A depressed widower is moved into the flats by his daughter, where his innocent little dogs seems to drive everybody barking mad.
The only shocking behaviour in the flats is the electric kind. Richard the solicitor is a law unto himself. Martha mothers her sister but Duggie just wants to make eyes at her.
Petulant Richard is struggling to use a razor, while also worrying that Duggie may stab him in the back. Dora tries to get over her shyness of hiding in the flat all day. Old Mr. Harding still feels helpless when he cannot even roast a joint.
Harry is not flashing his pearly whites when his wife is hired as the cleaner for the complex. Can Duggie be talked into a shelving scam? A Mr. Shepherd joins the block flock. The sisters cry over spilt milk.
The residents pool their money. The sisterly love between Sarah and Martha continues.
Duggie tries to enter the pools syndicate after the fact, while Mike makes advances on his daughter. Daphne continues with her preachy manner.
Shepherd is the talk of the tenants when his wife's affair with a younger football star hits the papers. Someone has pinched Duggie's pincers. The latest additions include a freezer and a possible baby.
The sisters are now calmly reminiscing, so it is the young couple's turn to ensure that arguments are duly done. Trevor brings a friend to visit. The ongoing storyline of the missing items has a surprising resolution.
Martha enjoys a bit of emotional blackmail. Richard bores for England. When the residents air their dirty laundry, Dora is not tickled pink.
The new freezer has arrived, but the residents' attitudes are so frosty they could have just stepped out from there themselves. Derek's son-in-law has collapsed, meaning his daughter has returned from Germany and he can move back home.
While several people are missing their old friend, Leslie is still entertaining his new one. Julie is bored with her indoor life.
Daphne tries to take care of Martha, but she is a challenge even for an ex-nurse. Lynne is determined to get the place a new television set. Does Richard have a secret?
Mike's visiting mate is even more dodgy than he is. When Lynne is the latest person to become sick, suspicions are aroused that the cause may be more man-made than influenza. Mike has a lot to answer for.
Mike's extreme prejudice does little to redeem his other faults, while Duggie comes up with a hair-brained scheme to cover their ineptitude. The darts team seem to have trouble as their aim.
In an episode full of social awkwardness, old-fashioned attitudes are rife as news spreads about Trevor's sexuality, and Julie and Richard's dinner party for the flats' owners is embraced by embarrassment.
Everyone's feeling under the weather again, but this time it's headaches. Does Leslie know something about Sarah's fancy man? The Dunns worry about where they will live with the baby, and the homophobia continues.
Worries about Elsie's mental health have the other ladies rallying round. Richard demonstrates an extremely old-fashioned and pompous attitude to a woman's place in the world.
Mike's persistence pays off with Tricia. Dora has literary ambitions. Duggie's mouth continues to be the only part of him to get any exercise.
Trevor wanting to move his boyfriend into his flat causes him embarrassment when the whole block decide to have a meeting to discuss it. Martha still hasn't run out of things to moan about.
Harry can't accept the results of the ballot. The Dunns may have found a new home, but will the excitement last? Russell comes clean to Sarah.
Julie arrives home after her miscarriage, but Richard doesn't appreciate his mother-in-law's help with her. Daphne is excited to hear from an old flame.
Mike's attempt at flogging 'antiques' comes undone when it turns out the residents know more then he does. Harry tries rigging the drawing of the Lott. Freezer day is looming, and Debbie is worried.
The residents are very keen to see the doctor. Harry finally feels some contrition. Tricia needs consoling after her break-up.
There is more discrimination, this time age, when Leslie is told he is too old at 48 to get a new job as a clerk. Mike's two female friends come face to face. The residents have to pay more than 10p for their tea.
Now settled into the flats, Peter wants to move from hospital porter to nurse. Meanwhile the doctor tries to thaw the retired nurse's frosty exterior. Duggie is still a liability. Harry finds a 16-year old girl from up north in his cab.
It's curtains for the Dunns. As if there wasn't enough drama in the building, Lynne is trying to start an amateur dramatics group. There are a lot of rows.
