8.1/1019 votesLoading...#1 - Christmas with Ada
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/27/1971
Ada tricks her son-in-law Leslie into thinking he has cheated on her daughter Rita, after a boozy night out, so Rita can take advantage of Leslie's guilt.
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7.9/1016 votesLoading...#2 - The Widower
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/1970
Ada brings Walter home for the first time, for a fish and chip supper.
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#3 - Another Man
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/18/1970
Ada is annoyed with Walter's refusal to go dancing at the over 60's club and his accepting overcooked pies from other women.
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#4 - The Eviction
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/1971
Walter and Ada receive notice of eviction as the council intend to build a bypass where their house currently stands.
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#5 - Sunday Tea
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/27/1970
Ada invites Walter for Sunday tea with the family, but when Mrs Bingley answers his front door the next day Ada gets the wrong idea.
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#6 - Divorce?
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1970
Following a bit of interfering on Ada's part, Walter encourages Leslie to assert his masculinity.
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#7 - The Grave
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1970
Whilst at the grave of her late husband Sam, Leslie discovers that a mix-up has led to Sam being buried in the wrong plot.
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#8 - The Mortgage
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/1971
Ada and Walter hear of a flat available for rent not too far from the church or Leslie and Ruth's.
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#9 - The Baby
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/1971
As Ruth appears to be going into labour, Ada and Walter are slightly troubled in their new home by the presence of a ghost.
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#10 - The Admirer
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1971
A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this.
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#11 - The Birthday
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1970
It's Ada's birthday and there's a bit of a clash between Walter's plans, Ada's plans and the interfering Freda Skinner.
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#12 - Housekeeping
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/1971
Walter creates trouble and is almost arrested for shoplifting in Leslie's supermarket.
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- 7.7/109 votesLoading...
#13 - Insomnia
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/1971
The baby keeps Leslie up all night.
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#14 - The Christening
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/1971
It's baby Anthony's christening day. All the family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event.
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- 7.6/1015 votesLoading...
#15 - The Permissive Society
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/4/1970
Walter takes Ada for an 'off-white' weekend break in Bognor Regis.
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#16 - Wedding Plans
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1970
Needing more money for the wedding and honeymoon, Ada gets a job at the town hall, and Walter is expecting a rise.
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#17 - The Wedding
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1970
The big day has finally arrived. Walter and Ada are at the church, but a small oversight on his part delays the ceremony.
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#18 - A Lunchtime Drink
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/1971
Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval.
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#19 - The Royalist
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/1971
It's the Queen's birthday and Ada'a hoping for a personal reply to the birthday card she sent.
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- 7.5/1012 votesLoading...
#20 - The Journey
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/1971
Ruth and Leslie go to visit his parents in Manchester, Ada and Walter spend some time with his son and daughter-in-law.
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#21 - Bowling
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1971
Ada's convinced the baby is over due, and Walter gambles his months pension.
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- 7.5/1010 votesLoading...
#22 - Birth
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1971
Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found.
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- 7.4/1011 votesLoading...
#23 - Sent to Coventry
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1970
Leslie is offered a promotion, but it means he, Ada and Ruth would have to move to Coventry.
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- 7.4/1011 votesLoading...
#24 - The Elopement
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1970
Tired of saving, Ada and Walter decide that they should elope to Yorkshire and marry there.
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- 7.3/1012 votesLoading...
#25 - Spring
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/25/1970
Walter proposes to Ada, but struggles to find the money for the ring she likes.
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The Best Episodes of For the Love of Ada
Every episode of For the Love of Ada ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of For the Love of Ada!
For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom that ran between 1970 - 1971.
Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles are senior citizens who find that...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ITV1
Best Episodes Summary
"Christmas with Ada" is the best rated episode of "For the Love of Ada". It scored 8.1/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/27/1971. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Widower".