Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Episode One
Hamish Ordway is newly retired from a long life's service to the water board, and looking for his own private rented accommodation for the first time. After aggravating an estate agent he is pointed in the direction of The Laurels...
E02
Episode Two
Mann and Ordway meet at a local tea shop to discuss the details of the latter's running of The Laurels. Their meeting is brought to a premature end, before Ordway is shocked by lodger Irvin's suicide threats.
E03
Episode Three
As Ordway moves in, Irvin contracts Duncan to become his bodyguard. As Hamish tries to begin to bring some order to the house, he suggests Dolly move out and gets off to a poor start with Irvin.
E04
Episode Four
Ordway attempts to begin putting his plans into action, but it's not easy with Irvin's depression, Dolly's stream of male visitors, and Simba's predilection for chasing him up trees...
E05
Episode Five
A tenants' meeting does not go remotely to plan for Hamish, who ends up locked in his own car boot. Henry begins to think Hamish is taking far more power than he'd ever imagined.
E06
Episode Six
One of the mice runs up Ordway's sleeve, and Henry struggles to find the rodent. Meanwhile, Irvin readies a noose and seems closer to suicide than ever.
Fulton Mackay
as Hamish James Ordway
Barry Stanton
as Henry Mann
Bernard Bresslaw
as Duncan
Barbara Hicks
as Mrs. Mann
Patricia Brake
as Dolly Delights
Clive Merrison
as Irvin
Sara Corper
as Phoebe
Liz Smith
as Mrs. Anstruther
