Father and son run together "rag and bone" business (buying and selling old junk) and they don’t really get along - father is grumpy and doesn’t want to change anything, while his son wants something better from life.
1 | Robbery with Violence |
| Albert accidentally brakes Harold’s china cabinet. Scared of the son’s anger Albert decides to pretend that the place was robbed. |
2 | Come Dancing |
| Harold wants to win the affections of a woman called Jean who is a great fan of ballroom dancing, but is pessimistic because he has two left feet. He must ask his father for some lessons to keep up with Jean. |
3 | Two’s Company |
| Harold is predictably displeased when Albert announces his intention to marry again, but he is shocked when he sees that his prospective stepmother, Daphne, is a woman he went out with himself many years earlier. |
4 | Tea for Two |
| During the by-election campaign Albert is informed that Prime Minister Heath is coming to tea with him. Harold is appalled and plans to spoil the moment. |
5 | Without Prejudice |
| Harold wants to move up in the world, so he and a reluctant Albert go to view a suburban semi-detached house. When the local Residents’ Association gets to hear that two "rag and bone" men are planning to move in they offer them money bribe to change their minds. |
6 | Pot Black |
| Harold buys a huge snooker table, in fact too big for their house, but still he wants to beat his father in a game. |
7 | The Three Feathers |
| Harold buys cheaply a Regency commode and hopes to make some big money on it. Albert thinks that his son took advantage of old lady and thinks it will bring them bad luck. |
8 | Cuckoo in the Nest |
| Man named Arthur turns up claiming to be Albert’s long-lost elder son and, to Harold’s horror, Albert not believes him, but seems to be very fond of him. |
