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Season 4
4x1
Worrying
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 07, 1984
When Damon is sent out of his domestic science class, he discovers an ingenious use for a piece of clingfilm. Kevin worries about how Harry will react to his secret.
4x2
Disgraceful
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 08, 1984
While waiting to see his head of year, Damon invites Pat to the Valentine's Day disco. Harry confronts Edna about her betting.
4x3
Valentines
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 14, 1984
Everyone is waiting for Valentine cards, but who will receive them? Terry's tricks rebound. Heather has an interview.
4x4
Going Without
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 15, 1984
Damon faces suspension, Matty wants to fiddle his electricity meter, and Annabelle bows out of the ratepayers' association.
4x5
Market Forces
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 21, 1984
Heather's boss tries to convince her to change her mind about resigning. Barry thinks he has won a bet - but the arrival of a stranger from Ireland may change things.
4x6
All or Nothing
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 22, 1984
Bobby is more willing to help Matty with his problems than to help Sheila with hers. Terry pretends to be injured to avoid having to go jogging with Michelle.
4x7
Catalogue Stuff
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 28, 1984
Marie is not convinced that the Jacksons now face a better future. Karen receives a letter from Mike.
4x8
Blind Drunk
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 29, 1984
Damon plans to get drunk with Gizzmo to celebrate his 16th - or 4th - birthday. Heather has no shortage of willing helpers when her car won't go.
4x9
Blabbermouth
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 06, 1984
Harry is not pleased to find that Edna has discussed his attitude to Kevin with Marie. Sheila spots a tiny flaw in Karen's boycott plans.
4x10
Etiquette
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 07, 1984
Marie gets a shock when her long-lost father turns up. Heather gives Sheila some book-keeping advice. Harry and Edna try a spot of match-making.
4x11
King Rat
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 13, 1984
Ted tells Karen why he must refuse to support her campaign. Annabelle and Paul have a win on the premium bonds.
4x12
Tights
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 14, 1984
Robin asks Annabelle to be his election agent. Michelle finds that her tights have gone missing, but soon the Jacksons face a more difficult predicament
4x13
Transport
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 20, 1984
Even though Barry is without a car, he is determined to keep his promise to take Heather to the airport. Davey is shocked to discover the terms of Petra's will.
4x14
Off
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 21, 1984
Davey leaves, taking Michelle's catalogue money with him. A "For Sale" sign outside Heather's house causes speculation among her neighbours.
4x15
Dodging
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 27, 1984
Edna goes with Jessica to choose a mother's day present for Sally. Michelle insists that Barry takes Terry to hospital.
4x16
Mother's Day
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 28, 1984
There are surprises all round as Mother's Day and April Fools' Day coincide. Tommy McArdle turns up at the Grants' with some advice for Barry.
4x17
Cynicism
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 03, 1984
Robin needs to deliver his election nomination papers, but the Jacksons' dog is squatting on his car seat. Marie very nearly calls a truce.
4x18
Observer
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 04, 1984
Terry feels that Michelle is over-dressed for her first shift at the pub. There's a shock in store for Matty.
4x19
Risks
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 10, 1984
Sheila feels guilty over what has happened to Matty. Paul receives an invitation to a reunion at PetroChem.
4x20
On Parade
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 11, 1984
Annabelle is embarrassed when she doesn't realise that the potential buyers she has to show around Heather's house are a gay couple.
4x21
Job Prospects
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 17, 1984
Both Bobby and Paul feel that they are in with a good chance of landing a new job, while Tommy McArdle is looking for a car from Barry and Terry.
4x22
Sound Runner
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 18, 1984
When Alan shows his new girlfriend Liz his bungalow, she tells him they will have to move. The Grants go to church on Easter Sunday, except for Barry. who is worried about the car Tommy McArdle has borrowed.
4x23
Take the Money
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 24, 1984
Liz deliberately misleads Gordon about Alan's intentions, causing bad feeling throughout the Close and some embarrassing late-night outbursts.
