Seasons & Episodes
Welcome to Bayview
Tom Ballard is put in Bayview Retirement Home by drunken daughter-in-law Marion and her weak husband Geoffrey. Many of
A Trip to Brighton
Diana rows with chief carer Jane for calling her a senior citizen and Tom does his best to ignore Marion and Geoffrey.
Cheering Up Tom
Tom really thinks that he won't have to wait for God much longer when he says he is dying and is rushed to hospital. He
The Christening
Tom is going to the christening of his nephew and wants Diana to accompany him but she is not keen because her arthritis
Fraulein Mueller
Jane wants to become a nun so Baines sacks her and brings in stern German matron Greta Mueller, who is a tyrant and tell
The Psychiatrist
Baines decides that if Diana and Tom are seen to be mentally incompetent it will give him power of attorney over them an
The Helicopter
With upcoming by-elections Councillor Ferguson is courting the grey vote and comes to the home. At the same time Diana,
Counselling for the Dying
Following the death of a resident all alone, Tom puts himself forward as a counsellor to aid and comfort the terminally
The Partition
Tom is depressed because he is missing his late wife but Marion and Geoffrey are not keen to have him home on respite. H
Daisy Takes Charge
Baines threatens Diana with expulsion unless she removes the partition but they both have more pressing matters to consi
The Thief
Resident Betty claims that her sewing basket has gone missing and Tom and Diana decide to investigate. Not fully believi
Tell the Truth
Tom's belief that one should always tell the truth offends Jane, who's attempted to look glamorous to appeal to Baines a
The Hip Operation
Diana falls and breaks her hip whilst throwing a brick at the home's incompetent South American gardener. She is taken t
Glamorous Grannies
Tom has a bet with Diana that she can't be nice to people for a week. Such untypical actions only lead to confusion. Ba
Foreign Workers
In order to cut costs Baines decides to employ illegal immigrant workers at Bayview. To Diana one incompetent foreigner
Young People
A group of students comes to Bayview and Baines bribes one of them, Bob, into being seen in a compromising situation wit
The Boring Son
In addition to her alcoholism, Marion's fling with Bob becomes the last straw for Geoffrey, who finally decides to leave
The Funeral
Depressed vicar Dennis Sparrow is conducting the funeral of ex-Bayview resident Jimmy, but is making heavy weather of th
Two Nasty Children
Blaming Tom for introducing Marion to Dennis Sparrow, Geoffrey asks him to baby-sit his two children Skye and Tarquin, b
Looking for Work
It's April and yet it's still very cold so the residents do not appreciate it when Baines turns off the central heating
Harvey's Fiancee
Baines meets a girl-friend, Lucy Maitland, at the hunt ball. His mother is coming to visit before going to stay with h
The Estate Agent
After she has been accused of selfishness, Diana goes to work as a volunteer at a charity for elderly people and takes
Scandal
Resident Dave Cartwright has died and at the wake the drink flows freely amongst the inhabitants of Bayview. Tom and D
Sabotage
Whilst Baines is ecstatic about his new car Tom and Diana plan a little holiday and start a vacation fund. Unfortunate
Politics
Diana decides that she would like to enter politics and stands as an independent candidate for the Residents' Party. Bai
Sleeping Pills
Diana collapses and is rushed to hospital where Baines tries, unsuccessfully to cop off with the lady doctor. Diana, w
Great Aunt Diana
The residents are getting wet waiting for a bus but when it arrives the driver claims that they cannot get on for free f
Financial Difficulties
Diana is horrified to find that she is unaccountably in the red and goes up to London to cause a fuss, only to discover
Living Together
To Jane's disapproval, Diana and Tom are now living in sin, or rather together, but already they start arguing, since th
Living In Miserable Sin
Living together is not the bed of roses that Tom and Diana were expecting. He criticizes her sloppiness and her funny li
Shelves
Geoffrey is getting on Tom's nerves with his obsession with shelves, which he keeps putting up all over the unit and it'
The Seance
Whilst Mr. Kwok demonstrates karate to the Bayview males, who vie with each other to impress Jane, Tom is introduced to
The Promotional Video
A promotional video is being made to extol the virtues of Bayview and several residents are to have speaking parts, incl
Adult Education
When Tom and Diana's life drawing art classes at the local college are terminated and complaining yields no joy, they de
Sent To Coventry
A strange reversal of fortune overtakes Bayview with the hospitalised Baines seen as the victim and Diana his tormentor.
Waterworks
After drinking a lot at a reunion, Tom has trouble passing water and becomes very sensitive about it. He tries to keep i
The Conference
There is to be a conference on the needs of the elderly held, and Diana is asked to be the local representative. At the
After The Operation
Diana visits Tom in hospital. His operation to clear his prostrate cancer has been a success and he returns to Bayview w
The Bayview Conservation Society
Baines is hiring Mr. Nakamura, a Japanese hotel consultant, to advise on the building of a new,space-saving wing to be b
A Royal Visit
A letter from the mayor's office suggests that a royal personage will be gracing Bayview with a visit. Diana, already ev
Diana's Diet
Diana's foot shows no sign of healing and Tom is anxious for her to see a doctor. For all of her brash facade she is rel
Trouble With Men
Diana and Jane are both taken aback by the bizarre ways of men, following their respective marriage proposals. Tom's pro
Harvey The Priest
A combination of genuine feelings for Jane, whom he is used to having around, plus the desire to still join the golf clu
Bungee Jumping
Whilst planning his pre-nuptial agreement with an eager Jane, Baines is told that he is not a proper priest and that any
A Double Wedding?
After confiding her doubts about marriage to Sarah, Diana has a raucous hen night with male strippers whilst Tom's stag
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