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The Worst Episodes of As Time Goes By

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The Worst Episodes of As Time Goes By

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  1. Background image for A Very Personal Problem
    7.5/10(117 votes)

    #1 - A Very Personal Problem

    S8:E1

    Judy and Alistair are no longer seeing each other neither are Sandy and Harry. So Jean decides to cheer them up. Alistair comes around to see Lionel but, Jean thinks he's there to see Judy. Jean worries that Judy will think that she was meddling so she tells Judy that Alistair was there discussing a personal problem that Lionel has. Thinking that it involves Jean, Judy plans a romantic weekend away for Lionel and Jean.

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  2. Background image for The Psychotherapist
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #2 - The Psychotherapist

    S6:E2

    Just as Lionel is getting used to his new leisurely lifestyle, Jean steps up her pace at work and home. Jean decides to see a psychotherapist to help her with wanting to stop working but, not wanting to ""retire"".

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  3. Background image for An Old Flame
    7.6/10(113 votes)

    #3 - An Old Flame

    S7:E2

    Jean and Lionel take a parental interest in Harry, Sandy's policeman boyfriend. Yet, the affairs of the younger generation seem to diminish in importance when Jean receives a phone message from an old flame.

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  4. Background image for The Bathroom
    7.6/10(110 votes)

    #4 - The Bathroom

    S8:E3

    After Lionel walks in on Sandy in the bathroom Jean decides to add a second bathroom. But, things don't go as planned.

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  5. Background image for Future Imperfect
    7.6/10(107 votes)

    #5 - Future Imperfect

    S8:E5

    Lionel is still worried about his money future and Alistair suggests he sell the country house. Lionel and Jean decide that they should sell the house but, who is going to tell Mrs. Bale and Lol they are out of jobs. Lionel and Jean go to the country to inform everyone of their decision to sell. Later Rocky calls and offers to buy the house from Lionel so everything can remain the same.

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  6. Background image for A Trip to Los Angeles
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    #6 - A Trip to Los Angeles

    S3:E8

    Jean and Lionel arrive in Los Angeles to discuss the miniseries being made from Lionel's book.

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  8. Background image for The Country Set
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    #7 - The Country Set

    S5:E1

    Jean and Lionel spend a weekend in the country at Rocky's house. Upon arriving, they are visited by ""the country set.""

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  9. Background image for The Bypass
    7.7/10(109 votes)

    #8 - The Bypass

    S7:E4

    The whole gang (minus Harry, who is stuck on duty for protest coverage) head out to the country for the weekend. But road construction is about to throw the travelers for a loop.

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  10. Background image for Surprising News
    7.7/10(104 votes)

    #9 - Surprising News

    S8:E4

    Penny and Stephen arrive with news that they are moving to Spain and building a dream house. Lionel starts to worry about his future money situation and asks Alistair for some financial advise.

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  11. Background image for You Must Remember This
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    #10 - You Must Remember This

    S9:E5

    On their own at last, with Alistair and Judith married off and Sally and Harry gone to Canada, Jean and Lionel take a look back on their life together in a one-hour retrospective featuring clips from past episodes.

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  12. Background image for Problems, Problems
    7.8/10(131 votes)

    #11 - Problems, Problems

    S3:E10

    Jean and Lionel aren't happy with how the miniseries project is coming. Jean hires Lionel a new secretary. While Rocky and Madge have an accident.

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  13. Background image for Improvements?
    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #12 - Improvements?

    S4:E10

    Lionel gets some suggestions for improvements to his script for the miniseries. Jean and Lionel argue over her retirement that has yet to happen. Later they go out to the country house to see some of the filming for the miniseries.

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  14. Background image for Too Old ... or Too Nosy
    7.8/10(103 votes)

    #13 - Too Old ... or Too Nosy

    S7:E5

    Jean's brother Steven and his wife are expected for another visit. As they are considered a rather dull couple by the Hardcastles, it is most surprising that they arrive via separate modes of transportation to announce that they are having a tiff.

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  15. Background image for Animal Magnetism
    7.8/10(113 votes)

    #14 - Animal Magnetism

    S8:E2

    Lionel trys to convince Jean that a dog has been following him. Judy and Sandy come home with the very dog that was following him. The women want to keep the dog but, Lionel wants to take him to the shelter so they can find his owner. The owner contacts the police and Harry brings him around to get the dog. Since Judy won't go with him to a party, Alistair invites Sandy and she excepts. Meanwhile Harry asks Judy to go to the movies with him and she excepts.

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  16. Background image for What Now?
    7.8/10(116 votes)

    #15 - What Now?

    S9:E4

    Alistair and Judith are now married, but will Harry pluck up the courage and ask Sandy to join him in Canada? Meanwhile, in the Hardcastle household, Jean has taken pity on a homeless girl named Dave - but Lionel is not entirely sure about her new friend.

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  17. Background image for A Weekend Away
    7.9/10(141 votes)

    #16 - A Weekend Away

    S2:E2

    Jean is put on the spot when Judith goes away for the weekend, and the house is left empty. She is somewhat flustered with all the suggestive comments regarding her and Lionel, and makes a fool of herself.

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  18. Background image for Covering Up
    7.9/10(132 votes)

    #17 - Covering Up

    S3:E4

    Jean's sister-in-law has decided to visit the ""lovebirds"" at Jean's house. Unfortunatly Jean has to cover up the fact that she and Lionel still have not moved in together.

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  19. Background image for Moving In
    7.9/10(134 votes)

    #18 - Moving In

    S3:E5

    Lionel finally agrees to move in with Jean.

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  20. Background image for Branching Out
    7.9/10(127 votes)

    #19 - Branching Out

    S3:E6

    With Jean opening up a new branch of her secretarial agency Sandy and Judy have different ideas who should be in charge of it.

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  21. Background image for Rewrites
    7.9/10(127 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Lionel's New Hobby
    7.9/10(118 votes)

    #21 - Lionel's New Hobby

    S5:E3

    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.

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  23. Background image for At Death's Door
    7.9/10(117 votes)

    #22 - At Death's Door

    S5:E6

    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.

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  24. Background image for The Dinner Party
    7.9/10(105 votes)

    #23 - The Dinner Party

    S6:E3

    Jean and Lionel must endure a trying evening with Jeans' sister-in-law.

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  25. Background image for The New Neighbours
    7.9/10(107 votes)

    #24 - The New Neighbours

    S7:E3

    Jean undertakes some strategic snooping to discover what the new neighbors are like. How is it they show up at the pub with black eyes after fighting with one another?

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  26. Background image for Time to Settle Down (a.k.a. You Can't Manufacture Happy Endings for Everybody)
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    #25 - Time to Settle Down (a.k.a. You Can't Manufacture Happy Endings for Everybody)

    S9:E1

    Alistair has finally proposed to Judith, needless to say there are complications as Judith plans for a country wedding and realisation strikes confirmed bachelor Alistair.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Very Personal Problem" is the worst rated episode of "As Time Goes By". It scored 7.5/10 based on 117 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Bob Larbey, it aired on 7/30/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Psychotherapist".