Working class chancer Alf Stokes (Paul Shane) and James Twelvetrees (Jeffrey Holland) first meet as soldiers in the trenches in France during the First World War. They find the body of an officer and, assuming that he's dead, Alf robs him of his valuables. Then they find that the officer, the Honourable Teddy Meldrum (Michael Knowles), is still alive so they carry him off to a field hospital.

Ten years later, James is working in the household of Teddy's brother, Lord Meldrum (Donald Hewlett). Alf suddenly turns up and is taken on as the new butler, against James' wishes. Alf's daughter, Ivy (Su Pollard) also starts working in the household as a parlour maid but her relationship with Alf is kept secret...

An outstanding comedy series, written by acclaimed veterans Jimmy Perry and David Croft, which reunited many of the cast from the award-winning sitcom Hi-De-Hi!

Series 1:
1. The Phantom Sign Writer
2. A Deed Of Gift
3. Love And Money
4. Fair Shares
5. Beg, Borrow Or Steal

Series 2:
1. Labour of Love
2. Trouble at Mill
3. Money Talks
4. The Meldrum Vases
5. The Wounds of War
6. Stranger in the Night
7. Royal Flush

Series 3:
1. Please Help the Orphans
2. Current Affairs
3. Mrs. Lipton's Nasty Turn
4. Meet the Workers
5. Gretna Green or Bust
6. The Night of Reckoning
7. A Day in the Country

Series 4:
1. Yes SIr, That's My Baby
2. Requiem For A Parrot
3. Come To The Ball
4. The Truth Revealed
5. Fall Of The House Of Meldrum
6. Well, There You Are Then!