As Time Goes By

Lionel and Jean decide to take advantage of the weekend retreat in the country to get away from friends and family. However, things don’t quite go as planned.

Lionel gets an unexpected letter from his ex-wife, a fact that does not go unnoticed by Jean.

Lionel takes up model boat building, which concerns everyone as it’s not like him at all to do something so sedentary. They try to come up with alternative hobbies.

Lionel and Jean take extraordinary steps to avoid the gang - but problems arise when they arrive at their weekend retreat early.

Lionel's script makes the big time on American TV. How it will be received is a matter of varying opinions.

While Penny has a routine operation in hospital, Jean and Lionel find themselves playing host and emotional nursemaid to Stephen.

Will weekends in the country give Lionel and Jean a chance to get away from it all, now that they are no longer beholden to the 'gang'?