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No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

★ 6.3/10•1983•30m•Comedy
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No Place Like Home is a BBC situation comedy written by Jon Watkins and stars William Gaunt and Patricia Garwood as Arthur and Beryl Crabtree, a middle-aged couple who plan for a quiet life once their children have left home. Sadly, it is not to be. No Place Like Home was broadcast for five series between 1983 and 1987, with an early appearance by Martin Clunes.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateDec 13, 1983

Episodes

E130m

No Place Like Home

Arthur and Beryl look forward to a new and peaceful life as the last of their four children leaves home. But they don't even get to taste the first course of their first romantic dinner alone in the house: Paul loses his job, Tracy has a fight with her boyfriend, Nigel changes his mind about school, and they all end up back home again.

Dec 13, 1983

E230m

One Enchanted Evening

Arthur's despair mounts as his oldest daughter Lorraine leaves her husband and returns home. He frantically attempts marriage counseling as his house begins to overcrowd. Beryl, however, does not help things with her overly sympathetic approach.

Dec 20, 1983

E330m

Home and Away

Neighbor Trevor also suffers from "noisy lodgers", but of a different breed: his wife Vera collects stray animals of all kinds. Trevor and Arthur decide to get away from it all and take a vacation, but only end up in trouble.

Dec 27, 1983

E430m

Just The Job

The kids decide that Beryl needs a change of lifestyle and plan an exciting new career for her. Arthur decides he has the best answers and sets her up to be a receptionist in a hair salon but, as usual, his plans are soon in a tangle.

Jan 3, 1984

E530m

Alternative Accommodation

Tracy has gone off with a new boyfriend, so Arthur decides to try to find new accommodations for Paul and Nigel as well. Trevor helps him find a perfect room for the boys, but the move stirs up family trouble, and it's Arthur and Trevor who end up out in the cold.

Jan 10, 1984

E630m

Goodbye Father

Arthur finally gets his wish as the last of his brood leaves home for good. Loraine and her husband are off to live with his mother; Tracy has moved in with a girlfriend; Paul and Nigel grab their backpacks and take off for the open road. Arthur and Beryl return home from a second honeymoon to a "welcome home" party...with a few added surprises.

Jan 17, 1984

Actors

William Gaunt

William Gaunt

Arthur Crabtree

Patricia Garwood

Patricia Garwood

Beryl Crabtree

Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

Nigel Crabtree

Beverly Adams

Beverly Adams

Marcia Warren

Marcia Warren

Daniel Hill

Daniel Hill

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