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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Writing on the Wall
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Writing on the Wall

    S1:E5

    A rumour starts that Jim’s department is about to be axed. So with help from Sir Humphrey, they try and defeat the Prime Minister’s plans.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Key
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Key

    S1:E4

    Office politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim tries to restrict Sir Humphrey’s access to №10.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Full Of Mysterious Promise
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Full Of Mysterious Promise

    S1:E1

    Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labels! He then tries to foist them off onto his customers.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease

    S1:E3

    Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who he feels has been neglecting him.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Apples and Self Service
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Apples and Self Service

    S1:E6

    Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.

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    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Beware Of The Dog
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Beware Of The Dog

    S1:E4

    After a bungled burglary on his premises, Arkwright decided the time is right for a guard dog for the shop. However, instead of a real dog, he tries to fool everyone with just the sound of a dog! Meanwhile, Granville thinks he could be the father of Maureen's baby, Eric!

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Well Catered Funeral
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Well Catered Funeral

    S1:E5

    Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - A Mattress On Wheels
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - A Mattress On Wheels

    S1:E2

    Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van. Granville hopes that a mattress in the back of it will help his love life - and maybe Arkwright's, too!

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    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - St. Albert's Day
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - St. Albert's Day

    S2:E7

    Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - The New Suit
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The New Suit

    S2:E4

    Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Reluctant Traveller
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Reluctant Traveller

    S2:E2

    Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night away at a hotel. Little does she know that the hotel is round the block! Whilst they are away, Granville is entertaining the milk-woman. Arkwright also has a problem with an over-tight money belt!

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Arkwright's Mobile Store
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Arkwright's Mobile Store

    S2:E5

    In a bid to prove to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel that he means to expand his business, he buys a van so that Arkwright's Stores can have a mobile store.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls

    S2:E3

    Arkwright once again is struggling to sell goods that no-one wants to buy. His marketing genius comes to the fore as he tries to shift the surplus stock, namely fig biscuits and toilet rolls with messages printed on them.

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    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Laundry Blues
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Laundry Blues

    S2:E1

    Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, having seen Granville struggling with the washing, tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine. Arkwright has to come up with a plan so that she thinks he has done as she requests. He gets Neville to drop off a new machine, sneak round the back of the shop and take it away again, leaving behind a second-hand machine instead!

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Shedding At The Wedding
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Shedding At The Wedding

    S2:E6

    Arkwright goes to a wedding with Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. His suit smells of mothballs and he has to hang his trousers out of Gladys' car to air them. After his trousers are blown away and run over by a tractor, he has to borrow her trousers!

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    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - An Errand Boy by the Ear
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - An Errand Boy by the Ear

    S3:E1

    The customers are upset by Granville continually being dragged around by the ear by Arkwright.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid

    S3:E6

    Granville gets rid of his old image by wearing shades and snappy threads, complete with a 'medallion' made out of a cocoa tin lid.

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    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - The Man From Down Under
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Man From Down Under

    S3:E5

    Arkwright has a rival for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's attention, as a visitor from Australia returns to his old stomping ground.

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    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Duet for Solo Bicycle
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Duet for Solo Bicycle

    S3:E3

    A grocer's bike with a squeaky wheel is definitely ruining Granville's attempts to woo the girls, especially Wendy who suffers the embarrassment of being escorted by Granville and his squeak!

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Ginger Men
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Ginger Men

    S3:E2

    Once again Arkwright has overstocked on goods. This time he has a consignment of Ginger Cake to get rid of. By pretending that it has aphrodisiac properties, he hopes to sell the lot.

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - How to Ignite Your Errand Boy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - How to Ignite Your Errand Boy

    S3:E4

    Granville is tasked with making home-made firelighters, an essential ingredient being his shredded disco shirt.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Horse-Trading
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Horse-Trading

    S4:E2

    Arkwright smugly offloads a lot of clothes-horses to an Asian rival shopkeeper. However, when his rival starts making large profits using the clothes-horses as bait for customers, Arkwright makes Granville dress up as an Asian woman so that he can buy the clothes-horses back.

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    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Soulmate Wanted
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Soulmate Wanted

    S4:E1

    Granville advertises for female company and ends up with more than he can handle.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Happy Birthday Arkwright
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Happy Birthday Arkwright

    S4:E5

    Arkwright is on the alert after Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Granville tell him that a man from the Good Shop Guide is visiting shops in the area. It is only a ruse by Granville and Nurse Gladys to teach Arkwright a lesson in good manners. Nurse Gladys dresses up as a man and is on the receiving end of some very polite behaviour from Arkwright.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel

    S4:E6

    Arkwright tries all manner of things in order to get himself into Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's bedroom, including the use of a ladder and a box of chocolates. Meanwhile Granville takes to wearing tights on his head.

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Sydney Lotterby Ratings Summary

"The Writing on the Wall" is the best rated episode directed by Sydney Lotterby. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 3/24/1980 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Key".