4x24
Stupid
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 25, 1984
Annabelle is concerned when Paul hasn't returned home. Alan receives a rude awakening and some unpleasant truths, and Barry is subjected to some tough questioning.
4x25
Underpants
Episode overview
Air date
May 01, 1984
Marie finds something unfamiliar in George's bed. Bobby suspects that Barry is up to something and tells him to leave.
4x26
Bad Vibrations
Episode overview
Air date
May 02, 1984
When Annabelle discovers Paul and Dorothy together, she decides to go and stay with her mother. Bobby is elected District Secretary.
4x27
Bad Books
Episode overview
Air date
May 08, 1984
George wants Michelle and Marie to come to an agreement about the house. Harry wants his bed moved downstairs while he recuperates. Heather's senior manager receives a letter about her from Roger.
4x28
Conditions
Episode overview
Air date
May 09, 1984
Alan's day begins with the arrival of a parcel, but then he discovers its contents. Heather's meeting with an old acquaintance ends unhappily. Barry and Terry carpet everyone they can.
4x29
Unstable
Episode overview
Air date
May 15, 1984
Paul resigns from the youth training scheme and, in Annabelle's absence, celebrates with Dorothy. Heather has another visitor from Ireland. Alan becomes more depressed.
4x30
Unpredictable
Episode overview
Air date
May 16, 1984
Alan digs up his tree and destroys Harry's fence. Heather insists that Rose explains why she has arrived in Liverpool.
4x31
Little Pleasures
Episode overview
Air date
May 22, 1984
When Harry decides to get up, he finds that Edna has gone on strike. Karen tries to find out why Sheila is so moody. Will arrives at Heather's to take Rose home.
4x32
Puzzles
Episode overview
Air date
May 23, 1984
Terry and Michelle go to look at cars.......or vans. Karen encourages Sheila to think about going on holiday. Alan locks his keys in the car, and falls asleep on Edna's bed.
4x33
Delayed Strain
Episode overview
Air date
May 29, 1984
The neighbours rally round when Alan finds himself fighting for his life after Liz returns to the Close with a sinister friend who beats him up and wrecks the bungalow.
4x34
Encouragement
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 1984
Annabelle returns home to find a suspicious son and an absent husband. Sheila decides to go on holiday, but a visit to the doctors confirms her worst fears. Alan discharges himself from hospital.
4x35
Fellow Travellers
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 05, 1984
Bobby and Sheila relax on holiday in Spain, but Sheila is trying to pluck up the courage to tell Bobby that she's pregnant.
4x36
Extending
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 06, 1984
Sheila and Bobby ponder on how the rest of the family will take their news. Michelle buys a car, and encourages Terry to teach her to drive.
4x37
Symptoms
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 12, 1984
Tensions mount in the Collins household, and Annabelle follows Paul to the tailors'. When Michelle comes home, she discovers that she has moved house.
4x38
Respectability
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 13, 1984
Barry tries to break into Heather's bedroom. Annabelle meets an old acquaintance. Marie wants to send the twins to private school.
4x39
Irresponsible
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 19, 1984
Karen realises that her parents have something to tell her, but isn't at all prepared for what it is.
4x40
Impatient
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 20, 1984
There are differences of opinion in the Grant household about Sheila's pregnancy. Barry and Celia discuss their tool-hire venture.
4x41
Bidding
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 26, 1984
Heather asks Rose to prepare an inventory and show a potential buyer around. Annabelle goes to an auction with Sonia. Harry discovers that someone has placed Heather's "For Sale" sign in front of his house.
4x42
Trump Card
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 27, 1984
Sheila tries to find out more about Barry's new girlfriend. Harry tries to find out who has bought Heather's house. Teresa appeals to Sheila for help with her money troubles.
4x43
Like Old Times
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 03, 1984
Alan rushes to the festival to see Samantha, and finds her surrounded by men. In desperation, he turns to drink again. Paul and Annabelle look forward to a dinner party.
4x44
Make a Wish
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 04, 1984
Marie takes the twins to be interviewed. Alan has to thank Samantha for preventing him from being arrested.
