Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Man About the House: And Then There Were Two

"Gary Glitter is just so glittery!"
Man About the House: And Then There Were Two
ITV
5 September 1973
Sitcom
DVD
B

This is the first episode with some sexual tension between Robin and Chrissy, although he's mostly treating it as a joke at this point, and she thinks he's in love with her, or at least fancies her.  With Jo away at her nephew's christening, R & C are alone together.  But Robin ends up at the local pub, the Mucky Duck, with his best mate and new supporting character, Larry (Doug Fisher).  Robin "pulls a bird, Liz (Jenny Hanley, who would return despite storming off).  Chrissy is annoyed and jealous, so she pretends Robin got her pregnant.  And there's a nice scene in the middle with Mrs. Roper reminiscing about an American boyfriend during the war.  The "ravishing" talk isn't as offensive as it could be, and this is generally a funny episode, so a step up over the last two.

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