Love Thy Neighbour

It is quite a shock for Joan and Eddie Booth when Mr and Mrs Reynolds move in as their next door neighbours.

Eddie decides that Maple Terrace just isnt big enough to hold both the Booths and the Reynolds. But when he tries to organise a petition to "keep Maple Terrace white", his plans misfire - with hilarious results.

There comes a time in every husbands life when he is tempted to stray from the marital home: and Eddie and Bill are no exception - for the seven year itch has no colour bar. However, the trouble with an itch is that one is tempted to scratch it.

When Joan decides to make herself more attractive to her husband Eddie, she little realises that it will start off a chain of events which will bring the uneasy truth between them and Barbie and Bill into open warfare.

Eddie Booths prejudices towards his black neighbours, Bill and Barbie Reynolds, have not lessened during the few months since we last saw him. When Bill and Barbie decide it is time to hold a housewarming, Eddie tries unsuccessfully to prevent his wife Joan from going, and does his best to sabotage the party.

There is much jubilation at the departure of "Clarkey", the foreman of the factory where Eddie and Bill work. The Management decide that it will serve their interests best if they promote their most idle, difficult, loudmouthed and bigoted troublemaker. The choice is obvious.

The TUC Conference in Brighton provides Eddie with the ideal excuse for a week away from the wife. He is not too pleased though when Bill tells him that he will also be there attending the conference as a Conservative Party observer. However, the two decide to make the best of it when they find out that they are sharing the same small hotel with two attractive young ladies. Unfortunately, the simultaneous arrival of their wives, Joan and Barbie, and the two young ladies husbands results in a swift change in the agenda.

When Eddie has to toe the Party line, its more to do with the GPO than politics. Forced to share his telephone line with Bill and Barbie, it doesnt take long for him to get his wires crossed. When he overhears Bill talking about a plan to hijack him, he fears for his life and runs to the police for protection.

Eddie returns from holiday to find that somebody has commandeered his seat in the Lion and Lamb! Not only that, but the Co-op has been transformed into the Taj Mahal Emporium. With rumours that Fortnum and Masons is about to become a Curry Centre, he decides enough is enough. Something has to be done.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire! Having escaped the wives for the evening, Eddie and Bill find themselves trapped in a lift with Arthur and Jacko and no sign of rescue. Nerves start to fray but who will crack first ?

Joan and Barbie are now members of their own special "club" but just as Eddie thinks hes evened out the white to black ratio, a new neighbour looks to upset the balance. But who is moving in and who is moving out ?

Eddie and Bill have been called into work on New Years Eve, leaving the very pregnant Joan and Barbie alone at home. Not one to miss out on a good celebration Eddie decides to throw a party at the factory, whilst the wives are having problems with an intruder.

After a Fathers Evening at the antenatal clinic, Eddie and Bill strike up a bet: can Eddie last 24 hours without insulting his neighbour ? Its going to take an awful lot of willpower, especially as Bill is going out of his way to provoke a verbal attack.

Eddie is taking no chances on getting Joan safely and rapidly to the maternity hospital when the big moment arrives. He has borrowed a car and learnt the route inside out. Nothing but nothing can possibly go wrong ... but it does.

Its time for the clubs annual holiday, and much to Eddies objection, the boys and their families head off to Majorca. As usual, little goes in his favour, and hes soon behind bars - through no fault of his own!

Bill has bought Barbie a ticket to visit her mother back home in Barbados, but his plan to live like a bachelor for 2 weeks falls on its face when its revealed that he will be staying with Joan and Eddie for the duration. That is, if the plane ticket can be found...

Upon hearing of rumours that the establishment is haunted, Eddie takes up Bills bet that he cannot spend a night alone at the club.

Joans feeling frustrated with the routine of her life and Eddies demands. Meanwhile, Bill sets up a few challenges of intellect and ability for Eddie, following an argument over whos paying for a round...

Trouble starts when Bill offers temporary accommodation to evicted friends and earns very black looks from Eddie, but they decide to settle their never ending differences in the old fashioned way ... with a duel at dawn. Nobby starts it all when he shows off his antique pistols at the club.

Eddies investigating his ancestry, and is convinced of a royal connection, somewhere. Bill decides to offer a helping hand...

Joan and Barbie decide to earn a little extra by going out to work on Saturdays. This leaves Eddie and Bill holding their babies and threatens their regular visits to football matches. A couple of nannies are brought in to rescue them and somehow the match gets forgotten! Eddie and Bill both end up penalised...

With £59 left on the clubs books at the end of the financial year, its decided to put the cash toward a special Ladies Night - complete with a dressing theme of Lady and the Tramp.

Following their latest dispute, Bill and Eddie run a poll to find out what people really think of black people in Britain. The new curate is introducing himself in the community, and challenges the pair to settle things in the ring!

The TUC Conference is just around the corner, and Eddie plans to attend with his rather attractive female opposite from the bra factory up the road. But first he must be re-elected as shop steward, and Joan suggests Bill stand against him.