Blott on the Landscape
Conservative MP Sir Giles Lynchwood schemes to have a government-backed motorway run through his wife's ancestral estate (Handyman Hall) to cash in on compensation money. However, his independent-minded wife, Lady Maud, teams up with their mysterious and resourceful handyman, Blott, to thwart the plans through sabotage, blackmail, and outright anarchy.
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- Ep 1
1.A Phone Call
06-02-19851hSir Giles and Lady Maud Lynchwood are not the most happily married of aristocrats. She wants an heir but he cheats on her with incompetent dominatrix Mrs Forthby. The pair agree to...
- Ep 2
2.In the Pub
13-02-19851hIn the wake of the riot naive civil servant Dundridge is sent to Worford by devious ministers as the PM opposes any other route for the motorway than Handyman Hall. Released from p...
- Ep 3
3.Blackmail
20-02-19851hPurporting to side with his wife, Sir Giles uses the compromising photos of Dundridge to dissuade him from his tunnel idea and to run the motorway through the alternative route, th...
- Ep 4
4.A Safe Place
27-02-19851hEnraged at Lady Maud's treatment of him, Dundridge approves the motorway going through Handyman Hall and the surrounding Clene Gorge. Lady Maud suspects that, as he and not she wil...
- Ep 5
5.Cards on the Table
06-03-19851hOutraged at the demolition of the gorge, Lady Maud goes to see Dundridge, suggesting that they work together to expose Sir Giles as the blackmailer. However, since Dundridge detest...
- Ep 6
6.Man in a Tree
13-03-19851hAttempting to flee the grounds Sir Giles is pounced upon and killed by a lion, his offshore investments leaving Lady Maud a very rich widow. Blott, meanwhile, who has squirrelled a...
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