Hugh and I [DVD]

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Synopsis currently unavailable, this episode was recovered in July 2017 by BBC South producer and presenter Richard Latto. After cashing in on their winnings, Hugh and Terry embark on the first leg of their round the world cruise. The last Church Fete was a disaster so Terry takes charge as usual and decides on a Pageant of History, with the cast portraying all the important events from 1066 onwards. There's confusion about when the Doctor arrives, and multiple meals arrive all at once, while Terry and Hugh become smitten for the district Nurse.

Aunt Maude, a long lost relative of Terry of whom he's never heard of before, travels from her home in Australia to pay him and Mrs Scott a visit, and it is discovered that she is quite wealthy.Terry intends on playing Charades, but confusion among the guests continuously scuppers his efforts. All episodes from the first, fifth and sixth series were 30 minutes, while episodes from the other series were 25 minutes long. Mr Crispin is a loud mouth who thinks violence will solve a problem, Mrs Crispin is a snob and their daughter Norma is constantly chased after by men. It's the day of Terry's cousin Ivy's wedding, and he has been volunteered by her mother Mavis to host the wedding reception, without letting him know in advance. Note: This episode was originally supposed to follow the episode 'Emergency Ward', but due to the postponement of the series, this was transmitted first.

Also features Jack Haig as Cecil Wormwold, who took over the role from Cyril Smith, whom passed away earlier that year. There's tension in the household when Hugh is offered a Whippet puppy by the Crispins, but Terry disallows this. The two lads became involved in many crackpot and fabulous “get rich quick” schemes, and constantly found themselves in hot water, with the bumptious, over-ambitious Terry leading the timid, fretful Hugh astray. It's a shame that at least the two existing episodes from later series that the BBC hold* haven't been included, (3/7; Escort Duty and 5/3; It Never Rains, along with the extant 1964 Christmas Night With The Stars sketch), but well done Simply for getting these twenty episodes out.

The surviving 25/30-minute episodes are indicated by their archive status, as are the two Christmas Night With the Stars specials. How sad that so much of it is missing, a date that affected many shows of the time, including Doctor Who, let's hope some are found in the future, a few have surfaced over the years. When Hugh is suffering from a terrible toothache, the entire household and neighbours rally round him for assistance. On one side of the Scotts lived the Crispins – him a loudmouth and her a snob – and their daughter, Norma, an object of lust for the boys. I love watching this and other 1960s sitcoms as I wasn't born when they were originally transmitted.

Terry discovers that the Crispins have been allowed to join his local Bowls club, so he decides to take up Golf instead. The other 4 half hour episodes that are said to still survive are not on here and the remaining Christmas night with the stars short is nowhere to be seen. Indication as to the survival or otherwise of the two Christmas Night With the Stars from the lostshows.When he's not hard at work at the local aircraft factory, he whiles away his free time getting haplessly roped into Hugh's get-rich-quick schemes.