7.7/10110 votes#1 - The Country Set
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1996
Jean and Lionel spend a weekend in the country at Rocky's house. Upon arriving, they are visited by ""the country set.""
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Bob Larbey
8.1/10121 votes#2 - Lionel's Ex-Wife
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1996
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.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Bob Larbey
8.0/10108 votes#3 - Lionel's New Hobby
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1996
Lionel starts building model boats as a way to pass the time. Jean worries about Lionel. Alistair trys to get Lionel to work on another book.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Bob Larbey
8.1/10112 votes#4 - Avoiding the Country Set
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/1996
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.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Bob Larbey
8.0/1098 votes#5 - Broadcast Plans
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/1996
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.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Bob Larbey
8.1/10107 votes#6 - At Death's Door
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/1996
The miniseries based on Lionel's book is finally aired on U.S. television. When Jean's sister-in-law Penny has to go into the hopital she thinks things are worse than they are and makes a big fuss.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Bob Larbey
8.2/10104 votes#7 - Showered with Gifts
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/1996
Lionel and Jean befriend the villagers who shower the couple with gifts.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Bob Larbey
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Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Country Set" is the best rated episode of "As Time Goes By" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Bob Larbey, it aired on 1/7/1996. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Lionel's Ex-Wife".