The Worst Episodes of You Rang, M'Lord?

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   6.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Labour or Love

   S2:E111/11/1990

   Lord Meldrum gives Teddy an ultimatum - marry Madge Cartwright or be sent to work in his factory. Teddy thinks it's a bluff but finds that his brother means every word. Alf discovers that Lady Lavender has got some money stashed under her bed and schemes to relieve her of the burden...

   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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   #2 - The Meldrum Vases

   S2:E412/2/1990

   Alf has hidden some of the money in one of his Lordship's antique vases - unfortunately Lord Meldrum has donated three identical vases to the Bishop's auction for Distressed Gentlewomen. James and Ivy are in a race to stop Alf retrieving the money...

   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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   #3 - Current Affairs

   S3:E211/17/1991

   Alf continues to supply the Sunshine Pantry with Mrs. Lipton's cakes. Myrtle pays a visit to the house posing as Mrs. Stokes but can she persuade Mrs. Lipton?...

   Director:Roy Gould

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:Roy Gould

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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   #4 - The Night of Reckoning

   S3:E612/15/1991

   Twelvetrees gets an offer to be butler for Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha. Mabel is on the verge of being evicted from her home. Meanwhile, Alf comes up with a drastic solution to Teddy's problem...

   Director:Roy Gould

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:Roy Gould

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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   6.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - The Fall of the House Of Meldrum

   S4:E54/17/1993

   Meldrum is convinced that Sir Ralph has put a curse on him. In addition, the rubber plantation in Malaya has been ravaged by the Bangokhan beetle. The family face financial ruin!...

   Director:Roy Gould

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:Roy Gould

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - A Deed of Gift

   S1:E21/21/1990

   Lady Lavender sends for her solicitor whom she instructs to give Ivy her shares from the Union Jack Rubber Company. James is tortured by thoughts of Miss Poppy after she asks to feel his muscles. Then Lavender sends for her solicitor again.

   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Fair Shares

   S1:E42/4/1990

   Lady Lavender has now promised her shares to Stokes, and he sees this as a chance to set himself up for life. Meanwhile, Ivy is in trouble for telling Sir Ralph about his wife's indiscretions with Lord Meldrum.

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Beg, Borrow or Steal

   S1:E52/11/1990

   Alf is being blackmailed by the local pawn broker into letting him burgle the house. Lord Meldrum allows Cissy & Poppy to hold an evening of progressive poetry in the dining room. At last the relationship between Alf and Ivy is revealed to James.

   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Trouble at Mill

   S2:E211/18/1990

   The Prime Minister is coming to dinner but Alf's thoughts are consumed by Lady Lavender. At the factory, Teddy's flirtations with the factory girls causes a mass walk out...

   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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   Director:David Croft

   Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Money Talks

    S2:E311/25/1990

    Lady Lavender throws her money out of the window and into the street, naturally some of the money goes astray when Alf gets his hands on it...

    Director:David Croft

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Wounds of War

    S2:E512/9/1990

    To protect his master, Alf tells Sir Ralph that Lord Meldrum was wounded in the Artillery. Ivy is over the moon when James agrees to take her to the pictures. Mrs. Lipton is convinced that Alf's divorce is being held up by his wife...

    Directors:David Croft, Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Directors:David Croft, Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Stranger in the Night

    S2:E612/16/1990

    James is embarrassed when his father arrives at the house on the run from the police. The servants decide to hide him until they can arrange for him to flee the country...

    Director:David Croft

    Writer:David Croft

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    Writer:David Croft
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Royal Flush

    S2:E712/23/1990

    Excitement runs through the household when it is announced that the King and Queen of Dalmatia are coming to dinner, although Mrs. Lipton is upset to find that she will not be doing the catering. In addition, Noel Coward is expected to join them after the opening night of his new play...

    Director:David Croft

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:David Croft

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Please Help the Orphans

    S3:E111/10/1991

    Alf is being pestered by Mrs. Lipton to finalise his divorce so he gets an old friend to agree to pose as Mrs. Stokes. Meanwhile, he has a brainwave to make some money by fooling Mrs. Lipton into baking some cakes, which she thinks are destined for the local orphanage...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Mrs. Lipton's Nasty Turn

    S3:E311/24/1991

    Having discovered Alf's deception and broken his Lordship's crockery in a fit of anger, Mrs. Lipton is left wondering if she still has a job. On a visit to the Sunshine Pantry, Ivy discovers the truth about Miss Potter's cherry cake...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Meet the Workers

    S3:E412/1/1991

    Miss Poppy annonces her engagement to Dickie Metcalfe but Alf smells a rat! Lord Meldrum is convinced that he must learn more about the lower classes before he can join the board of governors at the BBC and so he invites his factory workers to dinner and serves them fish and chips...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Yes Sir, That's My Baby

    S4:E13/20/1993

    Miss Cissy leads the house into helping out at the local soup kitchen for the poor. Meanwhile, Teddy is still trying to escape the romantic clutches of Madge Cartwright. This time, Alf thinks he has the perfect solution - he traces all of Teddy's illegitimate children and brings them to the house to face Madge...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Requiem for a Parrot

    S4:E23/27/1993

    Lord Meldrum is intent on sending Teddy to his rubber plantation in Malaya, however the death of Lady Lavender's parrot leads to some bizarre funeral arrangements...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Truth Revealed

    S4:E44/10/1993

    Sir Ralph sacks Selfridge, his butler, who in turn tells him of his wife's long-standing affair with George Meldrum. Sir Ralph sets out for revenge and the staff have to ensure that a mysterious ""accident"" doesn't befall their master...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:David Croft, Jimmy Perrys

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    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:David Croft, Jimmy Perrys
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    6.8/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Gretna Green or Bust

    S3:E512/8/1991

    Miss Poppy and Dickie Metcalfe decide to marry and elope to Gretna Green, the rest of the household set off in hot persuit in an attempt to stop them...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.8/10(2 votes)

    #21 - A Day in the Country

    S3:E712/22/1991

    Lord Meldrum decides he is going to treat the servants to a picnic in the country. Nobody is surprised however, that upon their arrival at Peabody Hall, Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha are there too...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

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    6.8/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Come to the Ball

    S4:E34/3/1993

    Lord Meldrum decides to inspect the servants' quarters and Mabel has found a purse containing five pounds. Then the staff are invited to the luxurious ball where the employers have to wait upon their servants...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    6.8/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Well, There You Are Then...!

    S4:E64/24/1993

    Things look bleak for the Meldrums with most of their money lost on the stock market crash and the effects of the Bangokhan beetle. Cissy and Lavender try to save the situation, but the servants have little choice but to look elsewhere for their futures...

    Director:Roy Gould

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    #24 - The Phantom Sign Writer

    S1:E11/14/1990

    Alf and Ivy are settled into their new jobs but things soon hot up when Sir Ralph suspects that his wife, Lady Agatha, is having an affair. Lord Meldrum's car is vandalised – someone has daubed the word "fornicator" on the side which causes a panic when the Bishop wants to use the vehicle.

    Director:David Croft

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft

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    Director:David Croft

    Writers:Jimmy Perry, David Croft
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    #25 - Love and Money

    S1:E31/28/1990

    Lord Meldrum thinks that Lavender has gone too far and wants her declared mentally unstable, whilst Teddy is determined to pay Ivy a visit in her room no matter how dangerous the route. A party, thrown for Miss Cissy's birthday, brings a few surprises.

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