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The Best Episodes of As Time Goes By

Every episode of As Time Goes By ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of As Time Goes By!

The Best Episodes of As Time Goes By

Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.
  1. Background image for A Surprise for Jean
    8.6/10(114 votes)

    #1 - A Surprise for Jean

    S6:E7

    Jean tells Lionel that she wants him to surprise her more. So Alistair suggests Lionel surprise Jean with a trip. However it turns out not to be the easiest thing to do.

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  2. Background image for Wedding Day Nerves
    8.4/10(124 votes)

    #2 - Wedding Day Nerves

    S4:E8

    Lionel and Jean's wedding day arrives. Lionel has to deal with a case of nerves while Jean has to deal with her sister-in-laws meddling.

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    8.3/10(127 votes)

    #3 - The Anniversary Party

    S4:E6

    Stephen plans a surprise anniversary party for Penny but, mixes up the dates. While Jean and Lionel argue about being ""engaged"".

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  4. Background image for Pardon?
    8.3/10(121 votes)

    #4 - Pardon?

    S7:E1

    Jean suspects that Lionel is going deaf. But despite the fact that he clearly can't hear very much, Lionel resists going to a doctor. Meanwhile, he becomes convinced that Jean is having problems with her eyes, and sets about solving this dilemma.

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  5. Background image for Getting Rid of Gwen
    8.2/10(125 votes)

    #5 - Getting Rid of Gwen

    S4:E3

    Jean trys to help Lionel come up with a plan to get rid of Ms. Flack. While Ms. Flack decides to move away to her sister's.

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    8.2/10(118 votes)

    #6 - Wedding Preparations

    S4:E7

    Jean and Lionel finally set a date for the wedding. While the women are planning the wedding, Lionel finally finishes his script for the miniseries.

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  8. Background image for The World Will Always Welcome Lovers (a.k.a The Wedding)
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    #7 - The World Will Always Welcome Lovers (a.k.a The Wedding)

    S9:E3

    Rocky comes to the rescue when there is a problem with the best man at Alistair and Judith's wedding. Lol's wedding outfit does not go quite according to plan. The family is introduced to an unusual wedding custom. And Jean is still trying to matchmake between Harry and Sandy.

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  9. Background image for Christmas Special Part One
    8.2/10(144 votes)

    #8 - Christmas Special Part One

    S10:E1

    Jean feathers the nest for grandchildren, even though Lionel points out that neither Judy nor Sandy have gotten pregnant yet. It turns out that Judy and Alistair have been trying, with no results, and Judy suspects the problem may be Alistair--who is wildly overcompensating to prove his virility. Meanwhile, Sandy is upset because Harry seeks a promotion that may put him in harm's way. And in the middle of all this, Lionel gets a very unexpected visitor from Africa.

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    8.1/10(118 votes)

    #9 - The Affair

    S4:E4

    Jean's sister-in-law decides to move in with her and Lionel after she finds out her husband is having an affair. Actually he being so secretive because he is planning a surprise anniversary party for her.

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    8.1/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Welcome News

    S4:E5

    Rocky decides to give Lionel his country house in-which the film crew for the miniseries has decided to shoot. Jean and Lionel get engaged.

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    8.1/10(113 votes)

    #11 - Judith's New Romance

    S4:E9

    Judy gets a new boyfriend and Jean decides to ""help"" out her daughter.

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    8.1/10(127 votes)

    #12 - Lionel's Ex-Wife

    S5:E2

    Lionel's ex-wife, Margaret, asks him out for a drink, and he asks Jean to go with him. When Margaret arrives she isn't at all like Jean anticipated. Turns out she has changed a lot since the divorce and is now rich with a very young boyfriend.

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  14. Background image for Showered with Gifts
    8.1/10(110 votes)

    #13 - Showered with Gifts

    S5:E7

    Lionel and Jean befriend the villagers who shower the couple with gifts.