Harry feels down and dissatisfied with his life. The Dunns are done, so there is a send-off party. Sarah thinks life begins at 50.
Exercise classes and some new tenants are introduced. These include a straight-talking Northern chap and an old lady who discovers that piano is not her forte. Sarah finds life is flat without the flats.
Martha may have to downsize. Doug fails to paper over the cracks with Lynne. Geoff is grilling people and pizzas.
Edward is not himself since Daphne walked out of his life a second time. Middle-aged couple Arthur and Mary take the little things in life very seriously. Fripp has a plot.
Arthur continues to get under his wife's feet. The elderly residents don't like the way the world is heading. The Sound of Music production is coming alive.
Nice boys Trevor and Peter are back from their trip, but bigot Arthur disapproves of his wife's welcoming of them. Duggie struggles to find a phone out of Lynne's earshot. Martha and Edward bond.
Trevor wants Peter to up sticks again and open a bar in Greece. It is high time the Webbers had a holiday, but first they have to deal with a high tide. Martha's new positive attitude continues to reap its own rewards.
Trevor has still got itchy feet, despite the bar project falling through. Residents worry about a next door complex encroaching on their land with its car park. Is Geoff having an affair?
Lily and Joe keep on fighting when really they dream the same dreams and want the same thing. Arthur resorts to subterfuge.
The familiar "bumped into a door" cover surfaces after Arthur's latest temper tantrum. Duggie has something bubbling away in the boiler room.
New residents Bryon and Sylvie make themselves at home, much to Harry's displeasure. A thunderstorm and a power-cut bring everyone together, where differences are resolved by candlelight.
Rutherford Court becomes like a lost property home when Lynne can't find Charlene, Pete can't find Trevor, Edward can't find a little retirement job, Geoff can't find his wife, his wife can't find her son and Arthur can't find his humanity.
The block is giving everyone a frosty reception. The car park catastrophe is cancelled. Arthur's attempt to build bridges with a dinner party is short-lived. A doctor who's Indian wants to talk about idioms.
An outbreak of flu along with Duggie's flouncing sets everything back in the flats. Joe becomes a lollipop man but gets the wrong end of the stick, and is dead wrong about Arthur Sutton. The oft-mentioned Tony finally condescends to visit.
Lily is attacked and bruised. The wandering husbands return. Martha suspects that sister Sarah may have been doing the dirty with Duggie.
Pete is out and proud, Arthur is coming out, Geoff and Susi may be out, but Lily is staying in. Joe sows his seeds. Charlene goes through a bad spell.
Arthur returns from hospital as bigoted as ever. Trevor and Peter begin to drift. Charlene continues with her lust for life. Sarah seems to be on the slide towards depression.
Duggie blows a fuse. The younger residents are feeling musical. Tony returns, this time with a girl in tow, but is he any more reliable with her than he is with his parents?
Geoff is worried his bizarre family arrangement will prevent his staying in the flat. Prue is the person who finally finds Arthur's soft centre. Tensions mount between Trevor and Peter.
Joe becomes everyone's favourite wisdom-giver. Sarah is depressed from yet another failed relationship together with job issues and a drinking problem. Charlene secretly sends her music to a recording company.
New love excites the old, while old love frustrates the young.
Lynne is back on her feet after the flu, but it's Duggie's turn. Arthur is now fighting with himself as he tries to recover from his stroke. Charlene gets a response from the music agent.
When Pete rejects the dodgy Russell for a second time, Charlene instead gets enticed into his web. Martha and Edward feel helpless to help Sarah.
Letters are the theme of the day, when Lily reads her old ones, and Geoff gets one from his young one. Lynne, however, doesn't get one at all from niece Charlene. There is also a proposal on the cards.
Lynne's mouthy sister Marge turns up looking for her daughter Charlene. Geoff is still sulking about having two beautiful women fighting for his attention. Is Lily getting cold feet?
Charlene's mother is driving everybody mad - even the good doctor is losing his patience.
Doug tries his best to get his ideas seen before the 'wicked witch' takes them down. A heavy rainfall puts the residents in danger, but does the surplus of breakfast oats in storage hold the solution?