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For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom broadcast from April 1970 to December 1971. Created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, the series stars Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles as senior citizens Ada Cresswell and Walter Bingley, who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil.
1970
Ada brings Walter home for the first time, for a fish and chip supper.
Ada invites Walter for Sunday tea with the family, but when Mrs Bingley answers his front door the next day Ada gets the wrong idea.
Walter takes Ada for an 'off-white' weekend break in Bognor Regis.
An exciting trip to Wembley takes a horrible turn, but do they make it to the match on time...
Ada is annoyed with Walter's refusal to go dancing at the over 60's club and his accepting overcooked pies from other women.
Walter proposes to Ada, but struggles to find the money for the ring she likes.
1971
Back from a happy honeymoon, the bliss is short-lived when Walter's love of the wireless clashes with Ada's TV addiction.
Ruth and Leslie go to visit his parents in Manchester, Ada and Walter spend some time with his son and daughter-in-law.
Walter creates trouble and is almost arrested for shoplifting in Leslie's supermarket.
Walter and Ada receive notice of eviction as the council intend to build a bypass where their house currently stands.
Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval.
It's the Queen's birthday and Ada'a hoping for a personal reply to the birthday card she sent.
Ada and Walter hear of a flat available for rent not too far from the church or Leslie and Ruth's.
1970
Needing more money for the wedding and honeymoon, Ada gets a job at the town hall, and Walter is expecting a rise.
Following a bit of interfering on Ada's part, Walter encourages Leslie to assert his masculinity.
Leslie is offered a promotion, but it means he, Ada and Ruth would have to move to Coventry.
It's Ada's birthday and there's a bit of a clash between Walter's plans, Ada's plans and the interfering Freda Skinner.
Whilst at the grave of her late husband Sam, Leslie discovers that a mix-up has led to Sam being buried in the wrong plot.
Tired of saving, Ada and Walter decide that they should elope to Yorkshire and marry there.
The big day has finally arrived. Walter and Ada are at the church, but a small oversight on his part delays the ceremony.
1971
As Ruth appears to be going into labour, Ada and Walter are slightly troubled in their new home by the presence of a ghost.
Ada's convinced the baby is over due, and Walter gambles his months pension.
Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found.
A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this.
The baby keeps Leslie up all night.
It's baby Anthony's christening day. All the family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event.
Ada tricks her son-in-law Leslie into thinking he has cheated on her daughter Rita, after a boozy night out, so Rita can take advantage of Leslie's guilt.
Irene Handl
Ada Cresswell
Wilfred Pickles
Walter Bingley
Jack Smethurst
Leslie Pollitt
Barbara Mitchell
Ruth Pollitt
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