
The Widower
Episode 1 • Apr 20, 1970
Ada brings Walter home for the first time, for a fish and chip supper.
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.
27 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1970
Rating
7.3/10
3 votes • HD
Episodes
Episode 1 • Apr 20, 1970
Ada brings Walter home for the first time, for a fish and chip supper.
Episode 2 • Apr 27, 1970
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.
Episode 3 • May 04, 1970
Walter takes Ada for an 'off-white' weekend break in Bognor Regis.
Episode 4 • May 11, 1970
An exciting trip to Wembley takes a horrible turn, but do they make it to the match on time...
Episode 5 • May 18, 1970
Ada is annoyed with Walter's refusal to go dancing at the over 60's club and his accepting overcooked pies from other women.
Episode 6 • May 25, 1970
Walter proposes to Ada, but struggles to find the money for the ring she likes.
Episode 1 • Sep 14, 1970
Needing more money for the wedding and honeymoon, Ada gets a job at the town hall, and Walter is expecting a rise.
Episode 2 • Sep 21, 1970
Following a bit of interfering on Ada's part, Walter encourages Leslie to assert his masculinity.
Episode 3 • Sep 28, 1970
Leslie is offered a promotion, but it means he, Ada and Ruth would have to move to Coventry.
Episode 4 • Oct 05, 1970
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.
Episode 5 • Oct 12, 1970
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.
Episode 6 • Oct 19, 1970
Tired of saving, Ada and Walter decide that they should elope to Yorkshire and marry there.
Episode 1 • Mar 15, 1971
Back from a happy honeymoon, the bliss is short-lived when Walter's love of the wireless clashes with Ada's TV addiction.
Episode 2 • Mar 22, 1971
Ruth and Leslie go to visit his parents in Manchester, Ada and Walter spend some time with his son and daughter-in-law.
Episode 3 • Mar 29, 1971
Walter creates trouble and is almost arrested for shoplifting in Leslie's supermarket.
Episode 4 • Apr 05, 1971
Walter and Ada receive notice of eviction as the council intend to build a bypass where their house currently stands.
Episode 5 • Apr 12, 1971
Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval.
Episode 6 • Apr 19, 1971
It's the Queen's birthday and Ada'a hoping for a personal reply to the birthday card she sent.
Episode 1 • Aug 26, 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.
Episode 2 • Sep 02, 1971
Ada's convinced the baby is over due, and Walter gambles his months pension.
Episode 3 • Sep 09, 1971
Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found.
Episode 4 • Sep 16, 1971
A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this.
Episode 5 • Sep 23, 1971
The baby keeps Leslie up all night.
Episode 6 • Sep 30, 1971
It's baby Anthony's christening day. All the family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event.
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