6.9/1019 votes#1 - Wide Open House
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1958
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!
Director: Bill Ward
Writer: Fred Robinson
- 6.7/1016 votes
#2 - Gun-In-Law
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1958
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...
Director: Bill Ward
Writer: Fred Robinson
- 7.6/1015 votes
#3 - Cat Happy
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1958
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.
Director: Bill Ward
Writer: Fred Robinson
- 7.0/1015 votes
#4 - Angry Young Man
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1958
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.
Director: Bill Ward
Writer: Fred Robinson
- 7.0/1013 votes
#5 - Telly-Ho
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1958
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.
Director: Bill Ward
Writer: Fred Robinson
- 7.5/1014 votes
#6 - Ale and Farewell
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1958
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...
Director: Bill Ward
Writer: Fred Robinson
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Christmas with the Larkins
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/26/1958
Spirits run high at the Larkins' household as they gather all the bits together to make a perfect Christmas. Unfortunately, Ada hadn't reckoned on Alf returning with a completely frozen turkey and Alf hadn't bargained on Ada inviting a complete misery to join them for Christmas.
Director: Bill Ward
Writer: Fred Robinson
The Best Episodes of The Larkins Season 1
Every episode of The Larkins Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Larkins Season 1!
'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Wide Open House" is the best rated episode of "The Larkins" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Bill Ward and written by Fred Robinson, it aired on 9/19/1958. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Gun-In-Law".