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Season 4
Following Reggie's death, his family and friends gather together at his funeral and then at the reading of his will. They are then informed by his solicitor that all of Reggie's money is
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Following Reggie's death, his family and friends gather together at his funeral and then at the reading of his will. They are then informed by his solicitor that all of Reggie's money is to be divided equally among them. Each of them will inherit one million pounds but there is one condition, they must do something truly absurd in order to earn the money.
Each individual begins their attempt to earn the money. Their efforts at ridiculous behaviour include cross dressing, fancy dress and making marriage proposals to virtual strangers.
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Each individual begins their attempt to earn the money. Their efforts at ridiculous behaviour include cross dressing, fancy dress and making marriage proposals to virtual strangers. Realising that these schemes will not suffice, they decide to pool their resources and to work together. They concoct a plan to march on Whitehall on behalf of the elderly and the redundant. Jimmy is elected as the group's leader.
The group starts to seek support for their venture and visit impotency clinics, gentlemen's clubs and sheltered accommodation to recruit followers. Unfortunately they return largely
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The group starts to seek support for their venture and visit impotency clinics, gentlemen's clubs and sheltered accommodation to recruit followers. Unfortunately they return largely unsuccessful. Their numbers however are swelled by Joan's boyfriend Hank who has been made redundant. The group decide to plan their tactics before they attempt to garner support again. Meanwhile both C.J. and Doc Morrissey attempt to romance Miss Hackstraw.
Elizabeth decides that they ought to set up a think tank and a policy research unit. Together they come up with several ideas to combat ageism including young-age pensions, face drops
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Elizabeth decides that they ought to set up a think tank and a policy research unit. Together they come up with several ideas to combat ageism including young-age pensions, face drops and fashion shows for older people. The group spirit is further reinforced by Tom and Linda's reconciliation and their decision to re-marry.
Suspicious of C.J.'s recent nice behaviour, Jimmy orders that he should be followed. It transpires that C.J. has told the story of the group's exploits to a journalist, Morton Radstock
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Suspicious of C.J.'s recent nice behaviour, Jimmy orders that he should be followed. It transpires that C.J. has told the story of the group's exploits to a journalist, Morton Radstock who is subsequently injured in a car accident. C.J. then repeats the story to another journalist, Welton Ormsby. Ormsby decides to join the group however due to his recent sacking. The episode concludes with Tom and Linda's wedding and Jimmy and Miss Hackstraw becoming romantically involved.
The quest continues apace with Jimmy instructing that every coach in the U.K. should be booked to take supporters down to Whitehall. The number of recruits continues to multiply and even
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The quest continues apace with Jimmy instructing that every coach in the U.K. should be booked to take supporters down to Whitehall. The number of recruits continues to multiply and even C.J. is now behind the cause and agrees to make a donation in order to ensure its success.
The big day arrives and the group, with many thousands of supporters, arrive in London as planned. While many march on Whitehall, Jimmy takes over the BBC News studio to further inform
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The big day arrives and the group, with many thousands of supporters, arrive in London as planned. While many march on Whitehall, Jimmy takes over the BBC News studio to further inform people about the demonstrations taking place throughout London. The scheme fails however as journalist Morton Radstock has given the police full details of what was to take place. The group must therefore return to Miss Hackstraw to see whether they have done enough to claim their money.
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