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{
  "se": "S01E01",
  "title": "The Promotion",
  "tt": 982230,
  "air_date": "1997-04-17",
  "description": "Recently-divorced Andrew is in a cleft stick. He has a job promotion likelihood but he feels obliged to live with and care for Peggy,his elderly mother,whose mind is starting to wander. His selfish brother Ricard and Richard's social climbing wife Tina are no help as they want Andrew to bear all the responsibility. Andrew seems doomed to keep mum when she cooks a meal at midnight and has a disaster with the ironing.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S01E02",
  "title": "The Funeral",
  "tt": 982226,
  "air_date": "1997-04-24",
  "description": "Uncle William is being buried but Peggy has got it into her head that the funeral is that of Uncle Tom,who is still very much alive. She rides off in the funeral car without Andrew,stopping on the way to buy some oranges and,on arriving at the graveyard,causing confusion when she encounters Uncle Tom.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Timothy Bateson",
      "nm": 61063,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Uncle Tom"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "James Greene",
      "nm": 338785,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Minister"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Gerald Home",
      "nm": 392935,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Funeral Director"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Simon Scardifield",
      "nm": 769128,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Funeral driver"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Brian Spink",
      "nm": 818933,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Doctor"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S01E03",
  "title": "The Babysitter",
  "tt": 982224,
  "air_date": "1997-05-01",
  "description": "Unable to work at home due to his mother's interruptions Andrew gets back in touch with Kate,his ex-wife,and decides to go out for a platonic evening with her. Lisa, a baby-sitter,is engaged to sit with Peggy,who inadvertently causes mischief.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Louisa Milwood-Haigh",
      "nm": 590267,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Lisa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Carol Starks",
      "nm": 823355,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Kate"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S01E04",
  "title": "The Accident",
  "tt": 619129,
  "air_date": "1997-05-08",
  "description": "Andrew has dropped a computer on his foot at work and comes home with it in a bandage,supported by Rula,a taxi driver,whom Peggy mistakes for his girl-friend. Deciding that he is not well and has to be looked after,she goes out to buy him food but only succeeds in ending up in hospital. Richard and Tina,helpful as ever,decide that the time has come for Peggy to be put into a home though Andrew is still not keen.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Angela Bruce",
      "nm": 115415,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Doctor"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sally Giles",
      "nm": 1544218,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Medical officer"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sheri Graubert",
      "nm": 1199332,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Rula"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sarah Moyle",
      "nm": 1638211,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Mother"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ian Taylor",
      "nm": 852471,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Man in plaster"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S01E05",
  "title": "The Dog",
  "tt": 982225,
  "air_date": "1997-05-15",
  "description": "Richard gives Peggy a dog but she lets it run off. Next day he wants it back as it belonged to his kids and he got rid of it because it annoyed him but now the kids are playing up. Andrew goes looking for it but gives to a little boy who strikes up an instant rapport with the dog. He explains to Peggy that she cannot look after the dog because her job is to look after him so she reads him bed-time stories.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Rosalind Adams",
      "nm": 1666850,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Roslyn"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Paul Kynman",
      "nm": 477441,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Fireman Colin",
          "ch": 205749
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Mathilda Thorpe",
      "nm": 861693,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Woman",
          "as Matilda Thorpe": true
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Adam Welsh",
      "nm": 920515,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Boy",
          "as Adam Welch": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S01E06",
  "title": "The Last Will",
  "tt": 982227,
  "air_date": "1997-05-22",
  "description": "Andrew is not happy when Peggy makes a will,splitting everything in half to be shared with Richard, and his malcontent annoys her. However,after he has rescued her from being locked in the bathroom,she decides to give him a special present - which proves to be as big an anti-climax as her 'winning' lottery ticket.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S01E07",
  "title": "The Oysters",
  "tt": 982229,
  "air_date": "1997-05-29",
  "description": "Fireman Colin brings Peggy home. She believes she is still a nurse and should be bandaging the fire-fighters. Andrew believes that she should have a companion to stop her wandering and hides her purse so she won't go out before the companion arrives. However she decides to buy Andrew some oysters and gets arrested for shop-lifting. Richard goes to bail her out and gets arrested for bribery.Andrew has some satisfaction in deciding to wait before doing anything to help his brother.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sam Graham",
      "nm": 334290,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "PC Des Freeman"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Paul Kynman",
      "nm": 477441,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Fireman Colin",
          "ch": 205749
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Jo Anna Lee",
      "nm": 497541,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Helen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S01E08",
  "title": "The Nursing Home",
  "tt": 982228,
  "air_date": "1997-06-05",
  "description": "After Peggy gives him breakfast boiled eggs with painted faces and starts talking to her dead cat Andrew thinks it's time she went in a home and sees a very nice one. He persuades her it's a hotel but,when he goes to visit,finds she has been put in an austere room and feels guilty. He is about to get her out but Richard beats him to it.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Anthea Holloway",
      "nm": 391286,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Sweet granny"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Barbara Horne",
      "nm": 394998,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Matron"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Peggy Shields",
      "nm": 793240,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Grumpy granny"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Carol Starks",
      "nm": 823355,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Kate"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E01",
