Once Upon A Time In The North
Whimsical tales of the Tollit family, who live in the picturesque Northern town of Sutton Moor. The husband, Len, is a soft-hearted, well-meaning chap who holds strong views on certain subjects and is fiercely proud of his working-class roots. But his determination to prove himself the equal of those who may consider themselves his betters often leads to confrontation and infuriates his wife, Pat. They have two children, the pre-teen Sean and the sexually-maturing Siobhan, who, at 15, is at that 'awkward age'. Living in the granny flat in their yard is Mr Bebbington, who had been Len's late mother's boyfriend but has remained with them for six months since her death. Pat constantly cajoles Len into getting Bebbington out but he is quite content to let him stay and treats him as one of the family. Len's brother, Morris, who lives nearby, is a spiritual man who comes across as half-hippy and half-witted.
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After being made redundant from North Cheshire Lubricants, Len Tollit spends his redundancy cheque on a 4 foot television set and starting up his own business selling cell phones. However, as Pat points out, he first needs some phones to sell. Meanwhile, Morris has bought himself a boat.
- Ep 1
1.The Time Len Tollit Spent His Redundancy Cheque
03-05-199430mAfter being made redundant from North Cheshire Lubricants, Len Tollit spends his redundancy cheque on a 4 foot television set and starting up his own business selling cell phones....
- Ep 2
2.The Time Sean Got Into The Final
10-05-199430mLen attempts to put aside his problems with Bob Carling and his ilk for the future of Len Tollitt Cellphones. However, when Sean's football team reach the finals, Len finds that th...
- Ep 3
3.The Time Morris Launched His Boat
17-05-199430mThe time has come for Morris to launch his lovingly restored boat into the canal. If only he can make his mind up about the name...and if only he had a licence... Meanwhile, Sean'...
- Ep 4
4.The Time Pat Was In The Sound Of Music
24-05-199430mPat Tollit feels she's reached a crossroads in her life that only a role in the local am dram production of The Sound of Music can fulfill. However she soon sees that the grass isn...
- Ep 5
5.The Time Everyone Went To Wales
31-05-199430mIt's time for the annual Tollit family holiday to Wales and Len isn't about to let a little thing like the campsite technically no longer being open for business get in the way of...
- Ep 6
6.The Time Len Started A Business With Morris
07-06-199430mLen faces up to the fact that his cellphone business has failed and starts afresh as a landscape gardener with his brother Morris. Unfortunately, Sutton Moor Landscapes first job b...
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