Once a successful playwright, George Maple is now procrastinating, lacking self-confidence and suffering from writer's block. He is seen at home with his supportive wife Mabel, son Wilfred and daughter Kate. They're frequently visited by neighbour Tom Lawrence, a confident, suave and successful playwright, and cleaner Mrs Field.
Don't Forget to Write! (Season 2)
Enter Hitler (Episode 1)
Writer: Charles Wood
Air date: 1979-01-18
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Gordon struggles to complete a film script about Adolf Hitler.
Exit Goering (Episode 2)
Writer: Charles Wood
Air date: 1979-01-25
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A script conference at Gordon's house. He devises a plot for Mabel to bring him food without having to feed the others.
In Place of Our Advertised Programme (Episode 3)
Writer: Charles Wood
Air date: 1979-02-01
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: One of Gordon's old plays is to be shown on TV. He tries to hide the fact from everyone else, but watch it secretly himself.
The Greening of Gordon (Episode 4)
Writer: Charles Wood
Air date: 1979-02-08
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Gordon finds himself being aggressively pursued by an intense lady agent in search of a new client.
Götterdämmerung (Episode 5)
Writer: Charles Wood
Air date: 1979-02-15
Overview: At 3 a.m. a paranoid Gordon decides he has lost his inspiration forever. His family spends a troubled night. Later that morning he makes a bonfire of all his works.
We're Going to Maxim's (Episode 6)
Writer: Charles Wood
Air date: 1979-02-22
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: With Mabel immobile in a surgical collar, Gordon organizes Christmas dinner.

Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 6