A Bed with a View
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1979
Norman arrives at the ward and is given the bed next to the window. A game of musical beds ensues as Figgis and Archie want it too...
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1979
Norman arrives at the ward and is given the bed next to the window. A game of musical beds ensues as Figgis and Archie want it too...
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1979
Norman's due for his appendix operation and is rather upset about it. He turns to Figgis for comfort in his hour of need...
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1979
Figgis overhears Doctor Thorpe telling Gupte that his dog may not live much longer. Unfortunately, Figgis didn't hear the 'dog' bit and thinks it's about him...
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1979
Archie's lothario-like tendencies are coming back to haunt him when he's convinced he's being stalked by a Greek madman for besmirching his fiancée...
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1979
The trio can stand the daily menu no longer and go on hunger strike. What they hadn't bargained for, however, was how hungry they would get...
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1979
Archie is craving female company and is heartened to see an attractive new nurse. So is Norman...
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1979
Tired of sitting in bed all day, Figgis disguises himself as a doctor and goes for a walk. Unfortunately, he's mistaken for a real doctor...
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1980
The trio get into a lather when a glamorous film star arrives on the ward.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: May 6, 1980
A rich patient becomes popular when the other patients learn he's about to make his Will...
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: May 13, 1980
Despite being warned on a frequent basis, the patients are undeterred by the risks of smoking.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 20, 1980
Much to the despair of the others, Figgis becomes preoccupied with signs & portents.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 27, 1980
It's visiting day and Norman's mother has another dreary girl lined up for him, much to the others' amusement!
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jun 3, 1980
Figgis admits he's not been christened but sees the light when he meets a vicar.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jun 10, 1980
The "regulars" plan a party, but unexpected guests turn up...
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 2, 1981
When a TV crew arrives to make a programme about the hospital, the patients fight for stardom.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 9, 1981
The new young female doctor on the ward gets a mixed reception...
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1981
An MP concerned with the spiralling costs of the NHS is admitted for treatment, but refuses to sign a petition to save the hospital.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1981
Agony Aunt Clare Butterfield receives a letter from Worried of Ward 3, but her reply only confuses things...
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1981
Norman witnesses an accident involving Dr. Thorpe. But will he testify to what he saw?
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1981
When Norman keeps a diary about life on the ward, everyone is anxious to get their hands on it.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1981
Fed up with hospital radio, the patients try to do better themselves.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1982
Illness strikes Archie Glover, and Dr Thorpe insists he have a blood transfusion, but knowing who the donor is makes the invalid feel even more poorly.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1982
A female patient falls for Dr Thorpe's bedside matter, and caught in a compromising position, he turns to the men's ward occupants for help : but will they come to the aid of a friend in need?
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1982
Figgis dabbles in amateur psychiatry and deduces that Norman is suffering from sexual repression.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1982
Norman's fiancee visits to discuss the wedding arrangements - but her suggestions force him to take matters into his own hands.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1982
The regulars are terrified by the admission of a convict onto their ward.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1982
An inebriated man collapses in reception, and Figgis is employed to find out more about the mysterious visitor.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1982
The boys are discharged from hospital, and promptly arrange a reunion under more enjoyable circumstances.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 24, 1981
A new patient is admitted and everyone has to exercise the festive spirit.