Shelley (1979)
James Shelley, an educated, sardonic, permanently unemployed "professional freelance layabout," has many battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady, and his girlfriend Fran.
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Episode 1 - The Deep End
Release Date: 1992-07-28Shelley is delighted to hear that his daughter Emma will be coming over from Canada in a couple of weeks to visit him. The only snag is, her favourite pastime is swimming, & Shelley can't swim! He decides he may need to take the plunge and take some lessons.
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Episode 2 - Come Fly With Me
Release Date: 1992-08-04Ted has the bright idea to whisk Shelley away for a short sunshine break in Athens. However, when their flight is delayed, it starts to look as if his idea may never get off the ground.
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Episode 3 - Love is ...
Release Date: 1992-08-11Ted's young friend Ravi is concerned about his upcoming arranged marriage, and is looking for a way to escape it. When he invites Ted and Shelley to his parents restaurant for an Indian meal, Shelley finds himself in the middle of a heated family feud.
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Episode 4 - A Little Learning
Release Date: 1992-08-18Shelley disapproves of the lengths that Ted will go to in order to win a grudge match in his local pub quiz league.
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Episode 5 - Happy Birthday - R.I.P.
Release Date: 1992-08-25Ted is upset that nobody has remembered his birthday so takes to his bed pretending he has a bad back. His mood is not improved when he discovers that according to the doctor's records, he died three years ago.
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Episode 6 - Accountants & Zulus
Release Date: 1992-09-01Ted persuades Shelley to come along to the local night school classes.