A Little Bit Of Wisdom — Season 1
Series 1 and 2, Series 3 sees Norman taking a job as a clerk in a builder's office.
About this season
Series 1 and 2, Series 3 sees Norman taking a job as a clerk in a builder's office.
Episodes (7)
1. The Magic Monkey of Kubla Khan
Aired 9 April 1974 • 30 min
Norman's fortunes take a turn when he purchases a monkey from an elderly man in the park and immediately begins amassing a fortune. However, fate is not inclined to let such good luck endure...
2. Public Enemy
Aired 16 April 1974 • 30 min
A severe thunderstorm forces Norman to seek refuge in an auction room. Inside, he experiences a series of strange accidents, including dodging an explosion, accidentally touching the Venus de Milo, and trying to evade a dangerous thug known as Mr. Big.
3. A Little Bit of Respect
Aired 23 April 1974 • 30 min
Are you a seven-stone weakling? Do you get sand kicked in your face? Even by women? Then follow Norman's example and get into uniform. Everybody respects a uniform - or so believes Norman. Yet he's too small to join the police force, nearly drowns as a lifeguard, and faints as a first-aid man! Finally, he goes for an interview as a night security officer...
4. I Gotta Hearse
Aired 30 April 1974 • 30 min
When you die, you die. However, there's no assurance you'll make it if Norman is behind the wheel of the hearse!
5. Who Was That Lady?
Aired 7 May 1974 • 30 min
Deirdre St. John Featherstone-Haugh is stunning, elegant, and cunning - and she has her sights set on Norman. Not out of attraction, but because she requires a partner in crime to secure a large sum of money. With amnesia, Norman is unwittingly drawn into her deceitful scheme. He is forced to masquerade as a prominent aristocrat and a former head-boy of Eton.
6. And I Mean That Most Sincerely
Aired 14 May 1974 • 30 min
Cheer up - you are smarter than you think. At least, that's what Norman discovers when he becomes the star performer on a TV quiz show.
7. The Angels Want Me For A Sunbeam
Aired 21 May 1974 • 30 min
When Norman is present, anything can happen - and it usually does. Who else on a construction site could mistakenly guide the operator of a wrecking ball machine to demolish the restroom while the foreman is inside? After such a memorable mistake, Norman questions if life is still meaningful - a mindset that will take him into uncharted territory.