You're Only Young Twice

The Box Number

Cissie places an innocent advert in the paper, requesting somebody with whom she can swap crochet patterns, but the ambi

The Windfall

A tipsy Cissie returns from her uncle Bert's funeral with a shoebox containing a £10,000 inheritance. Greedy Flora is o

The Commercial

On the strength of one of her old films being shown on television, Dolly is offered a part in a bread commercial, but wh

The White Elephant

The Foundling

Flora is disturbed late at night by a baby's crying, and when she discovers the child left on the doorstep, it falls on

The Deputy

Miss Milton is incapacitated after an accident with a ladder, so Paradise Lodge is placed in the hands of a disciplinari

The Spring Fayre

The church's Spring Fayre is approaching, but Flora has fallen out with the vicar's wife, who consequently bans her from

The Operation

Flora feels unwell, but, being banned from surgery, sends Cissie to describe the symptoms, and learns that she has a gru

And Cissie Makes Three

On St George's Day, patriotic Flora is displeased when Miss Milton's German uncle-in-law Klaus visits. However, she chan

The Desperate Hours

Having robbed the post office while Cissie is present, Fingers and his brother Junior hide out at the retirement home, t

Who's Calling?

Cissie picks up the office phone and finds herself talking to an obscene caller, which, in her innocence, she enjoys. An

Use of Bath

After yet another disagreement with Miss Milton over another resident, Flora moves out, taking the loyal Cissie with her

Jobs for the Girls

The ladies decide to earn some extra money through outwork, and go to the job centre, where Cissie ticks a box indicatin

Cissie's Last Chance

When Flora goes to church, she is appalled to hear the vicar announce that Cissie is to marry local librarian Horrace Ma

The Outing

The ladies go on a day trip to Scarborough, where Flora had a wonderful honeymoon — in the room next to her husband. W

Christmas at Paradise Lodge

Christmas 1979: Flora has trouble organising the others with the caroling. Cissie has a mishap with super-glue whilst me

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Christmas Eve 1980: Cissie gets her wish to dress up as Santa Claus and dish out the presents, and goes to bed in costum

Breakfast at Peabody's

Flora is desperate to get the fur coat offered in Peabody's sale, so she and Cissie hide in the store overnight, keeping

Flora's Big Mistake

Accompanying Cissie to the doctor's surgery, Flora overhears the doctor discuss a terminally ill patient, and assumes it

The Missing Ring

When Mildred puts her sewing machine into an auction, Flora realises her engagement ring is inside, but is outbid by an

Desirable Residence

Miss Milton is planning to sell Paradise Lodge so that she can emigrate to Australia and wed her pen-pal. An appalled Fl

The Gipsy's Curse

When gypsy Maddalena visits to tell fortunes, Flora is scornful and dismissive, resulting in Maddalena putting a curse o

Thanks for the Memory

After arguing with everybody and storming out, Flora returns some six hours later with a bandaged head: claiming to have

The Home Perm

Flora wants to impress Mr Petty's niece and nephew, who are visiting the next day, with a glamorous perm, but all the sa