For the Love of Ada (1970)
For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom that ran between 1970 - 1971. Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles are senior citizens who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil. The series gently charts the relationship between Yorkshireman Walter Bingley and Londoner Ada Cresswell, septuagenarians who meet while Ada is visiting her late husband's grave.
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Episode 1 - After the Honeymoon
Release Date: 1971-03-15Back from a happy honeymoon, the bliss is short-lived when Walter's love of the wireless clashes with Ada's TV addiction.
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Episode 2 - The Journey
Release Date: 1971-03-22Ruth and Leslie go to visit his parents in Manchester, Ada and Walter spend some time with his son and daughter-in-law.
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Episode 3 - Housekeeping
Release Date: 1971-03-29Walter creates trouble and is almost arrested for shoplifting in Leslie's supermarket.
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Episode 4 - The Eviction
Release Date: 1971-04-05Walter and Ada receive notice of eviction as the council intend to build a bypass where their house currently stands.
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Episode 5 - A Lunchtime Drink
Release Date: 1971-04-12Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval.
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Episode 6 - The Royalist
Release Date: 1971-04-19It's the Queen's birthday and Ada'a hoping for a personal reply to the birthday card she sent.
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Episode 7 - The Mortgage
Release Date: 1971-04-26Ada and Walter hear of a flat available for rent not too far from the church or Leslie and Ruth's.