Small Beer

An elderly gentleman who has a job involving the security of a company's money but he believes that he won't have the job for much longer, Therefore he tries to fake the theft of the weeks wages to convince his employer that his job is still needed. A young boy is looking after his sick mother almost full time but her condition worsens and she dies. The boy runs away as he'' scared of having to go into a children's home. He ends up at Claude's place who does his best to try and help him. There is a search on for the boy and Maggie convinces Claude to tell Nick where his whereabouts. Unfortunately the boy runs away once more but Nick does manage to catch him. It is then discovered that his mother was actually his Gran, who had brought him up since his real mother was only young when she had him. The police find hi mother and he is happy to go and live with her.

Writing:
  • Keith Richardson
  • Gerry Mill
  • Nicholas Rhea

Stars:
Release Date: 1992-04-10
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
TMDb: 7.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

Other episodes for this season

Bad Apple
Episode 1 - Bad Apple
Pig in the Middle
Episode 2 - Pig in the Middle
Small Beer
Episode 3 - Small Beer
Closing Ranks
Episode 4 - Closing Ranks
Leaving Home
Episode 5 - Leaving Home
Fool for Love
Episode 6 - Fool for Love
The Family Way
Episode 7 - The Family Way
Friendly Fire
Episode 8 - Friendly Fire
Sons and Lovers
Episode 9 - Sons and Lovers
Playing with Trains
Episode 10 - Playing with Trains
What the Butler Saw
Episode 11 - What the Butler Saw
Affairs of the Heart
Episode 12 - Affairs of the Heart
Peace and Quiet
Episode 13 - Peace and Quiet
Substitute
Episode 14 - Substitute
In on the Act
Episode 15 - In on the Act
The Queen's Message
Episode 16 - The Queen's Message
Brainstorm
Episode 17 - Brainstorm
Bad Penny
Episode 18 - Bad Penny
Appearances
Episode 19 - Appearances
Local Knowledge
Episode 20 - Local Knowledge
The Enemy Within
Episode 21 - The Enemy Within
Unconsidered Trifles
Episode 22 - Unconsidered Trifles
Heroes and Villains
Episode 23 - Heroes and Villains
Love Me Do
Episode 24 - Love Me Do