As Time Goes By

Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle are former lovers whose lives intersect again 40 years after they lost touch with each other. Lionel is now divorced, and Jean is a widow with an adult daughter, Judith, who works in Jean's secretarial office. As Lionel works on a memoir with a cheerful but brash agent, Alistair, he begins to rekindle the tender romance with the woman who got away all those years ago. Cheering them on is Sandy, Judith's best friend and co-worker.

Schedule

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    Problems, Problems

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Problems plague Jean and Lionel (Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer) as talks with the studio about their love story continue.
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    Relationships

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    After finding Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) with another woman, Jean (Judi Dench) responds to the attentions of his publisher (Philip Bretherton).
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    A House Full of Women

    Friday
    Jan 31

    30 Minutes

    Living in a house full of women causes Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) to question whether moving in was the right decision.
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    The Picnic

    Friday
    Jan 31

    30 Minutes

    Lionel and Jean play matchmaker at a picnic for Alistair and Judith, hoping that the two will hit it off.
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    Getting to Know You -- Again

    Saturday
    Feb 1

    30 Minutes

    Lionel and Jean (Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench) make vague promises to stay in touch after their accidental meeting.
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    The Copper Kettle

    Saturday
    Feb 1

    30 Minutes

    Lionel and Jean (Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench) establish a vague, uneasy friendship.
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    Rewrites

    Monday
    Feb 3

    30 Minutes

    The American TV producers want a spicier rewrite of Lionel's script.
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    White Hunter

    Monday
    Feb 3

    30 Minutes

    Lionel is nervous about the photo shoot for the cover of his new book.
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    Getting Rid of Gwen

    Tuesday
    Feb 4

    30 Minutes

    Jean (Judi Dench) schemes to get rid of Lionel's (Geoffrey Palmer) talkative secretary without hurting her feelings.
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    A Weekend Away

    Tuesday
    Feb 4

    30 Minutes

    Jean (Judi Dench) mistakenly believes Judith and Alistair (Moira Brooker, Philip Bretherton) are spending a weekend together.
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    The Affair

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    30 Minutes

    Jean's sister-in-law moves in because she thinks her husband is having an affair.
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    Visiting Rocky

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    30 Minutes

    Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) invites Jean (Judi Dench) to meet his 85-year-old father (Frank Middlemass) who announces he's getting married again.
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    Welcome News

    Thursday
    Feb 6

    30 Minutes

    While the American producers scout locations for the love story, Jean and Lionel hear unexpected news from his father.
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    Why?

    Thursday
    Feb 6

    30 Minutes

    Alistair (Philip Bretherton) has specific instructions for Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) to follow about his public image.
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    The Anniversary Party

    Friday
    Feb 7

    30 Minutes

    Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) proposes to Jean (Judi Dench) and she accepts, but friends and family don't share their happiness.
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    Misunderstandings

    Friday
    Feb 7

    30 Minutes

    A chance meeting with her sister-in-law results in a weekend in the country for Jean and Lionel (Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer).
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    Saturday
    Feb 8

    30 Minutes

    Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle are former lovers whose lives intersect again 40 years after they lost touch with each other. Lionel is now divorced, and Jean is a widow with an adult daughter, Judith, who works in Jean's secretarial office. As Lionel works on a memoir with a cheerful but brash agent, Alistair, he begins to rekindle the tender romance with the woman who got away all those years ago. Cheering them on is Sandy, Judith's best friend and co-worker.
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    Sunday
    Feb 9

    30 Minutes

    Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle are former lovers whose lives intersect again 40 years after they lost touch with each other. Lionel is now divorced, and Jean is a widow with an adult daughter, Judith, who works in Jean's secretarial office. As Lionel works on a memoir with a cheerful but brash agent, Alistair, he begins to rekindle the tender romance with the woman who got away all those years ago. Cheering them on is Sandy, Judith's best friend and co-worker.
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    Sunday
    Feb 9

    30 Minutes

    Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle are former lovers whose lives intersect again 40 years after they lost touch with each other. Lionel is now divorced, and Jean is a widow with an adult daughter, Judith, who works in Jean's secretarial office. As Lionel works on a memoir with a cheerful but brash agent, Alistair, he begins to rekindle the tender romance with the woman who got away all those years ago. Cheering them on is Sandy, Judith's best friend and co-worker.
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    The Cruise

    Monday
    Feb 10

    30 Minutes

    Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) invites Jean (Judi Dench) to accompany him on a cruise.

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