| Title
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Airdate
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Description
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Notes
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| The Lair of the Cat Creature
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5 January
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A new adventurer lands in town, eager to make a name for himself; luckily for him, the trio has in mind a heroic test of mettle.
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- First appearance of Brian Murphy as Alvin Smedley (then a guest star).
- Audience of 6.67m – 33rd most watched programme of the week.
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| Ancient Eastern Wisdom-An Introduction
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12 January
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Enthralled by a book of fiction, Howard begins emulating its hero; meanwhile, Truly and Clegg meet an inscrutable bearer of ancient Eastern wisdom whom they recruit to help Tom deal with the repo man.
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- This episode introduces Entwistle (Burt Kwouk), despite him previously appearing in the 2002 Christmas special.
- Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald in Coronation Street) appears as Sharlene, a shop assistant with Marina.
- Audience of 5.76m – 53rd most watched programme of the week.
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| A Pick-Up of the Later Ming Dynasty
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19 January
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After helping Entwistle fix his truck, the trio are recruited to lay hands on Smiler's cart.
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- Audience of 6.17m – 50th most watched programme of the week.
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| The Secret Birthday of Norman Clegg
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26 January
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Clegg wants to celebrate his birthday as quietly as possible, so he goes to pieces when everybody in the village is dressed for a celebration.
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- Audience of 6.26m – 33rd most watched programme of the week.
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| In Which Gavin Hinchcliffe Loses the Gulf Stream
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2 February
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An old schoolmate's preparations for global warming are hampered by a drunk girlfriend and one very nervous driver.
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- Guest appearance of Josephine Tewson (Keeping Up Appearances) as Miss Davenport before becoming a regular cast member in the 2003 Christmas special "A Short Blast of Fred Astaire".
- Guest appearance of Bernard Cribbins as Gavin Hinchcliffe.
- Audience of 6.38m – 44th most watched programme of the week.
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| The Miraculous Curing of Old Goff Helliwell
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9 February
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Clegg, Truly and Billy need to put a spark back in the life of an old chum.
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| The Frenchies are Coming
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23 February
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Billy assembles a band of archers to defend against French invaders, and Pearl finds a way to keep tabs on Howard's comings and goings.
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- Audience of 5.89m – 43rd most watched programme of the week.
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| The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff
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2 March
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The trio are on the hunt for a green-fingered man whose reputation as a ladies' man has bred contempt among his old flames.
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- Audience of 6.76m – 32nd most watched programme of the week.
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| The Second Husband and the Showgirls
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9 March
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Curiosity abounds when the new husband of the former Mrs. Truelove arrives in town.
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- Guest appearance of William Lucas as Norris Leland.
- Audience of 6.07m – 42nd most watched programme of the week.
- Tony Melody, who plays a landlord, had previously dubbed the voice of Sid in the 90 minute Christmas special, Getting Sam Home, after John Comer's voice was badly affected by cancer twenty years earlier.
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| All of a Florrie
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16 March
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Everyone lends a hand in helping Truly rid himself of an old next-door neighbour with misguided affections.
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- Final appearance of Edie. Thora Hird died the day before the broadcast of this episode.
- Alvin Smedley (Brian Murphy) becomes a regular character. He would later join the trio in Series 26 in 2005, thus making it a quartet and remain until the show's end in 2010.
- Guest appearance of Jeanne Mockford as Florrie.
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