  "title": "The Picnic",
  "tt": 1363385,
  "air_date": "1998-04-16",
  "description": "Peggy wants to go on a picnic so Richard and Tina take her in the car,dragging Andrew along. Since it's raining hard they go to a stately home,where Peggy gets chatting to a group of old people visiting from a home. When she gets counted in with their number and driven back to the home Andrew must go and retrieve her.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Jean Anderson",
      "nm": 26876,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Norma"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Deddie Davies",
      "nm": 203671,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Elsie"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Miranda Forbes",
      "nm": 285384,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Matron"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Joan Oliver",
      "nm": 646879,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "WPC"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E02",
  "title": "The Card Game",
  "tt": 1363384,
  "air_date": "1998-04-23",
  "description": "Andrew invites three friends round for an evening of card games and Peggy is put out that he doesn't want her to join in. When the cards go missing he assumes that she has taken them in order to gain attention - which she duly does and he is annoyed that the friends take more interest in her than him.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Rosalind Adams",
      "nm": 1666850,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Roslyn"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sanjeev Bhaskar",
      "nm": 80276,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Ahmed",
          "ch": 363409
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "John Hodgkinson",
      "nm": 388251,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Geoffrey"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Steve Speirs",
      "nm": 818648,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Leonard"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E03",
  "title": "The Budgie",
  "tt": 946360,
  "air_date": "1998-04-30",
  "description": "After being caught in the middle of an argument between Peggy and Richard,Andrew hopes that looking after a friend's budgie will be a tonic for his mother,to take her mind off things. All starts very well but unfortunately she feeds it on chicken and accidentally kills it. She buys a replacement but will this fool Andrew?",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Robin Driscoll",
      "nm": 3741,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Harold"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Caroline Harker",
      "nm": 363100,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Wendy"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Siobhan O'Carroll",
      "nm": 639992,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Helen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E04",
  "title": "The Aunt",
  "tt": 1363383,
  "air_date": "1998-05-14",
  "description": "Andrew invites Peggy's sister Marj to come and stay in the hopes that she can keep his mother company,thus allowing him more time with his girl-friend Wendy. Unfortunately the visit is not a success as the two sisters have never got on and old rivalries surface. Furthermore Wendy accuses Andrew of spending too much time with his mother and he is in danger of losing her.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Caroline Harker",
      "nm": 363100,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Wendy"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Prunella Scales",
      "nm": 768795,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Marjorie"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Robert Shield",
      "nm": 793158,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Pub MC"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E05",
  "title": "The Sign",
  "tt": 619130,
  "air_date": "1998-05-21",
  "description": "Peggy wonders where her late husband may have gone and when told that he is in heaven she decides top book her own place next to him by doing good deeds for the local church. Unfortunately the local church doesn't want her good deeds and Andrew has to tell her.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Geoffrey Beevers",
      "nm": 66644,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Rector"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kevin Moore",
      "nm": 601471,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Priest"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Siobhan O'Carroll",
      "nm": 639992,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Helen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E06",
  "title": "The Thief",
  "tt": 619131,
  "air_date": "1998-05-28",
  "description": "Peggy is caught stealing a clock from her neighbour,Mr. Powell. She claims that it was originally hers but Powell stole it from her. He denies it. Andrew and Richard are confused as to how Powell would have ended up with Peggy's clock but,since she won't return it, Andrew buys it from Mr. Powell. Then he sees the inscription on the bottom of the clock that clears up matters.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meera Syal",
      "nm": 842934,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Tina Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Phillip Manikum",
      "nm": 542410,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Mr. Powell"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E07",
  "title": "The Surprise",
  "tt": 1363386,
  "air_date": "1998-06-04",
  "description": "It's Richard's birthday so Peggy decides it would be nice to have a family surprise party for him. Unfortunately he is very late in turning up and offers a lame excuse,leading Tina to suspect that he might be having an affair. Peggy,of course, only adds to the confusion before matters are resolved.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
},
{
  "se": "S02E08",
  "title": "The Morning After",
  "tt": 946361,
  "air_date": "1998-06-16",
  "description": "Despite Peggy's protests Andrew has his girl-friend Wendy stay the night. When Peggy finds out she is shocked and decides that she cannot live with such immorality so she will move in with Richard and Tina. Richard is horror-struck. Token visits are one thing but Peggy moving in with him would be awful and he tries to persuade Andrew to talk Peggy out of a move. Andrew now has the upper hand. Will he use it? Or will the status quo remain?",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Cole",
      "nm": 170789,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Peggy Beare"
        }
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    },
    {
      "name": "Martin Ball",
      "nm": 50426,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Andrew Beare",
          "ch": 156738
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Haig",
      "nm": 354069,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Richard Beare",
          "ch": 156739
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sanjeev Bhaskar",
      "nm": 80276,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Ahmed",
          "ch": 363409
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Caroline Harker",
      "nm": 363100,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Wendy"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sunny Ormonde",
      "nm": 650265,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Neighbour"
        }
      ]
    }
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}

]