Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Pill A Day Keeps The Doctor At Work | 19790109 | 20180530 (BBC7) 20180531 (BBC7) 20210701 (BBC7) 20240127 (BBC7) 20240128 (BBC7) | Dorothy seeks out medical help when Edward becomes unbearable. Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden star in Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom. Edward - Hugh Paddick Dorothy - Betty Marsden With Alison Steadman and Richard Pearson Dorothy seeks medical help when Edward becomes unbearable. Dorothy seeks medical help when Edward becomes unbearable. With Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick. From January 1979. |
| All Play And No Work Makes Jill An Unemployment Statistic | 19781226 | 20180509 (BBC7) 20180510 (BBC7) 20210610 (BBC7) 20210612 (BBC7) 20240113 (BBC7) 20240114 (BBC7) | Dorothy is keen to land a job, but what about cooking Edward's dinner? Starring Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden. Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom. Edward - Hugh Paddick Dorothy - Betty Marsden With: Alison Steadman Bill Wallis First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1978. Dorothy wants a job, but what about Edward's dinner? Dorothy wants a job, but what about Edward's dinner? Marital mayhem starring Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick. From December 1978. Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden star in Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom. With Alison Steadman and Bill Wallis. |
| Expanding The Mind | 19790102 | 20180523 (BBC7) 20180524 (BBC7) 20210624 (BBC7) 20240120 (BBC7) 20240121 (BBC7) | Edward seeks to expand his mind, with the help of a gentle arm-lock from Dorothy. Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden star in Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom. Edward - Hugh Paddick Dorothy - Betty Marsden With David Burke, Lewis Fiander, John Gabriel and Geoffrey McGivern. Dorothy and Edward decide to broaden their minds. Dorothy and Edward decide to broaden their minds. Marital mayhem starring Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick. From January 1979. Edward seeks to expand his mind, with the help of a gentle arm lock from Dorothy. After notching up multiple BBC radio series together of 'Beyond Our Ken' and 'Round the Horne' - most memorably as ageing juvenile Binkie Huckaback and Dame Celia Molestrangler - Hugh and Betty were reunited on-air, almost a decade later in 'The 27-Year Itch'. |
| The 28th Anniversary | 19790116 | 20180606 (BBC7) 20180607 (BBC7) 20210708 (BBC7) 20240203 (BBC7) 20240204 (BBC7) | A son and daughter return home for Dorothy and Edward's anniversary 'celebration'. With Simon Callow and Sally Watts. Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden star in Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom. Edward - Hugh Paddick Dorothy - Betty Marsden With: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979. Dorothy and Edward's children return for the anniversary celebration. From 1979. Dorothy and Edward's children return for an anniversary celebration. Marital mayhem starring Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick. From 1979. |
| You're Never Too Old To Stay At Home | 19781219 | 20180516 (BBC7) 20180517 (BBC7) 20210617 (BBC7) 20240106 (BBC7) 20240107 (BBC7) | Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to try and pep up their marriage. Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden star in Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom. Edward - Hugh Paddick Dorothy - Betty Marsden With: Aubrey Woods Nigel Lambert After notching up multiple BBC radio series together of 'Beyond Our Ken' and 'Round the Horne' - most memorably as aging juvenile Binkie Huckaback and Dame Celia Molestrangler - Hugh and Betty were reunited on-air, almost a decade later in 'The 27 Year Itch'. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1978. Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage. Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage. Marital mayhem starring Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick. From 1978. With Aubrey Woods and Nigel Lambert. |