John Esmonde
Director
Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)
Season 3
Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.
Released Jan. 29, 1984
Episode 30 min
None+
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Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Manure
Martin offers to take delivery of Paul's garden manure, but things go predictably and disastrously wrong. And Paul compounds Martin's worries when he effortlessly clears up the chaos Martin has created.
Aug. 31, 1986, midnight
S3E2 - One Night Stand
Martin is abroad at a conference representing his company, Mole Valley Valves. A practical jokester arranges for Martin to awaken to the presence of a strange woman in his bedroom. What if word of this should get back to Ann?
Sept. 7, 1986, midnight
S3E3 - House to Let
Martin believes that Paul is seeking to ""take over"" the Close and is very concerned about what sort of people Martin would invite in. When Martin meets the candidates, however, he is pleasantly surprised.
Sept. 14, 1986, midnight
S3E4 - Local Hero
Martin saves a local girl from drowning and promptly let's his newly-found fame goes to his head. When even his best friends start avoiding him at the pub, surely Martin will catch on. Or will he?
Sept. 21, 1986, midnight
S3E5 - The Campaign
Ann is fund-raising for Open University, which leads Martin to declare that she is ""a pawn of the Kremlin."" Her activities are making things unpleasant for Martin at his snooty new club.
Sept. 28, 1986, midnight
S3E6 - Cavaliers and Roundheads
Paul has had an unexpected run of bad luck, raising Martin's expectations of actually beating his neighbor for once when they compete at a local Roundheads and Cavaliers contest.
Oct. 5, 1986, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 780 min.
Released: Jan. 29, 1984
Last Air Date: Dec. 6, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 15
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