Sykes - Episode Guide

Eric buys a dog after a series of burglaries in the neighbourhood - before realising the Sykes household doesn't really have anything worth stealing.

Eric is in Mr Brown's bad books after his embarrassing antics at the club guest night, but his neighbour changes his tune when he discovers the identity of Eric's uncle.

Eric takes up walking and aims to go big, hoping to reach Olympic level. Mr Brown is not so convinced.

10-year-old Amanda comes to stay for the weekend. Eric, reminded of his sister's love of practical jokes, suspects Amanda is not as innocent as she looks.

Eric persuades Mr Brown to lend his new boat to Eric, who finds navigation much harder than talking about the South China Sea.

Eric and Hattie are visited by a mysterious stranger who claims that he has returned to honour a childhood promise.

The local football team needs a new referee - one who is kindly but firm and worthy of respect. Instead, they choose Eric.

Eric abandons his domestic lifestyle and takes a step into the working world when he joins Hattie at the local factory.

Eric is taking the rubbish out when a gust of wind distributes it over his neighbour's path, which is only the start of a disastrous mess.

Eric and Hattie are alarmed when they find a mouse in the house. After trying several ways of getting rid of it, Eric is forced to call in the big guns.

After being bitten by a dog, Eric consults his doctor, and suddenly finds himself afflicted by a less easily treated malady.

Hattie is on the look for some eligible bachelors. After she meets some, Eric realises how different - and difficult - his life would be without her.

Hattie gets a kitten called Tiddles, but Eric finds himself in an encounter with Major Crombie-Crombie, who really hates cats.

Eric and Hattie enjoy a holiday in Scotland with Mr Brown, but after they speed home on the sleeper, they end up in Darlington.

Mr Brown stays next door when he has the decorators in to his house.

Eric buys a transport café and turns it into a smart roadhouse. However this alienates the customers and so to get them back, he tries to make things more earthy.

An army reunion leaves Eric feeling the worse for wear the next morning. Then a beautiful girl calls and he really needs to remember what happened the night before.

Eric and Hattie try to revolutionise London Transport by running a bus like an airline. But the depot manager is less than charmed by the idea.

Eric and Hattie suspect their new neighbours are up to no good - they drink large vodkas and pay for them with crisp fivers. Could they be spies?

Eric's mania for golf drives Hattie up the wall. She decides to give it a try herself - and to everyone's surprise, she turns out to be a natural.

Eric takes on his first assignment as a chauffeur, working for Lady Dorothy. However he's only ever had one driving lesson - seemingly a crash course.

Eric gets his head stuck in his garden railings. When he is finally rescued, he is free to pursue other paths - and more railings.

At a fancy dress party hosted by Mr Brown, Hattie goes as a police woman and Eric goes as Caesar. However his imperial throne has already been usurped.

A mysterious spate of window smashing strikes the neighbourhood, but not the Sykes household. Is this a clue to the culprit?

Eric's horoscope tells him to speculate to improve his fortune - but Eric can't even beat Hattie at a rigged game of cards.

Authority comes in all shapes and sizes, but do they all have to come to Eric and Hattie on their night out?

Eric acquires a new, feathered friend, but Hattie says either it goes or she does. When Hattie does disappear, Eric faces a different kind of bird altogether.

Eric protests to the highest authority when a block of flats is proposed for Sebastopol Terrace. Unfortunately the Church doesn't think it's any of their business.

Eric stands at the crossroads of a new career - super salesman. But after trying out his techniques in his own street, he finds himself in what looks like a professional cul-de-sac.

Eric's Uncle Eduardo, the great escapologist, has died leaving them a legacy and Sykes and Hattie anticipate the good life - wealth, power, independence. But they soon discover that their ' grand inheritance ' leaves them more dependent on each other than before.

Eric takes up star-gazing while Hattie takes up gazing into the eyes of a new boyfriend. Eric's attention comes back down to Earth when it seems he may move in.

