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The Life of Riley

6.0 / 10
1975
1 season
7 episodes
Comedy

Frank Riley's days of being the carefree widower are interrupted by the return of his puritanical son who needs a job and a place to stay.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Arrival

    06-01-197525m

    Frank Riley's life turns upside down when his son, Brian, walks back in to his life. Not only is he looking for a job and a place to stay, he also seems to be bringing his God-fear...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Undead

    13-01-197525m

    Brian spends his first Sunday in his new, sinful surroundings. A chance encounter with Polly Pickles, a 75 year old who has a lifestyle alien to him, makes him see his father in a...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Staff Dance

    20-01-197525m

    It's the night of the Lancastrian Insurance annual staff dance and, once more, Frank is about to give George Pollitt his comeuppance.

  • Ep 4

    4.Oh! Sister

    27-01-197525m

    Having been confined to bed in a private room at St. Mary's hospital, Frank finds himself under the disapproving care of Sister Esmerelda. Not only is she shocked by his unmentiona...

  • Ep 5

    5.The Visitors

    03-02-197525m

    Frank has managed to dispatch Brian on a works' outing and so has Saturday afternoon free to frolic with Ethel. That is until Brian's uncle Islwyn decides to pay a visit from Wales...

  • Ep 6

    6.Uneasy Riders

    10-02-197525m

    Brian succeeds in getting the flat to himself when he persuades Frank to go out, but his evening with his sweetheart, Janice, is soon interrupted.

  • Ep 7

    7.Double Time

    17-02-197525m

    It's time for Frank to pull his socks up at work - at least that was the advice given to him by Jeremy Spear, an inspector from head office. However, work and night are normally mu...

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