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The Best Episodes of Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh is a British television sitcom. It is set in the ward of an NHS hospital. The title is the answer to...

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  1. Background image for Whatever Happened To Gloria Robbins?
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    #1 - Whatever Happened To Gloria Robbins?

    S2:E1

    The trio get into a lather when a glamorous film star arrives on the ward.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Postman's Knock
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #2 - Postman's Knock

    S3:E4

    Agony Aunt Clare Butterfield receives a letter from Worried of Ward 3, but her reply only confuses things...

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Cosmic Influence
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    #3 - The Cosmic Influence

    S2:E4

    Much to the despair of the others, Figgis becomes preoccupied with signs & portents.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #4 - The Visitors

    S2:E5

    It's visiting day and Norman's mother has another dreary girl lined up for him, much to the others' amusement!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Last Tango

    S2:E7

    The "regulars" plan a party, but unexpected guests turn up...

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Dear Diary
    6.8/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Dear Diary

    S3:E6

    When Norman keeps a diary about life on the ward, everyone is anxious to get their hands on it.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for It Can Damage Your Health
    6.7/10(32 votes)

    #7 - It Can Damage Your Health

    S2:E3

    Despite being warned on a frequent basis, the patients are undeterred by the risks of smoking.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #8 - Accident

    S3:E5

    Norman has to decide whether to testify against Dr. Thorpe about an accident he witnessed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.6/10(28 votes)

    #9 - A Day In The Life Of

    S3:E1

    When a TV crew arrives to make a programme about the hospital, the patients fight for stardom.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Lost Sheep
    6.5/10(28 votes)

    #10 - The Lost Sheep

    S2:E6

    Figgis admits he's not been christened but sees the light when he meets a vicar.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Right Honourable Gentleman
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #11 - The Right Honourable Gentleman

    S3:E2

    An MP concerned with the spiralling costs of the NHS is admitted for treatment, but refuses to sign a petition to save the hospital.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for These You Have Loved
    6.5/10(26 votes)

    #12 - These You Have Loved

    S3:E7

    Fed up with hospital radio, the patients try to do better themselves.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.4/10(24 votes)

    #13 - Adam's Rib

    S3:E3

    The new young female doctor on the ward gets a mixed reception...

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Where There's A Will
    6.2/10(37 votes)

    #14 - Where There's A Will

    S2:E2

    A dirty old farmer is an unwelcome patient until it is realized he is very rich and about to make his will.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    5.3/10(34 votes)

    #15 - Away for Christmas

    S3:E8

    A new patient arrives as the ward is decorated for Christmas.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for A Bed With A View
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    #16 - A Bed With A View

    S1:E1

    Norman arrives at the ward and is given the bed next to the window. A game of musical beds ensues as Figgis and Archie want it too...

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Operation Norman

    S1:E2

    Norman's due for his appendix operation and is rather upset about it. He turns to Figgis for comfort in his hour of need...

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - The Rumour

    S1:E3

    Thorpe is waiting for an important call from his wife as Victor, their dog, is seriously ill. Gupte misunderstands, thinking Victor is the Thorpes' son (actually named Tarquin); Figgis, smoking in a lavatory cubicle, overhears the resultant conversation and assumes that they are talking about him and that he is going to die. As the situation develops, both Norman and then Glover think they are under the shadow of death. When Gupte tells Glover he may be sent home at the end of the week, Glover decides to phone his hated boss and tell him exactly what he thinks of him.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - The Man With The Face

    S1:E4

    Archie's lothario-like tendencies are coming back to haunt him when he's convinced he's being stalked by a Greek madman for besmirching his fiancée...

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    Director:Unknown
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    #20 - Let Them Eat Cake

    S1:E5

    There's a lot of disatisfaction with the food being served in the hospital. The trio can stand the daily menu no longer and go on hunger strike. What they hadn't bargained for, however, was how hungry they would get...

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Tangled Web
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    #21 - Tangled Web

    S1:E6

    Norman is reading a book about a pretty nurse when one actually comes onto the ward.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Is There A Doctor In The House?
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    #22 - Is There A Doctor In The House?

    S1:E7

    Fed up with lying in bed all day, Figgis gets hold of his outdoor clothes and sets off for a wander around the hospital. Naturally, he is mistaken for a doctor.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - Blood Brothers

    S4:E1

    Glover refuses to have a blood transfusion. He's worried that the donor will be from a lower social class.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #24 - Conduct Unbecoming

    S4:E2

    Dr Thorpe examines a female patient without a nurse being present. Figgis, Glover and Norman try to make sure he doesn't take advantage

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - All In The Mind

    S4:E3

    Figgis becomes interested in psychiatry and sets about psychoanalysing Glover and Norman.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Whatever Happened To Gloria Robbins?" is the best rated episode of "Only When I Laugh". It scored 7.3/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/29/1980. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Postman's Knock".