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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Of Meissen Men
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    Reading that a widow called Veronica Barton is selling her late husband's Meissen collection, both Simon and Oliver, pretending to be private collectors, visit, hoping for a knock-down bargain. Discovering that she's an attractive middle-aged woman, they compete for her affections as well as the porcelain but when she discovers their true intentions, she gets her revenge at a smart restaurant.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - A Night at the Opera
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E3

    Veronica tells Simon and Oliver that she has a spare ticket for the opera in Edinburgh but neither are initially interested - until Oliver poaches Simon's daily help, Mrs Grieves, and Simon decides to be Veronica's escort out of spite.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - A Matched Pair
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

    Not only is Oliver's golf club membership refused but his shop is burgled. However, the duelling pistols that he reports as stolen were only borrowed by his dim assistant Rocky so, to prevent complications, Rocky dumps them in Simon's shop. Initially amused by Oliver's misfortune, Simon is appalled when he gets charged with receiving stolen goods. Oliver comes forward to let him off the hook - provided he will endorse Oliver's golf club membership application.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Nothing But the Truth
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E5

    Lyn and David vow that they will never lie to each other. Their fathers are sceptical - and gleeful when Lyn breaks off the engagement after David has admitted to a drunken kiss with another girl at a party. Now neither of them will need to pretend to be friends for their children's sake. However the young couple are so miserable that eventually Simon and Oliver combine to reunite them.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Father of the Groom
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E6

    Simon throws a dinner party for the Smallbridges where inevitably Lyn and David try to keep peace. After the meal, the fathers play cards but Oliver is offended when Simon accuses him of cheating and storms out. Lyn and David get married and, overcome by emotion, Oliver and Simon make up - and decide to play cards again.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - lf You Knew Susan
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E5

    Simon's unpretentious younger sister Susan comes to stay and Simon is perturbed that she likes Oliver and starts going out with him. He offers Oliver a bribe to stop the relationship, unaware that Oliver has learned that Susan only wants to be friends as she has contacted her former boyfriend and has accepted it. Oliver uses Simon's ignorance to obtain a coveted figurine at a bargain, though neither intended that they would end up in a restaurant being romantically serenaded.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Bad Penny
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E2

    The Ropers finally move into their new house and to help things along Ann Fourmile invites them in for afternoon tea. When they get back home they find themselves locked out and the bath water running away.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Families at War
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    Antique dealers Oliver Smallbridge and Simon Peel were once partners until Oliver had an affair with Simon's wife. Now bitter rivals - and next-door neighbours, they're constantly trying to sabotage one another. Oliver's daughter, riding instructress Lyn, and Simon's son, David, a trainee accountant, are in love and want to wed. The two fathers hold a temporary truce to oppose the plan - until Lyn falsely claims that she's pregnant.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E1

    Whilst Lyn and David are on their honeymoon, Oliver has a double bed delivered to the rooms they occupy in Simon's house. Simon, however, has the same idea and two beds now take up a lot of space.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - As Young As You Feel
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E2

    When he complains that she's spending too much time looking after her father who is exploiting her goodwill, Lyn agrees to accompany David to a rock concert, rather than help Oliver celebrate his birthday.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Blood Brothers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E4

    Whilst visiting Oliver, Simon has a fall and is rushed to hospital. Having the same blood group, a very reluctant Oliver agrees to donate for a necessary transfusion. Made to feel grateful by David, Simon agrees to stop seeing Veronica and lend Oliver his car so that he can date her. However when Simon learns what really happened at hospital, he plans his revenge.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - The More We Are Together
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E6

    When David does Oliver's accounts, he discovers that Oliver hasn't been entirely honest about his profits. The tax inspector calls whilst Oliver is out so Oliver reckons that if he and Simon go back into partnership, Simon will have to pay half the tax.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Moving On
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E1

    George and Mildred go house hunting and find their dream home in an up market part of town, but their potential neighbours, the Fourmiles, do not want them to move in.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - A Woman's Place...
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    When Lyn gets a promotion and pay rise at work, David feels inferior and forbids her to take it. They argue and she moves back in with Oliver, who finds her attentions stifling, so he and Simon collude to get the pair back together again. Banks also finds Oliver a housekeeper - his girlfriend, the accident-prone Mrs Sadler.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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Johnnie Mortimer Ratings Summary

"Of Meissen Men" is the best rated episode written by Johnnie Mortimer. It scored 8.0/10 from 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on September 14, 1981.