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The Best Episodes of No Place Like Home

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No Place Like Home is a BBC situation comedy written by Jon Watkins and stars William Gaunt and Patricia Garwood as Arthur and Beryl Crabtree, a middle-aged couple who plan for a quiet life once

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 9 - Christmas Special
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Christmas Special

    S2:E9

    Arthur Crabtree balks at having to pay the seasonal bill for his impoverished children and their friends. But when Arthur suggests that they should return to old fashioned values (and cheaper ones), and settle for a quiet Christmas without presents, it is the family's turn to resist. And the last straw comes for Arthur when he learns that the children are planning a rowdy party for all their friends.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 2 - Arthur Acting
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Arthur Acting

    S3:E2

    Tracy brings home an actress friend, Abigail, who inspires Arthur to take up acting as well—as an amateur, of course.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. No Place Like Home Season 1 Episode 3 - Home and Away
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Home and Away

    S1:E3

    Neighbor Trevor also suffers from "noisy lodgers", but of a different breed: his wife Vera collects stray animals of all kinds. Trevor and Arthur decide to get away from it all and take a vacation, but only end up in trouble.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. No Place Like Home Season 1 Episode 5 - Alternative Accommodation
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Alternative Accommodation

    S1:E5

    Tracy has gone off with a new boyfriend, so Arthur decides to try to find new accommodations for Paul and Nigel as well. Trevor helps him find a perfect room for the boys, but the move stirs up family trouble, and it's Arthur and Trevor who end up out in the cold.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 1 - Marriage Guidance
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Marriage Guidance

    S3:E1

    Daughter Lorraine and son-in-law Raymond are sent to a marriage counselor to talk over their troubles. Arthur decides to contribute his own advice, and the counselor is more confused than ever.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 3 - Comings and Goings
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Comings and Goings

    S3:E3

    The amount of traffic in and out of the Crabtree house puts enormous strain on Arthur and the only bathroom in the house.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 6 - Happy Families (Part One)
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Happy Families (Part One)

    S3:E6

    New characters arrive at the Crabtree household: Raymond's traffic warden friend, Elsie; Nigel's girlfriend's Polish aunt Eva; and Raymond's charming ladies' man brother, George.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. No Place Like Home Season 1 Episode 2 - One Enchanted Evening
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #8 - One Enchanted Evening

    S1:E2

    Arthur's despair mounts as his oldest daughter Lorraine leaves her husband and returns home. He frantically attempts marriage counseling as his house begins to overcrowd. Beryl, however, does not help things with her overly sympathetic approach.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 2 - Arthur Unfaithful
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Arthur Unfaithful

    S2:E2

    Arthur has been keeping very odd hours, and is seen in the company of an attractive woman on several occasions. Is it business or pleasure? Could he be having an affair? Trevor and Vera have their own theories, as do all his own family, who keep him under heavy surveillance.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 3 - Arthur Redundant
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Arthur Redundant

    S2:E3

    Arthur becomes depressed when he learns that he may lose his job. But when his family starts to speculate on the size of his severance pay, suddenly a whole new world of possibilities opens up. Even Vera has ideas on how to spend his money.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 5 - The Crabtree Code
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Crabtree Code

    S3:E5

    Son Paul and live-in girlfriend Louise think they should get married, but their decision is not made any easier by all the unsolicited advice they get from family and friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 9 - Great Uncle Herbert
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Great Uncle Herbert

    S3:E9

    The Crabtrees see the name of their great uncle Herbert in a newspaper announcement seeking beneficiaries for some money, and they begin a mad search to find him in hopes of some benefit for themselves.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. No Place Like Home Season 1 Episode 4 - Just The Job
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Just The Job

    S1:E4

    The kids decide that Beryl needs a change of lifestyle and plan an exciting new career for her. Arthur decides he has the best answers and sets her up to be a receptionist in a hair salon but, as usual, his plans are soon in a tangle.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 8 - Dear Miss Davenport
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Dear Miss Davenport

    S3:E8

    Suspicions and misunderstandings abound when Arthur gets an attractive new secretary, Miss Celia Davenport, at the office, but her stay is only temporary.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 1 - Grandfather Arthur
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Grandfather Arthur

    S2:E1

    Arthur must face the fact of grandfatherhood as Louise, Paul's girlfriend, is expecting a baby. Next-door neighbor Vera is expecting a happy event also, but, Arthur wonders, is there really cause for celebration?

    Director:Unknown
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  16. No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 4 - The Curfew
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #16 - The Curfew

    S2:E4

    Arthur is upset at the late-night activities of his offspring and, at Trevor's suggestion, attempts to impose a curfew. Those returning home after the curfew will be locked out. As one might expect, the whole plan backfires when Arthur tries desperately to keep one step ahead of his family.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 6 - An Empty Nest
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - An Empty Nest

    S2:E6

    Arthur decides the best solution is to sell the house and move into a small apartment with Beryl. Son-in-law Raymond adds to Arthur's aggravation. The children become irritated with Arthur's attitude and all leave home to live elsewhere. The only problem? Beryl has left with them.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 11 - The Video
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #18 - The Video

    S3:E11

    The Crabtrees think they have achieved star status when they are chosen for the subject of a video project on family life made by local students... until they see what those candid cameras have captured.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 12 - Arthur's Move
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Arthur's Move

    S3:E12

    Arthur decides that buying another small house will provide peace and quiet for Beryl and him. Then he decides that letting the children live there and pay rent is an even better idea. Then the real estate agent makes the real decision for everyone.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. No Place Like Home Season 5 Episode 8 - Local Hero
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Local Hero

    S5:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 5 - The Mating Season
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #21 - The Mating Season

    S2:E5

    Loraine leaves home, while her husband Raymond arrives...for good.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. No Place Like Home Season 2 Episode 7 - Beryl's Mother
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Beryl's Mother

    S2:E7

    Finally Arthur has an ally who is equally opposed to the loose morals of his family. It's Beryl's prim and proper mother, but she arrives with problems of her own. Surprisingly, Raymond comes to Arthur's rescue.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. No Place Like Home Season 1 Episode 1 - No Place Like Home
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #23 - No Place Like Home

    S1:E1

    Arthur and Beryl look forward to a new and peaceful life as the last of their four children leaves home. But they don't even get to taste the first course of their first romantic dinner alone in the house: Paul loses his job, Tracy has a fight with her boyfriend, Nigel changes his mind about school, and they all end up back home again.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. No Place Like Home Season 3 Episode 7 - Happy Families (Part Two)
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Happy Families (Part Two)

    S3:E7

    Aunt Eva does not seem to be keeping up the housework she has agreed to do in exchange for the Crabtrees' hospitality, while Raymond's and his brother's behavior alarms everyone in the household.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. No Place Like Home Season 1 Episode 6 - Goodbye Father
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Goodbye Father

    S1:E6

    Arthur finally gets his wish as the last of his brood leaves home for good. Loraine and her husband are off to live with his mother; Tracy has moved in with a girlfriend; Paul and Nigel grab their backpacks and take off for the open road. Arthur and Beryl return home from a second honeymoon to a "welcome home" party...with a few added surprises.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Christmas Special" is the best rated episode of "No Place Like Home". It scored 8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/26/1984. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Arthur Acting".