Count Arthur Strong - Episode Guide

The death of famous comedian Max Baker leads to a momentous meeting between his son Michael and his old comedy partner Count Arthur Strong. Arthur makes an impact at the memorial service after treating Michael to a performance of his world famous Memory Man act.

When Michael gets Arthur online, a highly unusual business partnership is formed.

Much to everyone's surprise, including his own, Arthur gets a part in a radio play. Meanwhile Michael finds house sitting for Arthur is a dangerous thing to do.

When a riot forces everyone into a back room in the café, Arthur takes the opportunity to stage his one-man tribute to The Musical.

A dog bite leads to an eventful visit to the hospital for Arthur and Michael. Arthur discovers an exciting new stage in his career, to Michael's considerable surprise.

In attempting to contact an old friend, Arthur and Michael realize that goodbyes are difficult.

Arthur, Michael and the café gang carry out a heist. Michael, suffering from writer's block, returns to the cafe to find that Count Arthur has written a novel. When the book turns out to be full of salacious gossip, drastic measures are required to retrieve it from Michael's agent.

Arthur takes a flying lesson. A broken heart and Arthur's inability to get his head around the concept of the clocks going back leads to a terrifying mix-up at 2000 feet.

Arthur goes into politics. Spurred on by sleepless nights and noise pollution on his street, Arthur decides to run for local elections. Aided by John the Watch, his head of security, health secretary Eggy and a reluctant Michael as head of communications, they become a political force that cannot be ignored.

A conman rues the day he tangled with Arthur. Conman Phil is doing well in the area as a so-called plumber, swindling the locals out of hundreds of pounds. Will Arthur be his next victim? Meanwhile Bulent tries to persuade the café gang that Arthur is not all that he seems.

When a documentary team start to do a profile of Michael, Arthur's new career as a living statue threatens to steal the show. Michael turns to drastic tactics to bring the attention back to himself.

In the aftermath of yet another 'trouser fire', Arthur moves in temporarily with Michael. But the stress of living in close quarters with Arthur leads Michael to gravitate towards another regular in the cafe, John The Watch.

Arthur gets a job as a television psychic and the resulting fame starts to go to his head. Meanwhile, Michael's health is suffering as a result of his rather unique reaction to a tempting job offer.

Arthur - ever the optimist - is always trying out new ideas and drawing Michael and the others into ever madder schemes. A visit to a Safari Park, an evening in a Haunted House, amnesiac detective work, strange religious organisations, gangsters, putting his old band back together and The Soupover, which is like a sleepover, but with much more soup.

Some of John the Watch's old criminal associates take an interest in Bulent's cafe.

A knock on the head results in Arthur joining the police force as a high-ranking detective. It's up to Michael and the gang from the cafe to bring him back to reality.

What begins as a sleepover turns into something slightly more sinister.

Arthur attempts to build bridges with a surprising figure from his past.

Arthur makes friends while in search of biscuits, and his life and luck change.

Michael finds himself with a whole new family on a birthday outing, but Arthur's money-saving schemes cause chaos.