An important dinner guest is over and the Sykes siblings plan to impress him. However they are interrupted when a vintage vehicle crashes into their living room.

Eric tries to liven up his tedious holiday in Bogsea, but ends up in all kinds of trouble.

The siblings take over a quiet pub for the evening, but Constable Turnbull's intervention soon has the bar buzzing with activity.

The siblings take on a lodger. The police are involved when his musical enthusiasm proves too much noise for the neighbourhood.

Hattie takes driving lessons when Eric buys a second car for her birthday.

Eric is left looking like a mummy when Hattie practices her first aid skills. This means he can't get to make the final payment on his motorcycle.

The siblings decide to get away from it all for the weekend. However their hopes of a riverside retreat are dashed when they find they are not the only ones at the cabin.

A stranger arrives at the Sykes's house. When it turns out that he and Eric have met before, a trip down memory lane ensues.

The siblings appear in a commercial for a hardware store.

The Sykes twins join Corky for a Bavarian holiday, but Eric refuses to go skiing, causing great offence among the locals.

Eric and Hattie regale Corky with tales of their Scottish holiday, where their visit did wonders for the tourist trade.

Eric lands a job on the local paper. He is sent to interview a reticent author and thinks his piece may make the front page.

Twins Eric and Hattie Sykes share a home, but Hattie is keen to find a husband and move out. Eric soon realises that he can't do without her and attempts to spoil things.

Eric's lack of domestic finesse leaves his sister concerned, until Madge shows up.

Eric and Hattie decide to spend Christmas at Corky's with his friends and relatives.

Eric gets his hands on a movie camera, and his new toy fires his ambitions to become a documentary film-maker.

Eric and Hattie go fishing while on holiday at the seaside.

Corky takes advantage of his wife's spell in hospital to take in some lodgers.

Eric is unhappy with Hattie's choice of holiday, until a blonde Redcoat brightens up his day.

Eric has found a skill for madcap inventions, to everyone else's frustration.

Eric's stories of his holiday in Scotland are quite different from the truth.

A tramp moves into the Sykes household when the twins leave the front door open. How can they get rid of him?

Eric's bathroom is being decorated so he pops next door to use the neighbours' bath. Then his toe gets stuck in the tap.

Jimmy Edwards and Sylvia Peters join Eric and Hattie to celebrate the festive season.

A stage hypnotist puts the sceptical Eric under his spell and soon has him performing all kinds of antics.

Eric tries to strike a blow for the common people but his chants against inflation take a downward turn.

Eric and Hattie's love for the local football team leads to all kinds of trouble.

The twins argue about the decorating. Hattie wants to hire a professional but Eric thinks he can do it all himself.

Everyone congregates on Shepherd's Hill to wait for the end of the world. As night falls, everyone tries to make the most of the moment.

When the BBC decides to film in the garden, Eric gets delusions of grandeur.

Eric and Hat are all ready to depart for their holiday in the West Country, leaving Miss Rumbelow to look after the house. Whilst waiting to leave, Hat reveals the true story of last years holiday abroad.

Eric and Hat decide to go on a camping holiday on the South coast. After a series of incidents, the insurance money comes in very handy-the South coast of England becomes the Riviera.

Eric and Hat are all ready to depart for their holiday in the west Country, leaving Miss Rumbelow to look after the house. Whilst waiting to leave, Hat reveals the true story of last year s holiday abroad.

The fourth episode in the series, marking Eric and Hattie's 20th year of television with the BBC.

After a Chinese take-away, Eric and Hat both get a tummy bug. The pills prescribed by their doctor have a curious effect, as they find out during dinner with the captain of the golf club Eric is trying to join.

Eric is celebrating his birthday in the local with Hat and Corky. However, after a fracas with the local bully, Billy Big Knuckle, and treatment by specialists, he becomes a weaker version of the Bionic Man.

Eric and Hat are summoned to the BBC tv Head of Light Entertainment's office to celebrate 20 years of doing their series on television. However, the presentation ceremony does not go as planned.