Episode 24: Warm Champagne

The Meldrews return from holiday to discover a new, incredibly bright, lamppost outside their house. Margaret is asked to dinner by Ben, a charming man she met on holiday, and she agrees, telling Victor that she is going out with friends. Victor goes to the pub to watch the match. While they are both out, paramedics accidentally deliver a frail old women to their house and put her to bed. Victor returns home and, thinking the woman is Margaret, gets into bed and settles for the night. Margaret has a lovely evening with Ben. They go back to his house for coffee, where h e refers to Victor as insensitive. Margaret k isses Ben passionately, telling him that she is kissing him goodbye. She says that Victor isn't insensitive, but incredibly sensitive. She returns home, and she is horrified to discover a strange woman in her bed, as is Victor.

Cast
Victor Meldrew - Richard Wilson

Margaret Meldrew - Annette Crosbie

Patrick Trench - Angus Deayton

Pippa Trench - Janine Duvitski

Guest Cast
Ben - Tristram Jellinek

1st Boy - Anthony Watson

2nd Boy - Simon Long

Ambulancewoman - Susan Barnard

Ambulanceman - Alan Cooke

Mrs Staveacre - Georgine Beer