Fri, Nov 2, 1990
Sally is keen for Thomas to meet her dying old Uncle Horace for a drink - together with his daughter Pam and her partner Eric. Thomas doesn't exactly hit it off with the haughty couple - but wheelchair-bound old Yorkshireman Horace seems take rather a shine to him, despite an initial resistance to 'southern softies'. Meanwhile, Pippa seems to have fallen for one of Sally's potential customers - a thriller writer it seems with his own pens for charm...
Fri, Oct 26, 1990
Thomas and Sally attend the twentieth wedding anniversary party of Sally's old friends Jane and Bill who, going by appearances, seem to be the perfect middle-aged, middle-class couple - with a rather predictably boring life to match. But, when they hire one of Sally's Lazy Days barges for their anniversary weekend, it's not all plain sailing when it transpires they're both secretly involved in illicit affairs...
Tue, Oct 9, 1990
Sally and Thomas get a surprise visitor from Portugal - Ricardo, who claims his sister was also married to Sally's late hubby Stephen... while Sally was still legally married to him too. With an unfortunate case of bigamy looking likely, Sally and Thomas fly out to Portugal to sort things out. One of the women will inherit Stephen's estate - but only the one whom he married first... and can the other woman prove it? This is one holiday in the sun that could get a little heated...
Fri, Oct 19, 1990
Thomas takes Sally on a nocturnal visit to pick up some novelty alarm clocks - but instead they inadvertently end up rescuing Europe's number one hitman... in a somewhat unlikely turn of events. He seems rather pleased to have been relieved of his 'Chicago Overcoat', and is keen to repay them for their trouble - but could it have deadly consequences?
Fri, Nov 1, 1991
Sally and Thomas get all dolled up for a charity dinner - with Sally one of the benefactors, generously donating £2000 to Nepalese orphans. But things don't quite go to plan, and she's left with a serious image problem for her boat hire business - not to mention a funny feeling her money won't be going quite where she'd hoped. Meanwhile, Thomas helps a man who has fallen on hard times.
Fri, Oct 25, 1991
Sally and Thomas are both separately owed money for services rendered by the same person - Nick Craven, dodgy boss of a local building company - and also part-time city councillor. Thomas attempts to get Nick to repay his debts - but at the same time, also discovers some shady goings on in the building world. When Sally isn't best impressed with Thomas's interference in her affairs, he attempts to inject some romance into their affairs of the heart instead.
Fri, Nov 22, 1991
Thomas gets tracked down by a seedy-looking private detective - to tell him that his long-lost father has died, and there may be something in it for him. He and Sally head south to the coast at Dungeness, on the trail of Thomas's half-brother, whom he hasn't seen for years to sort things out - who also stands to benefit. But things don't seem quite right, and soon they find themselves caught up in a trail of deceit and deception. Could it be that the sea air won't be exactly be beneficial for their health?