List of You Rang, M'Lord? episodes

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The following is a list of episodes for the British situation comedy You Rang, M'Lord? that aired from 1988 to 1993. All episodes were approximately 50 minutes long.

Contents

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Pilot 29 December 1988
1 514 January 199011 February 1990
2 711 November 199023 December 1990
3 710 November 199122 December 1991
4 620 March 199324 April 1993

Episodes

Pilot (1988)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot" [1] David Croft [1] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [1] 29 December 1988 (1988-12-29) [1]
London, 1927: Alf Stokes and his daughter Ivy are given the sack from their jobs on the music halls. Alf decides that he has no option but to go into service as a butler. When he arrives at the residence of Lord Meldrum, some familiar faces await him.

Series 1 (1990)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
2"The Phantom Sign Writer" [2] David Croft [2] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [2] 14 January 1990 (1990-01-14) [2]
Alf and Ivy are settled into their new jobs but things soon hot up when Sir Ralph suspects that his wife, Lady Agatha, is having an affair. Lord Meldrum's car is vandalised – someone has daubed the word "fornicator" on the side which causes a panic when the Bishop wants to use the vehicle.
3"A Deed of Gift" [3] David Croft [3] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [3] 21 January 1990 (1990-01-21) [3]
Lady Lavender sends for her solicitor whom she instructs to give Ivy her shares from the Union Jack Rubber Company. James is tortured by thoughts of Miss Poppy after she asks to feel his muscles. Then Lavender sends for her solicitor again.
4"Love and Money" [4] David Croft [4] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [4] 28 January 1990 (1990-01-28) [4]
Lord Meldrum thinks that Lavender has gone too far and wants her declared mentally unstable, whilst Teddy is determined to pay Ivy a visit in her room no matter how dangerous the route. A party, thrown for Miss Cissy's birthday, brings a few surprises.
5"Fair Shares" [5] David Croft [5] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [5] 4 February 1990 (1990-02-04) [5]
Lady Lavender has now promised her shares to Stokes, and he sees this as a chance to set himself up for life. Meanwhile, Ivy is in trouble for telling Sir Ralph about his wife's indiscretions with Lord Meldrum.
6"Beg, Borrow or Steal" [6] David Croft [6] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [6] 11 February 1990 (1990-02-11) [6]
Alf is being blackmailed by the local pawn broker into letting him burgle the house. Lord Meldrum allows Cissy & Poppy to hold an evening of progressive poetry in the dining room. At last the relationship between Alf and Ivy is revealed to James.

Series 2 (1990)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
7"Labour or Love" [7] David Croft [7] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [7] 11 November 1990 (1990-11-11) [7]
Lord Meldrum gives Teddy an ultimatum – marry Madge Cartwright or be sent to work in his factory. Teddy thinks it's a bluff but finds that his brother means every word. Alf discovers that Lady Lavender has got some money stashed under her bed and schemes to relieve her of the burden.
8"Trouble at Mill" [8] David Croft [8] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [8] 18 November 1990 (1990-11-18) [8]
The Prime Minister is coming to dinner but Alf's thoughts are consumed by Lady Lavender. At the factory, Teddy's flirtations with the factory girls causes a mass walk out.
9"Money Talks" [9] David Croft [9] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [9] 25 November 1990 (1990-11-25) [9]
Lady Lavender throws her money out of the window and into the street, naturally some of the money goes astray when Alf gets his hands on it.
10"The Meldrum Vases" [10] David Croft [10] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [10] 2 December 1990 (1990-12-02) [10]
Alf has hidden some of the money in one of his Lordship's antique vases – unfortunately Lord Meldrum has donated three identical vases to the Bishop's auction for Distressed Gentlewomen. James and Ivy are in a race to stop Alf retrieving the money.
11"The Wounds of War" [11] David Croft and Roy Gould [11] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [11] 9 December 1990 (1990-12-09) [11]
To protect his master, Alf tells Sir Ralph that Lord Meldrum was wounded in the Artillery. Ivy is over the moon when James agrees to take her to the pictures. Mrs Lipton is convinced that Alf's divorce is being held up by his wife.
12"Stranger in the Night" [12] David Croft [12] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [12] 16 December 1990 (1990-12-16) [12]
James is embarrassed when his father arrives at the house on the run from the police. The servants decide to hide him until they can arrange for him to flee the country.
13"Royal Flush" [13] David Croft [13] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [13] 23 December 1990 (1990-12-23) [13]
Excitement runs through the household when it is announced that the deposed King and Queen of Dalmatia are coming to dinner, although Mrs Lipton is upset to find that she will not be doing the catering. In addition, Noël Coward (Guy Siner) is expected to join them after the opening night of his new play.

