With preparations in hand for the Christmas concert, there is a confidence problem among some of the talent. Who better than an electrical engineer from Hull to bestow some ancient eastern hypnotism to help them?
Alvin and Miss Davenport become regulars from this episode until the end.
Audience of 5.9m – 38th most watched programme of the week.
The show's closing theme uses an arrangement of Puttin' On the Ritz to accompany the dance scene.
Regular series
Title
Airdate
Description
Notes
Jurassic – No Parking
8 February
Barry wins a contest and receives more prize than Glenda can handle.
From this episode onward (until the end), Norman Clegg is given gradually reduced roles due to Peter Sallis' health; however, he occasionally has slightly larger roles.
Audience of 5.9m – 40th most watched programme of the week.
The General's Greatest Battle
15 February
Clegg, Truly, and the others end up destroying a mannequin that is supposed to ride with Nora in the holiday float.
Norman Wisdom makes his sixth guest appearance as Billy Ingleton
First time Billy's house is seen and first time his wife is heard talking
Audience of 5.76m – 39th most watched programme of the week.
Spores
29 February
Truly and Billy aid a woman in finding her "Lionel" while Alvin tries to get a photograph of Nora Batty.
Audience of 4.86m – 61st most watched programme of the week.
Happy Birthday Robin Hood
7 March
When he sees Marina wearing a wedding dress and being driven through town, Howard becomes distraught, putting a damper on Billy's plans to celebrate Robin Hood's birthday.
Audience of 5.27m – 44th most watched programme of the week.
Who's That With Barry and Glenda – It's Not Barry and Glenda
14 March
Truly, Clegg and Billy surprise Barry in the wood carrying a suitcase. Truly deduces that he is up to something serious and decides to investigate. Meanwhile, Glenda is also concerned about Barry and his suitcase, and decides to follow him (dressed as a man) to see if another woman is involved.
Audience of 5.93m- 44th most watched programme of the week.
Jean Alexander is billed in the opening credits but does not appear.
An Apple a Day
21 March
Nora Batty informs Alvin that he has volunteered to take some old-timers out for the day. After enlisting some support from Clegg and Truly, they all proceed to the Scrooby's distant farm to pick them up. But taking out Bert and his cranky old wife Sal isn't going to be easy.
Billy Hardcastle does not appear in this episode.
Audience of 5.86m – 37th most watched programme of the week.
Barry Becomes a Psychopathic Killer – But Only Part Time
28 March
Smiler needs to get rid of an unwanted admirer who thinks he has money. Clegg, and then Barry, are recruited to dampen her enthusiasm.
Billed as 'Barry Becomes a Psychopathic Killer' in the Radio Times listing for the episode.
Audience of 4.62m – 32nd most watched programme of the week.
Things To Do When Your Wife Runs Off With a Turkish Waiter
4 April
Barry unwittingly becomes the friend of a lonely man whose wife has deserted him. This minor inconvenience turns into a major embarrassment when it turns out the man's favorite hobby is "charming the birds out of the trees" with "sweet music".
Audience of 5.49m – 39th most watched programme of the week.
Beware of Laughing at Nora's Hats
11 April
Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy unite to help end a long running feud between Nora Batty and Audrey Craig, which began when Audrey laughed at one of Nora's hats.
Audience of 4.87m – 51st most watched programme of the week.
Yours Truly – If You're Not Careful
18 April
Clegg, Alvin, Billy and Entwistle play a trick on Truly to make him think his ex-wife the "former Mrs Truelove" is keen to get in touch with him and visit.
This episode marks the final appearance of Tony Capstick as the policeman due to his death six months before. Louis Emerick, would take over his role from the 2004 Christmas special until the show's end.
Audience of 5.81m – 34th most watched programme of the week.
DVD release
The box set for series twenty five was released by Universal Playback in September 2014, mislabelled as a box set for series 25 & 26.
