A former footballer Charlie Burrows moves from a deprived area of London to leafy Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire to make a better life for his daughter, by taking a job as housekeeper for a well-off advertising executive.
Classic sitcom. Charlie is engaged to his boss and anxious to show that he is not a kept man... and so he buys Caroline a painting that he cannot possibly afford.
Classic sitcom. Charlie is left feeling guilty when his tennis opponent drops dead on the court, but the arrival of their twin gives him an opportunity to make amends.
Classic sitcom. When Caroline's domineering grandmother comes to stay and announces that she will prevent her marriage to Charlie, she suggests a pre-nuptial agreement.
Classic sitcom. Caroline is forced to take her mother in when Laura's flat is damaged by a fire.
Classic sitcom. Joanna brings her new boyfriend home to meet her father and announces that they are engaged.
Joanna's new boyfriend continues to irritate Charlie.
Having failed to prevent daughter Joanna's marriage, Charlie grudgingly allows the newly-weds to stay with him and Caroline.
A complete stranger puts Charlie and Caroline on the spot by barging into their house and offering them a small fortune for it.
Classic sitcom. When Caroline's business hits a rough patch and she uses money from the household account to support it, Charlie ends up imposing an economy drive.
Classic sitcom. Tom tries to impress a girlfriend from school by using Charlie's jeep in spite of the fact that he is too young to drive legally.
Classic sitcom. When a water leak in the ceiling downstairs is traced to Caroline's bedroom, Charlie decides that now is a good time to give the whole bedroom a makeover.
Classic sitcom. Charlie is knocked out and dreams that he is still a football player with all the money and trappings associated with it.
Classic sitcom. Charlie has an allergic reaction every time he is forced to think about getting married.
Classic sitcom. It is Charlie and Caroline's wedding day... and everything that can go wrong does go wrong.