With all the food pre-cooked for a private party, it seems the ideal night for Vicky and Robin to go out. What could go wrong ?

Robin knew he'd have competition from the restaurant next door, but it turns out to be worse than expected.

When a counterfeit ten pound note finds its way into the bistro till, Robin must attend a police ID parade. But he picks the wrong man and worries about sparking off an underworld vendetta...

Robin is fed up with slaving over a hot stove and decides to fly the nest in favour of warmer climes.

When Nicholls decides his daughter needs a bit of a break, his generosity knows no bounds...

Robin and Vicky become 'go-betweens', for both Nicholls and Gertrude and Albert...

Now a fully qualified but unemployed chef, Robin Tripp harbours dreams of opening his own bistro. He is helped by his girlfriend Vicky Nicholls — but hindered by her father James.

Opening day approaches at the bistro and Robin has problems with a stuffed bear, half a pig and a Public Health Inspector.

Robin wants to buy out his father-in-law's share of the bistro.

The signs are all there that the baby is imminent: Nicholls is tense, Robin is having nightmares and Vicky is bored.

Robin is not keen to meet Vicky's mother, since he's heard she has a nasty habit of hitting people on the nose. The new dish washer thinks he can cope single-handed, but Vicky isn't sure.

Running a bistro and trying to visit Vicky and the babies isn't easy, so Robin decides to delegate.

Vicky wonders whether it's time to tie the knot with Robin. A quiet wedding for two is planned, but Nicholls has other plans.

Prospective grandparents can often get more excited than parents-to-be, and Robin's mother-in-law, Marion, is no exception.

It's time for Vicky and the twins to come home, but Robin and Nicholls cannot agree on whose car she should travel in.

Vicky's father decides the restaurant needs some splashes of colour on the walls. Fortunately, he's romantically involved with a young female artist who thinks he is up to the job...

With Robin and Vicky's baby due, they realise they will need more room in the Nest - but where will they find it ?

Albert suspects Gertrude is seeing another man.

In need of a break, Robin and Vicky go to stay with Grandad.

When Robin is offered a lucrative new job, Nicholls has no option but to put the restaurant up for sale. Is this the end of Robin's Nest ?

James Nicholls is unwell and Vicky feels she should move in to look after him. Robin fears it's a plan to force them apart.

Money is missing from the till. Nicholls blames Albert and sacks him. But when it becomes clear he is not guilty, they have trouble finding him to apologise - especially with the police involved.

The discovery of a cellar underneath the restaurant causes friction between Nicholls and Robin.

Robin decides to 'go continental' and put tables outside the restaurant. This annoys the owner of the steakhouse next door and he makes a take-over bid for Robin's Nest.

Victoria thinks she is pregnant, something that delights Robin and upsets Nicholls - though he soon has big plans for his grandchild...