4x45
Reversing
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 10, 1984
Matty appears in court. Alan and Samantha spread the happy news of their impending marriage. Alan is offered a job abroad, and puts the bungalow on the market.
4x46
Negotiating
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 11, 1984
Harry makes an offer for Alan's bungalow, but Edna discovers that it involves blackmail. Marie receives some bad news about the twins' prospects of private education, and confronts the headmaster.
4x47
Omen
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 17, 1984
It is Samantha and Alan's wedding day - but there is a terrible accident.
4x49
Magic Rabbits
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 18, 1985
Michelle leaves the Close to live with Marie in Leeds. Sandra plans a holiday in Rimini. Tom discovers that something valuable he has left in Heather's car has gone missing.
4x54
Preparation
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 08, 1985
Terry suggests that Sheila should consult a priest. Harry and Ralph decide to go to a car auction.
4x55
Flawed
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 09, 1985
Tom and Heather discuss their future. Sheila turns to the church for help with her problems.
4x56
Gullibility
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 15, 1985
Heather plans a celebration with Tom but gets a shock when she calls unexpectedly at his office. Sandra returns from her holidy in Rimini, and Neil persuades Damon to go busking.
4x57
Lost
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 16, 1985
Neil and Damon plan the seduction of their girlfriends. Heather forces Tom to admit the truth about the girl she saw him with. At the hospital fete, some of the residents get Russell Grant's autograph, while others encounter a stranger...
4x58
Hallo Again
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 22, 1985
Harry discovers that running a car will be expensive. Tom suggests to Heather that they cancel a date. Neil asks Damon for a divorce. The stranger returns.
4x59
He Won't Go
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 23, 1985
Pat, Sandra, and Kate find themselves at the mercy of an unbalanced man with a gun.
4x60
There's Something Wrong
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 29, 1985
Annabelle becomes suspicious after speaking to Kate and hearing about her encounters with Harry and the milkman, but Paul doesn't believe her. Damon and Neil prepare for a seance. The captor becomes increasingly unhinged.
4x61
Is There Anybody There
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 30, 1985
The siege continues, and Pat undermines Kate's attempts to end it peacefully.
4x62
You Two Must Go Now
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 05, 1985
The Close is evacuated, and the residents monitor the situation as it is reported on television. Harry becomes concerned when Edna goes to the toilet and doesn't come back.
4x63
Tragic
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 06, 1985
After gunshots ring out, the police move in, but there are only dead bodies to be recovered.
4x64
Give Us a Story
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 12, 1985
Reporters are swarming around the Close, and Terry accuses Harry of profiteering from the death of one of his tenants.
4x65
Snaps
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 13, 1985
As a result of the newspaper coverage of the siege, Annabelle and Harry both receive letters from the tax man. Terry and Sandra have to go to London for a funeral.
4x66
Nosing
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 19, 1985
Ghoulish appetites for a glimpse of the scene of the crime make matters worse. While Harry is arguing with other residents outside, Edna suffers a stroke in the kitchen.
4x67
A Few More Years
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 20, 1985
Paul and Annabelle prepare to go on holiday, but first he wants to know why an extra television set has appeared in the house. There is no hospital bed available for Edna. Karen's exam results arrive.
4x68
Nothing to Do
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 26, 1985
Edna has a relapse and is in a critical condition. Paul and Annabelle prepare to camp out in their back garden, but is their tent waterproof?
4x69
Kidding Ourselves
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 27, 1985
Damon and Neil find out that the photo of Karen they entered for a competition has won. Harry's spirits are low, as Edna's condition remains unchanged.
4x70
No Change
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 02, 1985
Harry is hopeful that Edna will be able to come home. Sandra is surprised when someone from the Close turns up while she visits her mother in Glasgow.
4x71
Depressed
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 03, 1985
Harry and his family maintain a vigil at Edna's bedside, but she is not going to wake up. Matty is disappointed when he is unsuccessful at his job interview.
