The Larkin's have an unwanted guest: Blackie, a large cat prize winning cat, whom Ada has offered to look after while his owner is away on holiday. Alf decides that Blackie must go missing if the family is ever going to return to normal.

Alf has been accepted into a local drinking 'society' and Ada is determined to clip his wings - even if it means resorting to somewhat bizarre measures. Turning her front room into an extension of the saloon bar of the Lion and Unicorn, for one...

Jeff is going through a bad patch; if he can't sell his new novel, he may be forced to sell his typewriter. Ada decides that this would be quite unthinkable, and sets out to interest a publisher in Jeff's work.

Ada wants a television set. Alf is dead set against the idea. It takes all the ingenuity of Eddie and his girlfriend, Myrtle, aided and abetted by Jeff and Joyce, to settle the issue once and for all.

Alf becomes a tad skittish when he discovers that Ada's laying on a far too expensive party for Eddie's demob from his national service. After all, it's hardly hail, hail the conquering hero - he's been working at the war office for two years and comes home at weekends!

The Larkins make a washing powder commercial.

Alf is concerned when an encyclopaedia arrives in 36 volumes and Eddie's teacher wishes to meet the family.

Ada feels it's time to replace the old vacuum cleaner.

Eddie Larkin's attempt to get a job leads to the involvement brother-in-law Jeff, who writes for "The Bullet", a cowboy comic. Eddie's prospective employer arrives for tea at exactly the same time as four winners of a competition in the comic...

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The Larkins disagree about a pools win.

Ada expects a washing machine for her birthday.

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Ada confronts the landlord about house repairs.

Georgie is told to stop practicing his experiments after Hetty falls for his anti=burglar device.

Hetty insults Ada in her own kitchen.

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Eddie is led astray.

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Hetty receives a surprise inheritance.

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