Sarah makes plans to escape to Portugal for two weeks with her glamorous friend Alison, but Eleanor brings all her emotional blackmailing skills to the fore to scupper the plans. S2 E12: Going Away
Sarah makes plans to escape to Portugal for two weeks with her glamorous friend Alison, but Eleanor brings all her emotional blackmailing skills to the fore to scupper the plans. S2 E12: Going Away
When Eleanor is left in charge of the bookshop after Russell and Sarah go off for a special lunch, she initiates an efficiency drive which goes badly wrong. S2 E11: Efficiency
When Sarah wants the hall redecorated in time for her birthday party and Eleanor wants a new dress for the occasion, they battle it out when there's only enough money for one. S2 E10: Idle Speculation
When Sarah wants the hall redecorated in time for her birthday party and Eleanor wants a new dress for the occasion, they battle it out when there's only enough money for one. S2 E10: Idle Speculation
With Eleanor off to the Bridge Club dinner and dance with Vera Polling, Sarah decides to invite Dr Sam Greenland over for a quiet dinner. S2 E8: Out On A Limb
Sarah and Eleanor have fallen out and there seems little chance of a reconciliation, but Clare decides to use one of her old school games to alleviate the problem. S2 E6: Lines of Communication
Eleanor wants to have a family wedding because she has heard that Vera Polling is having one, something that puts the pressure on Sarah and Clare. S2 E5: Wedding Bells
It's quiz night and Clare and Eleanor are in opposing teams, but Sarah seems to be having problems with the accuracy of her memory. S2 E3: Memory Games
When Sarah is invited out for lunch by a man, she has to make contingency plans to prevent her mother's 'Geriatric Mafia' finding out about it. S2 E2: Open Secrets
When Sarah is invited out for lunch by a man, she has to make contingency plans to prevent her mother's 'Geriatric Mafia' finding out about it. S2 E2: Open Secrets
Clare gets into an intellectual challenge with her new boyfriend whom she believes to be terribly brainy, and Eleanor decides it's a contest she can't be left out of. S2 E1: Intellectual Aspirations
Sarah finds herself stuck in the middle when both her mother and her daughter start confiding in her about their respective love lives. S1 E5: Romantic Complications
Sarah decides to install a burglar alarm as a reaction to a lapse in security, but Eleanor has other ideas as to how their property should be defended. S1 E4: Security
Clare's confidence is low after her split with Edward, so Sarah suggests that she take an assertiveness course to rebuild her shattered morale. S4 E4: Yes and No
When Clare returns from Australia, she refuses to talk about her experience out there and it is left to Eleanor to venture at the real reason for her silence. S4 E3: A Fully Extended Family
Eleanor intends to show off her social skills by giving a party, but Sarah is not to be told - unfortunately, she then involves Vera Polling in the preparations. S3 E9: Party Politics
When a crime occurs at Russell's shop, Eleanor brings her experience of reading Agatha Christie novels to bear in solving the case. S3 E8: The Mysterious Affair At Bygone Books
Sarah sees a way of using her fundraising activities for the local hospital as a way of securing a nice quiet evening with a nice quiet man. S3 E7: Charity
Sarah sees a way of using her fundraising activities for the local hospital as a way of securing a nice quiet evening with a nice quiet man. S3 E7: Charity
Sarah is holding a dinner party but has not invited Eleanor - and it turns out that Clare has arranged a party on the same day. S3 E5: The Dinner Party
Sarah is holding a dinner party but has not invited Eleanor - and it turns out that Clare has arranged a party on the same day. S3 E5: The Dinner Party
Relative Movement: Clare has been working away from home as Sarah starts to think about letting out her room, but Eleanor has some ideas about what calibre of tenant they should be looking for.
Eleanor has been accusing her family of plotting to send her to a retirement home for years and so decides to explore the delights of 'The Sycamores'. S3 E3: Home Comforts
Sarah suspects that her mother is reading her mail and answering the phone in her part of the house while she's out, but it takes Russell to come up with a way of finding out. S3 E2: Curiosity
When Sarah wants the hall redecorated in time for her birthday party and Eleanor wants a new dress for the occasion, they battle it out when there's only enough money for one. S2 E10: Idle Speculation
Sarah and Eleanor have fallen out and there seems little chance of a reconciliation, but Clare decides to use one of her old school games to alleviate the problem. S2 E6: Lines of Communication
Eleanor wants to have a family wedding because she has heard that Vera Polling is having one, something that puts the pressure on Sarah and Clare. S2 E5: Wedding Bells
Eleanor wants to have a family wedding because she has heard that Vera Polling is having one, something that puts the pressure on Sarah and Clare. S2 E5: Wedding Bells
It's quiz night and Clare and Eleanor are in opposing teams, but Sarah seems to be having problems with the accuracy of her memory. S2 E3: Memory Games
When Sarah is invited out for lunch by a man, she has to make contingency plans to prevent her mother's 'Geriatric Mafia' finding out about it. S2 E2: Open Secrets
Widow Sarah (Prunella Scales) is bringing up her daughter Clare and also shares her house with her meddling mother when Sarah hears that Clare is secretly meeting an older man. S1 E1: The Older Man
Having sorted out the problem of Clare seeing a married man, Sarah now finds herself in an alarmingly similar situation and Eleanor jumps to the wrong conclusion. S4 E6: The Other Married Man
Clare's confidence is low after her split with Edward, so Sarah suggests that she take an assertiveness course to rebuild her shattered morale. S4 E4: Yes and No
Clare's confidence is low after her split with Edward, so Sarah suggests that she take an assertiveness course to rebuild her shattered morale. S4 E4: Yes and No
When Clare returns from Australia, she refuses to talk about her experience out there and it is left to Eleanor to venture at the real reason for her silence. S4 E3: A Fully Extended Family
When Clare returns from Australia, she refuses to talk about her experience out there and it is left to Eleanor to venture at the real reason for her silence. S4 E3: A Fully Extended Family