4x72
Mushroom Whatsits
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 09, 1985
Pat and Sandra return from Glasgow and find Harry in their house, distraught because Edna has died.
4x73
You Have to Go
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 10, 1985
There's an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, as the vicar puts his foot in it at Edna's funeral. When Terry returns from the funeral, he discovers that new arrivals the Corkhills have dumped his belongings outside number 10.
4x74
Expense No Object
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 1985
Terry and Pat discover that televisions dug up from the garden don't necessarily work. Billy has a surprise for Doreen: a ready-to-assemble fireplace kit. Jim hears something he shouldn't hear on Heather's answerphone.
4x75
A New Way
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 17, 1985
Sandra is feeling the strain of being the only breadwinner in the house. Heather regrets lying to Jim. Doreen needs help with the building of her fireplace.
4x76
Handouts
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 23, 1985
Terry and Pat go to the bank. Karen and David play monopoly. Paul sets off for a military reunion dinner but has no intention of arriving there.
4x77
Moment of Weakness
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 24, 1985
Doreen's mother, Julia, reveals a few home truths about Billy's criminal past. Annabelle is startled when she questions Paul over his reunion dinner. Harry sells, then buys again.
4x78
Tobacco Casserole
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 30, 1985
Heather is worried when she receives some mysterious phone calls. By chance, a cigarette end found down the toilet ends up in Sandra's meal.
4x79
Initiative
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 1985
Tom asks Heather to be "Mrs Curzon". Sandra gives Pat three months to make the van-hire business a success. Damon needs plenty of initiative when Karen asks him to change a book he has given her, and he almost succeeds.
4x80
Not Like School
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1985
Billy Corkhill has forgotten about a little electricity job, but it's someone else who is caught red-handed. On Karen's first day at university, her worries turn into outright fear when she meets other students.
4x81
Cultural Life
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 1985
Billy's new shutters are causing a bit of a stir. Damon and Rod are determined to outdo each other in their displays of support for different football teams.
4x82
Gunga Grant
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 1985
Rod plans to impress Heather by washing her car, but then the water supply is cut off. Lucy Collins returns to the Close.
4x83
Good Parts and Bad
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1985
The cleaner meets the daughter, but who has more reason to be suspicious? Heather reflects on becoming a free woman again as her divorce from Roger becomes absolute.
4x84
Programmes
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 1985
It's Lucy's birthday, but she has disappeared again. Damon and Rod make a bet, and Harry agrees to adjudicate.
4x85
Student Prank
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 22, 1985
Karen goes to a party without telling Bobby and Sheila and does something she later regrets on the way home. Heather is not sure how to answer Tom's proposal.
4x86
Best Kept Secrets
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 1985
Doreen discovers that Julia has nearly burned her house down. Lucy tells Annabelle her plans. Damon sets about returning the Corkhills' alarm without them knowing.
4x87
Knock It Off
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1985
Heather is confused when Tom refuses to invite his daughter to the wedding. The Corkhills are more confused about what has happened during the night.
4x88
Why Her
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 1985
Lucy is confident about her job interview but finds that it isn't the walkover that she expected. Julia appears in court.
4x89
Playing Trains
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1985
Jim has a proposal for Tom. Ralph and Harry go on a trip to Blaenau Festiniog. Julia discovers a love letter written by Tracy to a lad at school. Or is it?
4x90
Homewatch Meeting
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1985
Annabelle's homewatch meeting doesn't quite go to plan. Terry and Pat take on an awkward customer.
4x91
Going Up in the World
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1985
Heather discovers that Tom has bought her a new house and handed in her resignation. The appearance of Gummy George on the Close results in Paul getting a black eye.
4x92
Not Getting Any Easier
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 18, 1985
Heather struggles with her preparations for the wedding. Harry and Ralph go to the cemetery to see Edna's grave.
4x93
Nowhere to Climb
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 1985
Heather has serious doubts about marrying Tom. Lucy tells Paul and Annabelle that she has a boyfriend. Harry inadvertently causes a fight between Billy and Doreen.

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