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Tony plays tennis with Jane before taking her to the house, where she makes a very good impression on the staff. Before she and Tony can get cosy Ruth storms in, angry that Stephanie went to stay with her grandma without telling her and announcing that she is leaving Tony for good. Tony suggests they
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Dawn is a regular visitor to Tony's house as Maggie is helping her pass her English exams but Maggie cannot resist telling Ruth that Dawn and Tony have gone fishing together. As a result Ruth spitefully tries to sack Maggie, causing Sam and Mrs Wembley to walk out. However Tony reinstates all of them
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Tony's mum comes to live with him and, whilst Ruth promises to make the effort to get on with her, they are soon disagreeing. Mum identifies with the staff and wants to eat with them whilst Ruth believes that a formal family dinner is in order. Maggie confesses to Mum that she dislikes Ruth but it is
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Tony resigns from the golf club in protest at the president's anti-Semitism. He then suggests a holiday in Barbados to Maggie, which she sees initially as a knee-jerk reaction to Ruth's trip with her new boyfriend. She is persuaded after Sam is also invited and later Mrs Wembley, expecting a marriage
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Ruth has not returned and Tony asks Dawn to act as a model at his stall advertising his business at an upcoming trade fair. Maggie and Mrs Wembley accompany Dawn to a shop to buy a dress for the occasion, where a woman claims to recognize Mrs Wembley as a Miss Hayward, which she denies. At the fair a
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Tony worries how he will explain Ruth walking out on him to his mother. Further concerns about her health push Tony to consider getting her to move in with him. Ruth complicates matters by wanting the question of Stephanie's school open day resolved. Tony and Ruth consider reconciliation, conditional
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Vanessa Hadaway as Stephanie Carpenter, Ruth and Tony Carpenter's teenage daughter, who attends a very exclusive boarding school. Although both her parents love her, she often ends up a pawn in their power games, with both trying to buy her affection with expensive gifts. Seen as spoilt by the staff,
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secretary of strong socialist leanings. She is highly efficient and regularly saves Tony's bacon when things go wrong. She and Ruth make no secret of disliking each other, something which largely stems from Ruth's (accurate) suspicion that Maggie has feelings for Tony. Maggie later gets over Tony and
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Stephanie comes to stay and Ruth takes her shopping in London. Nonetheless Maggie finds it difficult to be civil to Ruth and gives her notice. Tony then discovers that Ruth has bought a flat in London just for the family and he realises how much he needs his staff around him. After cajoling from Sam
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Returning from holiday with his staff Tony finds Ruth in his bed. She is anxious to make a fresh start with him but, knowing the mutual antipathy that exists between her and his staff, he has to be extra diplomatic. When his mother comes to visit, announcing that she would like to move in, everybody
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Sam gets a call to drive a mystery woman to the airport. It turns out to be Ruth, who is going on holiday with a new lover but did not have the guts to tell Tony herself and wanted Sam to pass on the message. Tony is, however, much cheered when Sir Douglas, now dating Mrs Wembley, agrees to put in a
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as Ruth Carpenter, who is described in the title song as regarding her husband as a "bit of rough". She enjoys the good life Tony's money provides but is constantly frustrated by his tendency to treat the staff as friends and his disdain for her upper class friends. She has an on-off lover, Stephen,
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Tony employs his first woman driver, a strident feminist who almost causes a walk-out. Maggie's dour father also comes to visit and makes it clear he has no truck with working-class people living above their stations. Both matters are resolved thanks to Tony's mum as he organises her birthday party
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as Mrs. Fiona Wembley, the Carpenter family's cordon bleu cook. She is something of a confidante and mother figure for the others in the house and becomes upset if Tony isn't eating properly. Fond of sherry – leading to her largely inaccurate catchphrase "just the one" – her tippling is indulged by
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Dawn arrives to become Tony's secretary in Maggie's absence but she has no typing or computer skills. When half of Tony's drivers go down with 'flu though, Dawn, Sam and Tony take their places, leaving a confused Mrs Wembley in the office with Tony's mum. At least Tony gets a welcome fare in Jane,
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Ruth arrives to talk about Stephanie and manages to antagonize the staff but suggests Tony meet her at the flat to discuss their future. Tony and the staff go to a football match before he drives to the flat but finds Ruth is not there. On the rebound he takes Jane to dinner but she makes it clear
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group of young upper class louts insult Dawn and Tony and his staff join forces to see them off. Back at the house Dawn expresses her gratitude to the others for coming to her defence and later propositions Tony, though he turns her down. Mrs Wembley explains that she is not who they think she is.
