The Best Episodes of Bless This House
Every episode of Bless This House ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Bless This House!
Bless this house is a British sitcom starring Sid James and Diana Coupland that aired on ITV from the 2nd February 1971 to the 22nd April 1976. It was written by Derek Collyer, David Comming, B.C. Cummins, Harry Driver, George Evans, Dave Freeman, Carla Lane, Brian Platt, Vince Powell, Adele Rose, Mike Sharland, Bernie Sharp, Myra Taylor, Jon Watkins and Lawrie Wyman. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. In 2004, Bless this house came 67th in Britain's best sitcom.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Bless This House" is "The Generation Gap", rated 7.2/10 from 38 user votes. It was directed by William G. Stewart and written by Vince Powell, Harry Driver. "The Generation Gap" aired on 2/2/1971 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Another Fine Mess".
7.2/10 38 votes#1 - The Generation Gap
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/1971
Sid tries desperately to understand his two teenage children, but the more he tries, the less he understands them.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: Vince Powell, Harry Driver
7.1/10 33 votes#2 - Another Fine Mess
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/1971
Sid's boss asks him to look after a special gift that he has bought for his wife for a special anniversary. What could possibly go wrong?
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 31 votes#3 - It's All In The Mind
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/1972
It doesn't often happen that Sid is able to get home from work early, but when he can, he does - and this time it doesn't do him much good.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 25 votes#4 - Get Me To The Match On Time
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/1972
Sid's plans for the Saturday afternoon do not include Jean's sister; and if she can't make arrangements to fit in then the only course for Sid is to take to his bed - dangerously ill.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 19 votes#5 - A Beef In His Bonnet
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/1974
When Mike and Sally bring home something that has 'fallen off the back of a lorry', Sid warns them about mixing with villains like 'Fingers' Taplock.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 31 votes#6 - A Touch Of The Unknown
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/1972
Sid's problems start when Betty brings something into the house. Mike also brings something into the house and things get worse.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 38 votes#7 - The Day of Rest
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/23/1971
It's Sunday, and Sid wants a day of rest, but with the sink blocking, and Mike creating his sculpture, a day of rest is the last thing he's going to get. Jean and Sid meet their new neighbors.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 33 votes#8 - If the Dog Collar Fits, Wear It
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/13/1971
Sally has been looking after the elderly in the area, and brings a dog home to stay, as one of the men she has been caring for has had to get rid of him. Sally, Jean, and Mike love 'Fred' the mongrel, and want him to stay, but Sid has other ideas.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 28 votes#9 - Two Heads Are Better Than One.
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/1972
Something is missing from Sid's garden, and he has his suspicions as to who is responsible....
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 23 votes#10 - To Tell Or Not To Tell
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/1973
It is not that Sid and Jean are actually spying, but when they do happen to notice something going on next door, they can't ignore it, can they?
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 28 votes#11 - The Phantom Pools Winner
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/1976
Sid wins a large export order, but Jean's plan for Mike to take a photograph of him for the local paper goes awry.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 30 votes#12 - Father's Day
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/1971
Sally has a date with a mystery man, and Jean has a surprise for Sid for Father's day; but Sid's suspicious mind throws a spanner in the works.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: Vince Powell, Harry Driver
6.5/10 25 votes#13 - Wives And Lovers
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/1972
If Jean hadn't started checking up on Sid, because he was late home for supper, then she wouldn't have discovered that he had a date the following evening.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 28 votes#14 - Tea For Two And Four For Tea
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/5/1973
Mike goes off his food, takes to wearing a collar and tie, and is reluctant to say where he disappears to every evening...
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 23 votes#15 - Will The Real Sid Abbott Please Stand Up
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/1973
Jean finds out that Sexy Sandra is what makes a shrivelled-up old prune with a wire brush on top turn into Putney's oldest Teeny Bopper.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 31 votes#16 - Mum's the Word
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/1971
Sid overhears a conversation between the doctors and, as usual, gets crossed messages.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: Carla Lane
6.4/10 27 votes#17 - Parents Should Be Seen And Not Heard
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/1972
When Sid gets home after a hard day's work, he's perfectly right in expecting his dinner to be waiting for him - but circumstances dictate otherwise...
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 25 votes#18 - A Rolls By Any Other Name
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/1972
Sid waits in trepidation when he finds out that Mr Marshall, his boss, is coming round on Saturday morning. Of course, nothing goes to plan.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 24 votes#19 - They Don't Write Songs Like That Anymore
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/1974
Sid decides to enter a songwriting competition with his un-acknowledged classic "You Can Have My Welks and Cockles But Leave My Winkles Alone."
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 22 votes#20 - The Frozen Limit
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/29/1976
Sid has more than a few problems when Jean convinces him to buy a deep freeze.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.3/10 30 votes#21 - Love Me, Love My Tree.
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/1972
Sid's problems start when the family returns from holiday. Apart from having nothing to wear, everything seems as it was before they left - or is it?
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.3/10 25 votes#22 - Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/1973
Most families have a skeleton in the cupboard, and Sid's skeleton has been hidden away for forty years...
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.3/10 21 votes#23 - You're Never Too Old To Be Young
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1974
Sid is shocked when Jean tells him she wants a lover!
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A
6.2/10 28 votes#24 - Be It Ever So Humble
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/1971
Sid tells Mike to find a job, but much to Jean's dismay, Mike announces he is leaving home. Sally is so upset that she decides she is leaving too. How will Jean react to her children both leaving? And how will Sid cope with the fall out?
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: Carla Lane
6.2/10 28 votes#25 - A Woman's Place
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/1971
After many years as a stay at home mother, Jean decides she wants to get a job. She knows the family will struggle without her though, so she hires a cleaner.
Director: William G. Stewart
Writer: N/A