Season 2

1969 · 6 episodes

Episodes

1The Unhappy BirthdayPatrick visits the Doctor for his annual check up. The Doctor almost ""spoils the surprise birthday party"" that's being planned for Patrick when he says, See you on Tuesday night. Patrick is wondering why the Doctor wants to see him again so soon. Next morning Patrick has developed a cold & hears Nanny & the Girls whispering about something. He consults a few medical books & has convinced Himself that he's dying. Meanwhile the party plans are in full swing & the guests are arriving, Patrick comes downstairs to see all his friends & family celebrating & thinks they should be ashamed of their behaviour. It turns out He's forgotten about His Birthday & the Doctor says He's fine,just a slight cold. However on closer inspection the Doctor sees spots, Patrick has caught German Measles & it's back to bed.! B/W episode. (BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible)
2We Can't Afford A CarriagePatrick is complaining about the Household bills when Anna & Karen walk in and ask for 300 pounds to buy a ""Used Car "". Patrick tells them to earn the money themselves. Try putting a note in the newsagents window he says. An old Army buddy telephones and says he wants to meet & talk about old times. Karen places notice in newsagents window for modelling job to earn money for the car. Captain Waring sees note in window & jumps to wrong conclusion when he discovers that it's the same address where his old buddy Patrick lives. Meanwhile Anna has found a part time job as a "" Bunny Girl "" in a nightclub. After meeting with Patrick & sorting out the misunderstanding He invites him to the same nightclub where Anna's working, Anna sees her father come in & tries to avoid him. Patrick sees Anna & starts to run after her, In her haste to avoid Patrick a few tables are overturned & she escapes out the back door. the other patrons don't know they're Father & Daughter & hold him back. Next da
3Show Me The Way To Go HomePatrick is establishing the 'rules of the house'. When the Girls arrive home & Patrick informs them Anna says she's looking for a flat & wants to move out. Patrick tries to talk her out of it But that only makes her more determined. Anna can only afford 5 pounds a week & finds a place around the corner. ( a dingy little bedsitter.) Patrick plans a surprise visit & Karen arrives first to warn her. Anna runs downstairs to Married couples flat to use the phone, too late ! Patrick sees her & assumes the flat is hers. He is amazed how nice the flat is & then sees two single beds. Anna says she is sharing with a friend, so Patrick notes the phone number & goes home. Later he rings & a man answers the phone, He thinks Anna's sharing with a Man.! He goes around to sort it out & Justin thinks Patrick is his wife Julia's father whom he has never met. It's all sorted out in the end & Anna moves back home. B/W episode BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.
4Thinner Than Water.Nanny & the Girls convince Patrick to accompany them to the Blood Bank so they can all donate some blood. When they arrive home Anna mentions she's type AB, Karen says she is AB as well, Patrick looks at his new donor card & says he's type O. When Georgie arrives Patrick mentions this & Georgie tells him that He can't be their Father if they have a different blood group.! Patrick is worried that his ex-wife Barbara may have been unfaithful to him all those years ago. He searches the attic for Barbara's old Diaries & finds a few names who he thinks might be the Girl's real Father. He tries to Telephone Barbara in Italy to ask her who these people were but Barbara has just arrived at his front door. Soon after Bill arrives to take Barbara shopping & while they're away Patrick rings two of the names in the book & invites them around for drinks.( for old times sake ) He discovers that they are both type O when Barbara & Bill arrive back from shopping. Patrick tells Bill His prob
5Baby Won't You Please Come HomePatrick has plans to buy a boat when a telegram arrives from his brother Phillip. Seems he needs Patrick's help and arrives later that afternoon with a baby he says he found outside his dressing room while on tour in Ireland. Phillip doesn't know who the mother is & thinks it might be his child from one of his many girlfriends. Phillip wants Patrick to look after the child while he tries to find out who the mother is. Patrick asks nanny to phone the department store & ask them to deliver a cot for the baby. Before she can do this, the phone rings, it's the man who's selling the boat. He wants to know when Patrick wants to take delivery. Patrick thinks he's from the department store & asks them to deliver it to his house as soon as possible. Mr Connelly comes to the door looking for Phillip, Phillip tells him he's not home.Connelly tells Patrick he thinks his wife is involved with Phillip, then the babies' parents arrive & tell Phillip they just left the baby for five minutes &
6Divorce English StylePatrick's solicitor contacts him to say that He & ex-wife Barbara may not be legally divorced. Barbara arrives on hearing the news & they meet with the solicitor to make their divorce legal. Bill overhears Barbara's conversation & thinks she's divorcing him to marry Patrick again.! The solicitor finds the missing paperwork though & confirms that Patrick & Barbara are legaly divorced. a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible. B/W episode.