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Tony Carpenter has come to grips with his wife leaving. She's always been driving force behind the energy in the house and the social climbing that Tony needs as a self made man. As Tony comforts his daughter Stephanie, they wonder if this is the final straw or will she be back. The house is then
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Nothing he does seems to please his snooty wife Ruth, who hates his downmarket behaviour, constantly suspects him of infidelity with either his secretary Maggie or friend & model Dawn (both of whom are significantly younger than herself), and cannot abide the "chummy" relationship he has with
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When Stephanie phones to say she is unable to get through to Ruth to collect her for half-term Tony arrives at the school, with Jane, to a frosty reception from Ruth, who has turned up after all. Stephanie opts to go home with Tony though she is unhappy with her parents' situation and feels torn
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Ruth has moved back in and decides to throw a fancy dress party, an idea which meets with general approval. However Tony then discovers that he is meant to be playing in a Pro-Am golf tournament in Ireland on that day. Ruth agrees to cancel the party, but Tony, not wanting her to act the martyr,
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Ruth demands a family meeting as she wants a divorce and wants to know with whom Stephanie will be living. Stephanie explains that she is sick of being in the middle and expected to take sides and opts to go with Tony's mother. Everybody is thrilled to learn that Ruth will be moving in with her
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Having carpeted dim driver Chalky Smith for moonlighting Tony assumes that similar practice by other drivers is responsible for the fall in his returns but, having sent Dawn undercover, learns that he is being under-cut by ruthless younger rival Jimmy Quinn. Using Chalky as his inside man Tony
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Ruth visits, accusing Tony – wrongly – of having had sex with Dawn and announcing that she will not be accompanying him to Stephanie's school open day. He takes the staff instead and an angry Stephanie runs off before telling him she is unsettled by her parents' situation. At least Mrs Wembley
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Tony's mother decides to move back to London, believing she is the reason Ruth is living apart from her son. She goes to see her and tells her not to be a part-time wife though it has little effect and Ruth stays in the flat. Tony takes Stephanie back to school, where he meets Jane Webster, a
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The third series ended with Tony looking set to enter a happy relationship with new love interest Jane Webster, a single mother from Stephanie's school, as well as romantic interests for all three staff, but also closes on a slight cliffhanger as it is displayed that Tony and Ruth still share
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proposal from Sir Douglas and not the offer of being his cook, also comes aboard. Dawn, being hounded by the press after an affair with a footballer, makes up the party. At the airport Tony sees Ruth returning from her holiday, which does not seem to have gone that well.
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she is not there to be used so Tony returns home to find an irate Ruth. She had been in a traffic accident and tried to ring the house with no success. Finally Ruth and Tony decide that sex is perhaps a better idea than discussion – for the time being.
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Tony; when she fears the sack because Ruth is returning home, she confides in Sam that she worries another employer wouldn't be so understanding. Late in series one it's revealed that she never actually married Mr Wembley, as he was killed in the
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to the Carpenter family. Although Tony is his boss, Sam still behaves more like a friend towards him and isn't afraid to criticise his behaviour. Sam has feelings for Maggie but believes she prefers Tony; however, in the final episode the two get
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agrees to cancel the golf tournament instead. They settle for a romantic evening in front of the fire as opposed to the other options. Maggie has forgotten to notify the guests that the party is off, and brightly costumed people enter the house.
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between them as to where to spend the half-term. Tony's mum comes up with a classic compromise whilst Mrs Wembley, after Sam's having sacked the previous gardener for insulting her, finds the perfect replacement.
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and Ruth returns to London defeated. Maggie nonetheless decides to take a break, so Mrs Wembley suggests Dawn improve her social skills by acting as Tony's temporary secretary.
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feelings for each other. A fourth series was initially planned, and was mentioned in in-house BBC literature for the Autumn 1993 season on BBC1, but never came to fruition.
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and his mother he tells Maggie he refuses to accept her notice. Everybody is happy – except Ruth, who retreats to the new flat whilst the others celebrate.
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boyfriend Stephen and that they will never have to see her again. To celebrate Maggie kisses Sam and Tony asks Jane Webster out to dinner.
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acquires an influential new admirer, Sir Douglas Hoyle, chairman of the school governors who comes home to cook zabaglione with her.
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sensibilities, who is embarrassed by both her father's differing outlook, and by the unsettled relationship between her parents.
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The series performed reasonably well, pulling in decent viewing figures and receiving generally good reaction from the public.
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charming and down-to-earth single parent and they go for a meal together. It is not long before the staff know all about it.
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background and sensibilities make him uncomfortable with the idea of having domestic staff, and in dealing with local snobs.
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Mrs. Wembley's catch-phrase, "Just the One", in particular, became associated with the series and entered common British
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are accompanied by Dennis Waterman's rendition of the series' custom theme tune. This continues a pattern from
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No.11 in A major – a classical instrumental piece, played by the Guildhall String Ensemble. However, the
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devises a plan that will leave Quinn substantially out of pocket whilst Tony undercuts him even further.
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see his mother to get Stephanie's side of things but Stephanie and her Gran are at the greyhound races.
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Stephanie's attitude improves somewhat when she gets some tough but genuine love from her grandmother.
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minicab firm into a successful chauffeur-driven car service. He lives in a large detached mansion in
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who agrees to another date whilst Sam comes to Mrs Wembley's defence against a rude gardener.
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the older Mrs Carpenter who, deciding to muck in and help out, drives the cleaning lady away.
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as Tony Carpenter, the lead character, owner of a luxury car hire business in the
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thrown into an uproar when news comes through Stephanie has run away from school.
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DVD editions of the individual series, and as a Box Set, are available.
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Bunny May as Barry, office manager of Tony Carpenter's car hire business
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Finally there is his mother, who is still living in a South London
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John Harding as Stephen, Ruth's on-off boyfriend and a solicitor
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Despite all these advantages, Tony's life is full of conflict:
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expects Ruth to react badly but she is surprisingly welcoming.
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The open titles are accompanied by the 1st movement of the
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Series 3 - transmitted BBC1 28 September – 2 November 1992
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Series 2 - transmitted BBC1 6 September – 11 October 1991
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Series 1 - transmitted BBC1 4 September – 16 October 1990
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Tony Carpenter is a self-made millionaire who turned his
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Then there is daughter Stephanie, away from home at a
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starts a relationship with Sam in the final episode.
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Index

Sitcom
Bob Larbey
Dennis Waterman
Sam Kelly
Jenna Russell
Joan Sims
Judy Buxton
BBC1
situation comedy
Bob Larbey
BBC1
South London
Esher
sherry
working-class
Public School
upper
middle class
terrace
Dennis Waterman
Surrey
Charlton Athletic
self-made man
Sam Kelly
Clapham
Merchant Seaman
chauffeur
Joan Sims
Korean War
Jenna Russell

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