Len's brother, Morris, who lives nearby, is a spiritual man who comes across as half-hippy and half-witted.