Episode Title First broadcast Description1 Power Cut1 September 1990Due to a power cut, Alf and Mrs Hollingberry go off to the pub, where Alf complains about Thatcher and a heated argument develops between Fred and Arthur. Later when Alf and Mrs Hollingberry return home, the lights have gone back on and he moans at her for wasting electricity. 2 Suicide8 September 1990As a means of getting more money before their wedding, Mrs Hollingberry gets a job. Alf is disgusted by the idea and tries to fake an overdose in order to prevent her from leaving, but she's not convinced. Feeling dejected, Alf goes off to the pub where he has a long conversation with Arthur about suicide and death. 3 X-Rays15 September 1990Mrs Hollingberry wants Alf to take out life insurance in case he dies first. At the pub, a chat about health does nothing to relieve Mrs Carey's fears of getting a hip replacement. Another row between the Johnsons convinces Alf to surmise that Fred may be poisoning his wife.4 Window Cleaning22 September 1990Alf gets a job, working for Mrs Carey as a window cleaner, but he fails to clean any windows due to the confusing instruction given by her husband. Later, Alf sees the Milkman in a compromising position with one of his customers, and he manages to bribe him in return for free groceries. Meanwhile, Arthur wins the jackpot on the fruit machine at Royal British Legion Club. He splits the winnings with Alf, providing they keep quiet about it. 5Dogs28 September 1990At the pub, Alf and Arthur are discussing about the past, when Arthur reminisces about his time as the captain of the West Ham juniors football team. Later Alf tries to earn money by becoming a dog walker, but he finds that the two large dogs he's been tasked to look after quite a handful and soon chaos erupts and he gets into trouble with an irate housewife. 6Jury6 October 1990One morning, Alf receives an official letter, and he gets nervous about opening it. After much discussion with Mrs Hollingberry, he opens it and is delighted that he's been called up for jury service. At the pub he boasts about how honoured it is to be called up, until Fred dampens his enthusiasm when he informs him about a juror who was hospitalised after sending a man down. On the way back home from the pub, Alf is convinced that he's been followed by a stalker.7Courtroom13 October 1990Alf's first day in jury service is approaching and he tries to get prepared. At the pub, he gets into a heated argument about justice with Harry and Mr Carey about how the jury system is corrupt, whilst he continues to get teased by Fred who again frightens him about his tales of retribution on members of the jury. On the day Alf takes his place in the jury box, Mrs Hollingberry irons his trousers badly, and he tries to disguise himself by wearing a false beard. 8Bus20 October 1990Alf is thrown off a bus for not having a bus pass. Later he organises a pensioners outing and encourages them to board the same bus since they all have bus passes. During the course of the journey, Alf gets into an argument with an Irishman (Frank Kelly), directs the ladies to use the men's toilets to relieve queuing and eventually the pensioners get drunk and rowdy. 9Storm27 October 1990With their wedding only a few weeks away, Mrs Hollingberry instructs Alf to give up drinking and smoking, so he tries to do it in secrecy. Later that evening a tremendous storm dislodges his secret money box which he has been hiding in the chimney. To his chagrin, Mrs Hollingberry tries to claim half of the money. 10Wedding3 November 1990On the eve of his wedding to Mrs Hollingberry, Alf has a long conversation with the Catholic priest who is marrying them. At his stag night down the pub, Alf is irritated to find that all his friends have whipped round to give him a cheap cutlery set as a wedding present. The big day comes along, and at the church, Alf and Mrs Hollingberry get into a heated argument whilst trying to do their wedding vows. She eventually jilts him at the altar.
Episode Title First broadcast Description1 Power Cut1 September 1990Due to a power cut Alf and Mrs Hollingberry go off to the pub where Alf complains about Thatcher and a heated argument develops between Fred and Arthur Later when Alf and Mrs Hollingberry return home the lights have gone back on and he moans at her for wasting electricity 2 Suicide8 September 1990As a means of getting more money before their wedding Mrs Hollingberry gets a job Alf is disgusted by the idea and tries to fake an overdose in order to prevent her from leaving but she's not convinced Feeling dejected Alf goes off to the pub where he has a long conversation with Arthur about suicide and death 3 X-Rays15 September 1990Mrs Hollingberry wants Alf to take out life insurance in case he dies first At the pub a chat about health does nothing to relieve Mrs Carey's fears of getting a hip replacement Another row between the Johnsons convinces Alf to surmise that Fred may be poisoning his wife4 Window Cleaning22 September 1990Alf gets a job working for Mrs Carey as a window cleaner but he fails to clean any windows due to the confusing instruction given by her husband Later Alf sees the Milkman in a compromising position with one of his customers and he manages to bribe him in return for free groceries Meanwhile Arthur wins the jackpot on the fruit machine at Royal British Legion Club He splits the winnings with Alf providing they keep quiet about it 5Dogs28 September 1990At the pub Alf and Arthur are discussing about the past when Arthur reminisces about his time as the captain of the West Ham juniors football team Later Alf tries to earn money by becoming a dog walker but he finds that the two large dogs he's been tasked to look after quite a handful and soon chaos erupts and he gets into trouble with an irate housewife 6Jury6 October 1990One morning Alf receives an official letter and he gets nervous about opening it After much discussion with Mrs Hollingberry he opens it and is delighted that he's been called up for jury service At the pub he boasts about how honoured it is to be called up until Fred dampens his enthusiasm when he informs him about a juror who was hospitalised after sending a man down On the way back home from the pub Alf is convinced that he's been followed by a stalker7Courtroom13 October 1990Alf's first day in jury service is approaching and he tries to get prepared At the pub he gets into a heated argument about justice with Harry and Mr Carey about how the jury system is corrupt whilst he continues to get teased by Fred who again frightens him about his tales of retribution on members of the jury On the day Alf takes his place in the jury box Mrs Hollingberry irons his trousers badly and he tries to disguise himself by wearing a false beard 8Bus20 October 1990Alf is thrown off a bus for not having a bus pass Later he organises a pensioners outing and encourages them to board the same bus since they all have bus passes During the course of the journey Alf gets into an argument with an Irishman (Frank Kelly) directs the ladies to use the men's toilets to relieve queuing and eventually the pensioners get drunk and rowdy 9Storm27 October 1990With their wedding only a few weeks away Mrs Hollingberry instructs Alf to give up drinking and smoking so he tries to do it in secrecy Later that evening a tremendous storm dislodges his secret money box which he has been hiding in the chimney To his chagrin Mrs Hollingberry tries to claim half of the money 10Wedding3 November 1990On the eve of his wedding to Mrs Hollingberry Alf has a long conversation with the Catholic priest who is marrying them At his stag night down the pub Alf is irritated to find that all his friends have whipped round to give him a cheap cutlery set as a wedding present The big day comes along and at the church Alf and Mrs Hollingberry get into a heated argument whilst trying to do their wedding vows She eventually jilts him at the altar