As Time Goes By

Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle are former lovers whose lives intersect again 40 years after they lost touch with each other. Lionel is now divorced, and Jean is a widow with an adult daughter, Judith, who works in Jean's secretarial office. As Lionel works on a memoir with a cheerful but brash agent, Alistair, he begins to rekindle the tender romance with the woman who got away all those years ago. Cheering them on is Sandy, Judith's best friend and co-worker.

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    Moving In

    Thursday
    May 16

    30 Minutes

    With a decision about living arrangements finally made, Alistair and Sandy help Lionel move in with Jean.
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    Getting Rid of Gwen

    Thursday
    May 16

    30 Minutes

    Jean (Judi Dench) schemes to get rid of Lionel's (Geoffrey Palmer) talkative secretary without hurting her feelings.
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    Branching Out

    Friday
    May 17

    30 Minutes

    Alistair tells Jean that Lionel is hiding something.
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    The Old Folks' Party

    Saturday
    May 18

    30 Minutes

    Lionel doesn't want to attend Jean's old-age party until he hears that Mrs. Thrupp will be in attendance.
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    The Proposal

    Saturday
    May 18

    30 Minutes

    Judith hesitates when Alistair proposes to her for a very odd reason.
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    White Hunter

    Monday
    May 20

    30 Minutes

    Lionel is nervous about the photo shoot for the cover of his new book.
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    The Affair

    Monday
    May 20

    30 Minutes

    Jean's sister-in-law moves in because she thinks her husband is having an affair.
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    A Trip to Los Angeles

    Tuesday
    May 21

    30 Minutes

    Jean and Lionel meet with the executive producer of their love story.
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    Welcome News

    Tuesday
    May 21

    30 Minutes

    While the American producers scout locations for the love story, Jean and Lionel hear unexpected news from his father.
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    Problems, Problems

    Wednesday
    May 22

    30 Minutes

    Problems plague Jean and Lionel (Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer) as talks with the studio about their love story continue.
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    The Anniversary Party

    Wednesday
    May 22

    30 Minutes

    Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) proposes to Jean (Judi Dench) and she accepts, but friends and family don't share their happiness.
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    A House Full of Women

    Thursday
    May 23

    30 Minutes

    Living in a house full of women causes Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) to question whether moving in was the right decision.
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    Wedding Day Nerves

    Thursday
    May 23

    30 Minutes

    Lionel is nervous on his wedding day while Jean tries to stay composed despite her sister-in-law's efforts to calm her.
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    Rewrites

    Friday
    May 24

    30 Minutes

    The American TV producers want a spicier rewrite of Lionel's script.
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    A Very Personal Problem

    Saturday
    May 25

    30 Minutes

    Jean tries to cheer up the boyfriendless Judith and Sandy.
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    Animal Magnetism

    Saturday
    May 25

    30 Minutes

    Judy and Sandy come home with the dog that was following Lionel around. The women want to keep the dog but, Lionel wants to take him to the shelter so they can find his owner.
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    Getting Rid of Gwen

    Monday
    May 27

    30 Minutes

    Jean (Judi Dench) schemes to get rid of Lionel's (Geoffrey Palmer) talkative secretary without hurting her feelings.
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    Judith's New Romance

    Monday
    May 27

    30 Minutes

    Jean's (Judi Dench) well-meaning interference further complicates Judith's (Moira Brooker) rocky new romance.
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    The Affair

    Tuesday
    May 28

    30 Minutes

    Jean's sister-in-law moves in because she thinks her husband is having an affair.
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    Improvements

    Tuesday
    May 28

    30 Minutes

    The TV adaptation of Jean and Lionel's love story is in production, but the American producers have "improved" the script.

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