Only When I Laugh Season 1

S01 E01
Oct 29, 1979A Bed With A View Oct 29, 1979 Norman arrives at the ward and is given the bed next to the window. A game of musical beds ensues as Figgis and Archie want it too...

S01 E02
Nov 5, 1979Operation Norman Nov 5, 1979 Norman's due for his appendix operation and is rather upset about it. He turns to Figgis for comfort in his hour of need...

S01 E03
Nov 12, 1979The Rumour Nov 12, 1979 Thorpe is waiting for an important call from his wife as Victor, their dog, is seriously ill. Gupte misunderstands, thinking Victor is the Thorpes' son (actually named Tarquin); Figgis, smoking in a lavatory cubicle, overhears the resultant conversation and assumes that they are talking about him and that he is going to die. As the situation develops, both Norman and then Glover think they are under the shadow of death. When Gupte tells Glover he may be sent home at the end of the week, Glover decides to phone his hated boss and tell him exactly what he thinks of him.

S01 E04
Nov 19, 1979The Man With The Face Nov 19, 1979 Archie's lothario-like tendencies are coming back to haunt him when he's convinced he's being stalked by a Greek madman for besmirching his fiancée...

S01 E05
Nov 26, 1979Let Them Eat Cake Nov 26, 1979 There's a lot of disatisfaction with the food being served in the hospital. The trio can stand the daily menu no longer and go on hunger strike. What they hadn't bargained for, however, was how hungry they would get...

S01 E06
Dec 3, 1979Tangled Web Dec 3, 1979 Norman is reading a book about a pretty nurse when one actually comes onto the ward.

S01 E07
Dec 10, 1979Is There A Doctor In The House? Dec 10, 1979 Fed up with lying in bed all day, Figgis gets hold of his outdoor clothes and sets off for a wander around the hospital. Naturally, he is mistaken for a doctor.