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The Worst Episodes of As Time Goes By

Every episode of As Time Goes By ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of As Time Goes By!

Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Episodes
67
Avg. Rating
8.0
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S3
S4
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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 111 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 Bathroom".

  • A Very Personal Problem
    7.5/10(111)
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    #1 - A Very Personal Problem

    Season 8 Episode 1

    Aired 7/30/2000

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • The Bathroom
    7.6/10(104)
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    #2 - The Bathroom

    Season 8 Episode 3

    Aired 8/13/2000

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

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Surprising News
    7.6/10(100)
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    #3 - Surprising News

    Season 8 Episode 4

    Aired 8/20/2000

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Future Imperfect
    7.6/10(103)
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    #4 - Future Imperfect

    Season 8 Episode 5

    Aired 8/27/2000

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • A Trip to Los Angeles
    7.7/10(138)
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    #5 - A Trip to Los Angeles

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 2/20/1994

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

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • The Country Set
    7.7/10(111)
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    #6 - 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

  • The Psychotherapist
    7.7/10(109)
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    #7 - The Psychotherapist

    Season 6 Episode 2

    Aired 5/25/1997

    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"".

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • An Old Flame
    7.7/10(106)
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    #8 - An Old Flame

    Season 7 Episode 2

    Aired 4/26/1998

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • A Weekend Away
    7.8/10(130)
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    #9 - A Weekend Away

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 1/17/1993

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Problems, Problems
    7.8/10(123)
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    #10 - Problems, Problems

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 3/6/1994

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • The New Neighbours
    7.8/10(103)
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    #11 - The New Neighbours

    Season 7 Episode 3

    Aired 5/3/1998

    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?

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • The Bypass
    7.8/10(104)
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    #12 - The Bypass

    Season 7 Episode 4

    Aired 5/10/1998

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Too Old ... or Too Nosy
    7.8/10(98)
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    #13 - Too Old ... or Too Nosy

    Season 7 Episode 5

    Aired 5/17/1998

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Animal Magnetism
    7.8/10(109)
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    #14 - Animal Magnetism

    Season 8 Episode 2

    Aired 8/6/2000

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Time to Settle Down (a.k.a. You Can't Manufacture Happy Endings for Everybody)
    7.8/10(100)
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    #15 - Time to Settle Down (a.k.a. You Can't Manufacture Happy Endings for Everybody)

    Season 9 Episode 1

    Aired 7/7/2002

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • You Must Remember This
    7.8/10(124)
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    #16 - You Must Remember This

    Season 9 Episode 5

    Aired 8/11/2002

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Living Together, But Where?
    7.9/10(122)
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    #17 - Living Together, But Where?

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 1/16/1994

    Jean and Lionel finally decide to live together but, each assume that the other one is moving into their place. Later Lionel get's arrested outside Jean's house for acting suspiciously.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Covering Up
    7.9/10(121)
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    #18 - Covering Up

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 1/23/1994

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Moving In
    7.9/10(124)
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    #19 - Moving In

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 1/30/1994

    Lionel finally agrees to move in with Jean.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Branching Out
    7.9/10(119)
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    #20 - Branching Out

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 2/6/1994

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

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Rewrites
    7.9/10(119)
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    #21 - Rewrites

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 3/12/1995

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Improvements?
    7.9/10(111)
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    #22 - Improvements?

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 5/7/1995

    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.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • Lionel's New Hobby
    7.9/10(109)
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    #23 - 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

  • The Dinner Party
    7.9/10(100)
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    #24 - The Dinner Party

    Season 6 Episode 3

    Aired 6/1/1997

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

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey

  • The Proposal
    7.9/10(97)
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    #25 - The Proposal

    Season 7 Episode 7

    Aired 5/31/1998

    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?

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Bob Larbey