Shelley

Series 5

1982

6 episodes

Series 6

1983

6 episodes

The Return of Shelley

1988

6 episodes

Shelley is (still) separated from Fran, and lives on his own, doing his best to avoid obtaining gainful employment. The series begins with Shelley returning to the UK from Kuwait after teaching English for several years, only to find that his calls to his old friends are now screened by answering machines and that yuppieness has taken root in his old neighbourhood.

Series 8

1989

13 episodes

Series 9

1990

6 episodes

Series 10

1992

6 episodes

Shelley is now a lodger with Ted Bishop. Ted's house is the only one left in his street, the other residences having been demolished to make way for a leisure centre. Shelley moves in as lodger to help Ted with his fight against the developers who want to demolish the house Ted has lived in his whole life.