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    8.1/10(111 votes)

    #14 - What's Wrong with Mrs Bale?

    S6:E4

    Jean and Lionel visit the country house and find Mrs. Bale in an odd mood. After Jean suggests Lionel talk to Mrs. Bale to find out what is wrong he becomes ill. When the doctor shows to treat Lionel it is revealed that it's the doctor that Mrs. Bale has a problem with.

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  16. Background image for Alistair's Engagement
    8.1/10(113 votes)

    #15 - Alistair's Engagement

    S6:E5

    Alistair surprises everyone by announcing his engagement to someone he just met named Mercury. Judy's new boyfriend Paul lies to her and she breaks up with him. Jean wishes Alistair and Judy would get back together.

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  17. Background image for The House Next Door
    8.1/10(103 votes)

    #16 - The House Next Door

    S6:E6

    While spending an evening at home everyone is startled by noises coming from the empty house next door. Jean calls the police but, its just the ex owner getting some boxes he had left. The young police officer who shows up to investigate takes a liking to Sandy and asks her out. Jean gets news that Penny and Stephen are looking to buy the house next door. Alistair has a plan to buy the house so they don't have to deal with Penny and Stephen as neighbors.

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    8.1/10(110 votes)

    #17 - Going Online

    S8:E6

    Jean wants to get on the Internet. Allistar makes an annoucement which leads to his reconcilation with Judy. Meanwhile Harry breaks his leg and that leads to his reconcilation with Sandy.

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    8.1/10(140 votes)

    #18 - Christmas Special Part Two

    S10:E2

    Judy and Sandy play a horrid trick on the strait-laced Penny and Stephen. The entire extended family winds up at the A&E when Rocky is injured line dancing and Stephen's quest to become a celebrity results in injuries for himself and Penny.

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  20. Background image for A House Full of Women
    8.0/10(126 votes)

    #19 - A House Full of Women

    S4:E1

    Jean decides to turn the spare room into Lionel's office. But, plans change when Judy announces that Sandy has just broken up with her live-in boyfriend and has nowhere to go. So the women decide she must move in. Which makes Lionel more than a little uncomfortable.

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  21. Background image for Avoiding the Country Set
    8.0/10(118 votes)

    #20 - Avoiding the Country Set

    S5:E4

    Jean and Lionel visit the country house again but, this time try to avoid the townspeople that caused them so much trouble the last time they visited.

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    8.0/10(104 votes)

    #21 - Broadcast Plans

    S5:E5

    Alistair trys to get Lionel and Jean to go with him to the screening of the miniseries in the states. Lionel not liking the changes refuses to go so Alistair invites Sandy and Judy to go instead.

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  23. Background image for The Stalker
    8.0/10(116 votes)

    #22 - The Stalker

    S6:E1

    Lionel fears he's losing his strength. So when a stalker starts following Sandy home he decides to show he can take care of the situation. Turns out it's just a love-sick teenager following her.

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  24. Background image for The Old Folks' Party
    8.0/10(109 votes)

    #23 - The Old Folks' Party

    S7:E6

    Jean ropes everyone into helping at a party for the oldies ... bottoms are pinched, Alastair excels as a DJ, and Jean and Lionel hope to be treated as well in their old age. Madge and Rocky spice things up with booze.

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    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #24 - The Proposal

    S7:E7

    Alastair finally proposes to Judy and she eventually accepts. But the trouble starts when Judy finds out the circumstances of his proposal. Also, will the couple buy the house next door to Lionel and Jean?

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    7.9/10(122 votes)

    #25 - Rewrites

    S4:E2

    The television company making a miniseries out of Lionel's book ask him to make it a little sexier. Jean hires a new secretary for Lionel to help him with the rewrites. Unfortunately she isn't much help after all.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Surprise for Jean" is the best rated episode of "As Time Goes By". It scored 8.6/10 based on 114 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Bob Larbey, it aired on 6/29/1997. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wedding Day Nerves".