As Time Goes By

2002•9 series•Entertainment / Comedy

Available on U&Drama

Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle are former lovers whose lives intersect again 40 years after they lost touch with each other. Lionel is now divorced, and Jean is a widow with an adult daughter, Judith, who works in Jean's secretarial office. As Lionel works on a memoir with a cheerful but brash agent, Alistair, he begins to rekindle the tender romance with the woman who got away all those years ago. Cheering them on is Sandy, Judith's best friend and co-worker.

Episode 1Pardon?

Classic comedy. Jean suspects Lionel is going deaf, but how can she convince him? Meanwhile, Judith and Alistair seem a little closer to each other.

Episode 2An Old Flame

The past threatens to cast a shadow over the couple's cosy romance in the gentle sitcom. Lionel's jealousy is aroused when an old flame from Jean's past gets in touch.

Episode 3The New Neighbours

The house next door to Jean and Lionel's is up for sale, and Jean indulges in a little careful snooping.

Episode 4The Bypass

Lovely gentle comedy with Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench. Jean and Lionel have planned a few days in the country, in the house of Lionel's globe-trotting father.

Episode 5Too Old ... or Too Nosy

Comedy with the masterful coupling of Geoffrey Palmer with Dame Judi Dench. A visit from Jean's sister-in-law looms.

Episode 6The Old Folks' Party

Lionel's father and his wife are expected for a visit, and Jean, having helped at the local old people's home, realises how well they cope with old age.

Episode 7The Proposal

Romance is in the air at the Hardcastle household. Sandy and boyfriend Harry have had a tiff and Jean does her best to patch things up.

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