For the Love of Ada (1970)
For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom broadcast from April 1970 to December 1971. Created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, the series stars Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles as senior citizens Ada Cresswell and Walter Bingley, who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil.
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Episode 1 - The Baby
Release Date: 1971-08-26As Ruth appears to be going into labour, Ada and Walter are slightly troubled in their new home by the presence of a ghost.
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Episode 2 - Bowling
Release Date: 1971-09-02Ada's convinced the baby is over due, and Walter gambles his months pension.
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Episode 3 - Birth
Release Date: 1971-09-09Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found.
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Episode 4 - The Admirer
Release Date: 1971-09-16A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this.
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Episode 5 - Insomnia
Release Date: 1971-09-23The baby keeps Leslie up all night.
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Episode 6 - The Christening
Release Date: 1971-09-30It's baby Anthony's christening day. All the family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event.
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Episode 7 - Christmas with Ada
Release Date: 1971-12-27Ada tricks her son-in-law Leslie into thinking he has cheated on her daughter Rita, after a boozy night out, so Rita can take advantage of Leslie's guilt.