As Time Goes By

The Best Episodes of As Time Goes By

Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

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

Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.
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  1. 8.4/10(139 votes)

    #1 - Visiting Rocky

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    S2:E3

    Lionel takes Jean to see his eccentric father Rocky, the complete opposite of Lionel's gruff self.

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  2. 8.4/10(122 votes)

    #2 - Wedding Day Nerves

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    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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  3. 8.3/10(148 votes)

    #3 - The Copper Kettle

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    S1:E3

    Lionel is about to go on a lecture circuit, so he invites Jean for a day out. The revisit some old haunts, only to discover that a lot has changed. However, after a trek through an overgrown field, they find 'The Copper Kettle', an old place which Lionel and Jean were quite fond of.

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  4. 8.3/10(125 votes)

    #4 - The Anniversary Party

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    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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  5. 8.3/10(120 votes)

    #5 - Pardon?

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    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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  6. 8.2/10(131 votes)

    #6 - Misunderstandings

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    During a weekend at Jean's sister-in-law's house, Jean and Lionel invent more and more ridiculous claims to cover-up their romance thirty-eight years ago.

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  8. 8.2/10(134 votes)

    #7 - Rocky's Wedding Day

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    S3:E2

    It's Rocky and Madge's wedding day but, things don't go quite as planned.

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  9. 8.2/10(123 votes)

    #8 - Getting Rid of Gwen

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    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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  10. 8.2/10(116 votes)

    #9 - Wedding Preparations

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    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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  11. 8.2/10(108 votes)

    #10 - Showered with Gifts

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    S5:E7

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

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  12. 8.2/10(107 votes)

    #11 - The Old Folks' Party

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    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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  13. 8.2/10(111 votes)

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

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    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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  14. 8.1/10(174 votes)

    #13 - You Must Remember This

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    S1:E1

    We meet the two main characters: Lionel and Jean. In the pilot episode, Lionel is in a hotel cafe giving a waitress a hard time. He is scathingly sarcastic. Jean is, similarly, seen being brittle and unbending. Lionel is working on his book "My Life in Kenya" about his life in Kenya. (This joke comes up in numerous episodes.) He requires a secretary to help with the revisions. That's where Jean's secretary service ""...Type for You"" comes in. Judith, Jean's daughter, meets Lionel at his hotel to apologize for the terrible secretary. Lionel asks Judith out. When he arrives to pick her up he is introduced to Jean. After about two seconds Jean and Lionel both independently figure out who they each suspect the other person to be: a lover last seen in 1953.

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  15. 8.1/10(153 votes)

    #14 - Surprise, Surprise

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    S1:E4

    Judith persuades Jean to surprise Lionel by going along to his lecture in Nowrich. However, it is Jean who gets the surprise when she finds that Lionel already has a lady friend to stay with. While Lionel attempts to deal with the embarrasing position he is in, as well as his new found reputation as an elephant killer (thanks to Alistair's hyped-up blurb), Jean faces the romantic advances of Alistair.

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  16. 8.1/10(143 votes)

    #15 - The Picnic

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    S1:E6

    Jean and Lionel are both flattered by the romantic attentions of Alistair and Judith, but decide that things cannot continue as they are. Jean bets that if all four of them go on a picnic together, Judith and Alistair will hit it off. But perhaps it will be Jean and Lionel who grow closer...

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  17. 8.1/10(145 votes)

    #16 - White Hunter

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    Lionel is nervous regarding an upcoming photo shoot for the cover of his book. Despite advice from Jean and Judith that whatever helps sell the book is worth it, Lionel is completely taken aback by what Alistair has in mind.

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  18. 8.1/10(124 votes)

    #17 - The Book Signing

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    S2:E7

    The book is finally published, and Lionel begins a nationwide book-signing tour.

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  19. 8.1/10(143 votes)

    #18 - We'll Always Have Paris

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    S3:E1

    While on a romantic holiday in paris Jean and Lionel must help a young couple who are fighting.

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  20. 8.1/10(116 votes)

    #19 - The Affair

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    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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  21. 8.1/10(121 votes)

    #20 - Welcome News

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    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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  22. 8.1/10(111 votes)

    #21 - Judith's New Romance

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    S4:E9

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

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  23. 8.1/10(124 votes)

    #22 - Lionel's Ex-Wife

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    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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  24. 8.1/10(108 votes)

    #23 - Going Online

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    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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  25. 8.0/10(161 votes)

    #24 - Getting to Know You --- Again

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    S1:E2

    Jean and Lionel look no closer to renewing their relationship when Lionel checks out of his hotel without telling Jean. However, Lionel's publisher, Alistair, convinces him to go to a party tonight to meet some 'faces', people who can help in the sale of his book. He checks back in, and, after a walk in the park, Lionel asks Jean to go to the party with him.

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  26. 8.0/10(139 votes)

    #25 - Relationships

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    S1:E5

    The trip to Nowrich has changed Jean and Lionel's relationship. While Alistair still continues his romantic overtures to Jean, Lionel attempts to smooth things over with Jean. Alistair also gets Lionel to attempt another revision of his book, and Lionel becomes frustrated with the entire project.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Visiting Rocky" is the best rated episode of "As Time Goes By". It scored 8.4/10 based on 139 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Bob Larbey, it aired on 1/24/1993. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wedding Day Nerves".