Series 3 (1991)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
14"Please Help the Orphans" [14] Roy Gould [14] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [14] 10 November 1991 (1991-11-10) [14]
Alf is being pestered by Mrs Lipton to finalise his divorce so he gets an old friend to agree to pose as Mrs Stokes. Meanwhile, he has a brainwave to make some money by fooling Mrs Lipton into baking some cakes, which she thinks are destined for the local orphanage.
15"Current Affairs" [15] Roy Gould [15] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [15] 17 November 1991 (1991-11-17) [15]
Alf continues to supply the Sunshine Pantry with Mrs Lipton's cakes. Myrtle pays a visit to the house posing as Mrs Stokes, but can she persuade Mrs Lipton?
16"Mrs Lipton's Nasty Turn" [16] Roy Gould [16] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [16] 24 November 1991 (1991-11-24) [16]
Having discovered Alf's deception and broken his Lordship's crockery in a fit of anger, Mrs Lipton is left wondering if she still has a job. On a visit to the Sunshine Pantry, Ivy discovers the truth about Mrs. Lipton's cherry cake. Lord Meldrum is shocked to discover Cissy intends to stand for local government, as a candidate for the United Workers Party.
17"Meet the Workers" [17] Roy Gould [17] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [17] 1 December 1991 (1991-12-01) [17]
Poppy announces her engagement to Dickie Metcalfe but Alf smells a rat! Lord Meldrum is convinced that he must learn more about the lower classes before he can join the board of governors at the BBC and so he invites his factory workers to dinner and serves them fish and chips. Meanwhile, Lady Lavender invites the staff to the wedding of her parrot!
18"Gretna Green or Bust" [18] Roy Gould [18] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [18] 8 December 1991 (1991-12-08) [18]
Miss Poppy and Dickie Metcalfe decide to marry and elope to Gretna Green, and Teddy and Rose take the idea and elope too: however, Lady Lavender has hidden in the back of the car, and the rest of the household set off in hot pursuit in an attempt to stop them.
19"The Night of Reckoning" [19] Roy Gould [19] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [19] 15 December 1991 (1991-12-15) [19]
Twelvetrees gets an offer to be butler for Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha. Mabel is on the verge of being evicted from her home. Meanwhile, Alf comes up with a drastic solution to Teddy's problem. Cissy finds out whether or not she has been elected onto the local council.
20"A Day in the Country" [20] Roy Gould [20] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [20] 22 December 1991 (1991-12-22) [20]
Lord Meldrum decides he is going to treat the servants to a picnic in the country. Nobody is surprised however, that upon their arrival at Peabody Hall, Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha are there too.

Series 4 (1993)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
21"Yes Sir, That's My Baby" [21] Roy Gould [21] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [21] 20 March 1993 (1993-03-20) [21]
Cissy leads the house into helping out at the local soup kitchen for the poor. Meanwhile, Teddy is still trying to escape the romantic clutches of Madge Cartwright. This time, Alf thinks he has the perfect solution – he traces all of Teddy's illegitimate children and brings them to the house to face Madge.
22"Requiem for a Parrot" [22] Roy Gould [22] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [22] 27 March 1993 (1993-03-27) [22]
Lord Meldrum is intent on sending Teddy to his rubber plantation in Malaya, however the death of Lady Lavender's parrot leads to some bizarre funeral arrangements.
23"Come to the Ball" [23] Roy Gould [23] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [23] 3 April 1993 (1993-04-03) [23]
Lord Meldrum decides to inspect the servants' quarters and Mabel has found a purse containing five pounds. Then the staff are invited to the luxurious ball where the employers have to wait upon their servants.
24"The Truth Revealed" [24] Roy Gould [24] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [24] 10 April 1993 (1993-04-10) [24]
Sir Ralph sacks Selfridge, his butler, who in turn tells him of his wife's long-standing affair with George Meldrum. Sir Ralph sets out for revenge and the staff have to ensure that a mysterious "accident" doesn't befall their master.
25"Fall of the House of Meldrum" [25] Roy Gould [25] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [25] 17 April 1993 (1993-04-17) [25]
Meldrum is convinced that Sir Ralph has put a curse on him. In addition, the rubber plantation in Malaya has been ravaged by the Bangokhan beetle. The family face financial ruin.
26"Well, There You Are Then...!" [26] Roy Gould [26] Jimmy Perry & David Croft [26] 24 April 1993 (1993-04-24) [26]
Things look bleak for the Meldrums with most of their money lost on the stock market crash and the effects of the Bangokhan beetle. Cissy and Lavender try to save the situation, but the servants have little choice but to look elsewhere for their future.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pilot". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Phantom Sign Writer". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  3. 1 2 3 4 "A Deed of Gift". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Love and Money". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Fair Shares". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Beg, Borrow or Steal". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Labour or Love". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Trouble at Mill". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Money Talks". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  10. 1 2 3 4 "The Meldrum Vases". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  11. 1 2 3 4 "The Wounds of War". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Stranger in the Night". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Royal Flush". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Please Help the Orphans". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Current Affairs". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Mrs Lipton's Nasty Turn". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Meet the Workers". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Gretna Green or Bust". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  19. 1 2 3 4 "The Night of Reckoning". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  20. 1 2 3 4 "A Day in the Country". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Yes Sir, That's My Baby". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Requiem for a Parrot". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Come to the Ball". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  24. 1 2 3 4 "The Truth Revealed". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Fall of the House of Meldrum". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
  26. 1 2 3 4 "Well, There You Are Then...!". You Rang, M'Lord?.[ season and episode needed ]
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