This wonderfully offbeat comedy follows the on-again, off-again romance of a mismatched Merseyside couple: fun-loving extrovert Brenda Wilson (Emma Wray) and shy, retiring birdwatcher Malcolm Stoneway (Paul Bown). The path of true love is far from smooth and there are tears and break-ups, rows and reconciliations galore, but there is also an inexplicable attraction which brings the pair back together after every stormy parting. A top-rated comedy that also starred Liza Tarbuck and Patsy Byrne, 'Watching' ran for seven series and four specials between 1987 and 1993; this complete sixth series was originally screened in 1991 and 1992.
Christmas Special: Slipping Malcolm (Paul Bown) and Brenda (Emma Wray) embark on an ill-fated bird-watching trip to Anglesey.
1. Using Malcolm becomes a plumbing advisor to Pamela (Liza Tarbuck) and David (John Bowler).
2. Echoing Malcolm and Lucinda (Elizabeth Heery) go birdwatching and bump into Brenda - and her new man...
3. Doctoring Malcolm and Brenda escape the tedium of a party at the Lynches'.
4. Christening Pamela thinks that Malcolm and Lucinda will be ideal godparents for daughter Zelda (Georgina Beeley).
5. Gulling Brenda's ultimatum to Malcolm is eclipsed by surprising news from Lucinda.
6. Confessing Brenda is dismayed by Malcolm's news; his attempt at an explanation gets short shrift.
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