S01E01 One Home Good, Two Homes Bad
Huge bags of Tupperware from a shipwreck wash up on the beach in St Gweep and the locals are whipped into a scavenging frenzy, meanwhile Harry decides to lead a campaign against people who buy...
Wild West
Where witchcraft and wife-swapping are more a way of life than afternoon tea and Sunday cricket.
Overview
Mary Trewednack lives above her Post Office in the fictitious Cornish village of St Gweep with her neurotic partner Angela. Lesbians until something better comes up, they enjoy the cosy security of life in a tight-knit coastal community, but their chances of finding suitable men are more remote than the village itself. For, behind this picture-postcard exterior, witchcraft and wife-swapping are more a way of life than cream teas and Cornish pasties. Here, the village bobby is Police Calendar's Mr. March, the cosy pub hosts swingers' evenings and the local museum is dedicated to witchcraft.
Episodes
S01E02 Fear of Bungee
Following an outbreak of vandalism by local kids Mary recommends punitive action but Angela suggests positive activities, in the process discovering bungee jumping, which she is keen to try, especially as the instructor is young...
S01E03 Swingers
The whole town is aware of Jeff's secret swingers parties at the pub, Mary decides to go along to one, Angela sends the police in to perform a raid.
S01E04 Tin, Tin, Tin
Angela finds herself elected "power cut czar" by PC Alan when the towns electricity supply is cut off for several days. Jake has the only generator and charges exorbitant prices for batteries, use of televisions,...
S01E05 A Problem Shared Is A Problem Doubled
Mary gets her hands on a body piercing kit and proceeds to offer piercings to anyone and everyone - even though it did not come with any instructions. Angela is reminded of the day she...
S01E06 Un, Deu, Tri, Figo, Quiggly
Holly embarks on a mission to raise awareness and knowledge of the Cornish language while a Londoner seduces Angela and wants to take her back to the city.
Cast
Catherine Tate
Angela Phillips
Dawn French
Mary Trewednack
Richard Mylan
Harry
Bill Bailey
Doug
David Bradley
Old Jake
Stewart Wright
PC Alan
Katie Cotterell
WPC Smothers
Robin Weaver
Holly
Sean Foley
Jeff
