About this season
The lives and, often illegal, activities of the residents of a tower block in early 1970s Leeds, West Yorkshire, with the brassy matriarch, Queenie Shepherd, ruling the roost over her neighbours.
Episodes (6)
1. The Prowler
Aired 1 August 1972 • 30 min
Queenie is forced to banish sons from the flat along with brother-in-law Jack. But has she overstepped the mark this time?
2. New Broom
Aired 8 August 1972 • 30 min
At the local police inspector's retirement party, Queenie and the boys meet his disconcertingly zealous successor and decide that they have to act fast to “take care” of him…
3. The One That Got Away
Aired 15 August 1972 • 30 min
Jack decides to go fishing, but having been spotted emerging from a fishmonger's with a huge conga eel, his fabulous ‘catch' fails to impress...
4. England Expects
Aired 22 August 1972 • 30 min
It's Queenie's wedding anniversary and Douglas's birthday!! This calls for a double celebration and the Shepherds do it their way as always…
5. Mr Faintheart
Aired 29 August 1972 • 30 min
Queenie decides that the miserably single Douglas needs some training in the art of seduction…
6. The Patter Of Tiny Feet
Aired 5 September 1972 • 30 min
In the eyes of her princelings, Queenie can do no wrong. But now their loyalty faces its greatest challenge yet.