| Title
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Airdate
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Description
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Notes
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| The Swan Man of Ilkley
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13 March
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After Clegg, Truly, Billy and Alvin encounter a stranger planning to float to Ilkley using an inflatable swan, it's up to Entwistle to ensure the man completes his journey.
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- Guest appearances (for the first time) of Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon.
- The trio becomes a quartet from this episode till the next series.
- Audience of 5.65m – 38th most watched programme of the week.
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| Watching the Clock
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20 March
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Clegg climbs an old tree to prove that the town clock from a nearby village can be seen from its height, and a delivery to the church hall gets a bit out of control.
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- Audience of 4.55m – 54th most watched programme of the week.
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| Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?
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27 March
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Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods.
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- Guest appearance of Roy Barraclough.
- Second appearance of Billy's house and second time Billy's wife is heard talking
- Audience of 4.53m – 52nd most watched programme of the week.
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| Hermione (The Short Course)
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10 April
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A "Do Not Disturb" sign on Clegg's door rouses curiosity and worry among his friends; Smiler finds himself yearning for a lost love.
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- Audience unknown.
- Tony Capstick's character, 2nd policeman, is referred to as having been transferred to Huddersfield.
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| Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?
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17 April
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In an attempt to improve his appeal, Smiler transforms himself into an "intellectual" to both Marina's delight and Howard's chagrin.
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- Audience of 5m – 38th most watched programme of the week.
- Jess Conrad makes an appearance as a walker.
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| Available for Weddings
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24 April
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After Clegg breaks his leg attempting a steep hill, the Yorkshire countryside becomes a test track for Truly's experimental studded bicycle tyres.
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- Audience of 4.73m – 39th most watched programme of the week.
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| The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street
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1 May
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When Smiler tells the boys about the "girl who got away", they venture out to track her down and play Cupid.
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- Audience of 3.9m – 59th most watched programme of the week.
- Dora Bryan is billed in the opening credits but does not appear.
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| The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager
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8 May
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Truly heads a search for a manager Clegg worked under in his youth, finding that even the tyrannous can harbour virtue.
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- Audience of 4.93m – 34th most watched programme of the week.
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| Lot No. 8
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15 May
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Auntie Wainwright acquires a mystery parcel at an auction and sends Tom and Smiler to pick it up; when the items in question turn out to be coffins, the men try to think of other marketable uses for them.
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| Little Orphan Howard
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29 May
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While Alvin endeavours to become the world's greatest kite flyer, Howard falls into a depression after Clegg devilishly convinces him that he's an orphan.
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- Final appearance of Ros Utterthwaite.
- Audience of 3.67m – 59th most watched programme of the week.
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