Ever Decreasing Circles
Ever Decreasing Circles

Ever Decreasing Circles

1984 4 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Comedy

Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.

Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The New Neighbour

Martin and Ann meet their new neighbour Paul. Ann believes that he will be a welcome addition to the Close, but Martin i

EP 2

Taking Over

Martin's dislike for Paul intensifies when Paul manages to get Martin relieved of all his duties on the Resident's Commi

EP 3

A Strange Woman

Martin and certain others in the Close are nearly scandalized by Paul's outlandish behavior. Burning perfectly good hous

EP 4

Holiday Plans

It's time for members of the Close to go on a holiday outing, and some wish to repeat an earlier trip to the Bavarian Al

EP 5

Vicars and Tarts

Martin organizes a fund-raising dance. Paul innocently lends a helping hand, and in doing so mercilessly interferes with

EP 1

The Tea Party

Martin has invited his old friend Mrs. Beardsmore and her friends from the old people's home to tea. Events slide decide

EP 2

The Cricket Match

Martin and his cricket teammates are happily preparing for their next match, when Paul announces that he had played for

EP 3

A Married Man

Ann and Martin are planning a dinner party for Paul and his girlfriend. Ann anticipates the event going smoothly, but wh

EP 4

Housework

Ann must go into the hospital for minor surgery and is concerned about the house's upkeep in her absence. Martin insists

EP 5

Snooker

Martin has great hopes for winning the upcoming snooker tournament, but his heart sinks when he finds out that Paul is a

EP 6

Boredom

Ann has become quite tired of her stay-at-home existence, but she is not interested in the crafts projects Martin sugges

EP 7

The Psychiatrist

At Paul's party, Ann meets at psychiatrist and believes he may be just the person to help Martin over his hyper-activity

EP 8

The Party

Christmas is a bit different this year in the Close. Paul has a few extra house guests and Ann volunteers to look after

EP 1

Manure

Martin offers to take delivery of Paul's garden manure, but things go predictably and disastrously wrong. And Paul compo

EP 2

One Night Stand

Martin is abroad at a conference representing his company, Mole Valley Valves. A practical jokester arranges for Martin

EP 3

House to Let

Martin believes that Paul is seeking to ""take over"" the Close and is very concerned about what sort of people Martin w

EP 4

Local Hero

Martin saves a local girl from drowning and promptly let's his newly-found fame goes to his head. When even his best fri

EP 5

The Campaign

Ann is fund-raising for Open University, which leads Martin to declare that she is ""a pawn of the Kremlin."" Her activi

EP 6

Cavaliers and Roundheads

Paul has had an unexpected run of bad luck, raising Martin's expectations of actually beating his neighbor for once when

EP 1

Relaxation

The stress of seeking total perfection in every aspect of Martin's day-to-day life, and organizing others around him wit

EP 2

Goodbye, Paul?

Martin finds himself in a difficult position. Paul is going to move out of the area if he can't find suitable premises f

EP 3

Stuck in a Loft

Hilda and Howard, Martin and Ann rent a country cottage for the weekend. Paul and Sarah come along, and Martin takes the

EP 4

Neighbourhood Watch

Martin ""co-ordinates"" the neighborhood watch with predictable results.

EP 5

The Footpath

Martin is incensed when Howard and Hilda are denied their right to use a public footpath by a local farmer. Martin decid

EP 6

Jumping to Conclusions

The results of Ann's Open University interim test are not very impressive. She is understandably worried and decides tha

EP 7

Half an Office

Martin suddenly finds out that the Personnel Department's plans to extend their office will threaten his own office spac

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