For the Love of Ada
For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom that ran between 1970 - 1971. Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles are senior citizens who find that as romance blossoms, so does emotional turmoil. The series gently charts the relationship between Yorkshireman Walter Bingley and Londoner Ada Cresswell, septuagenarians who meet while Ada is visiting her late husband's grave.
Seasons
1. The Widower
Air Date: 1970-04-20
Ada brings Walter home for the first time, for a fish and chip supper.
2. Sunday Tea
Air Date: 1970-04-27
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.
3. The Permissive Society
Air Date: 1970-05-04
Walter takes Ada for an 'off-white' weekend break in Bognor Regis.
4. The Football Match
Air Date: 1970-05-11
An exciting trip to Wembley takes a horrible turn, but do they make it to the match on time...
5. Another Man
Air Date: 1970-05-18
Ada is annoyed with Walter's refusal to go dancing at the over 60's club and his accepting overcooked pies from other women.
6. Spring
Air Date: 1970-05-25
Walter proposes to Ada, but struggles to find the money for the ring she likes.
1. Wedding Plans
Air Date: 1970-09-14
Needing more money for the wedding and honeymoon, Ada gets a job at the town hall, and Walter is expecting a rise.
2. Divorce?
Air Date: 1970-09-21
Following a bit of interfering on Ada's part, Walter encourages Leslie to assert his masculinity.
3. Sent to Coventry
Air Date: 1970-09-28
Leslie is offered a promotion, but it means he, Ada and Ruth would have to move to Coventry.
4. The Birthday
Air Date: 1970-10-05
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.
5. The Grave
Air Date: 1970-10-12
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.
6. The Elopement
Air Date: 1970-10-19
Tired of saving, Ada and Walter decide that they should elope to Yorkshire and marry there.
7. The Wedding
Air Date: 1970-10-26
The big day has finally arrived. Walter and Ada are at the church, but a small oversight on his part delays the ceremony.
1. After the Honeymoon
Air Date: 1971-03-15
Back from a happy honeymoon, the bliss is short-lived when Walter's love of the wireless clashes with Ada's TV addiction.
2. The Journey
Air Date: 1971-03-22
Ruth and Leslie go to visit his parents in Manchester, Ada and Walter spend some time with his son and daughter-in-law.
3. Housekeeping
Air Date: 1971-03-29
Walter creates trouble and is almost arrested for shoplifting in Leslie's supermarket.
4. The Eviction
Air Date: 1971-04-05
Walter and Ada receive notice of eviction as the council intend to build a bypass where their house currently stands.
5. A Lunchtime Drink
Air Date: 1971-04-12
Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval.
6. The Royalist
Air Date: 1971-04-19
It's the Queen's birthday and Ada'a hoping for a personal reply to the birthday card she sent.
7. The Mortgage
Air Date: 1971-04-26
Ada and Walter hear of a flat available for rent not too far from the church or Leslie and Ruth's.
1. The Baby
Air Date: 1971-08-26
As Ruth appears to be going into labour, Ada and Walter are slightly troubled in their new home by the presence of a ghost.
2. Bowling
Air Date: 1971-09-02
Ada's convinced the baby is over due, and Walter gambles his months pension.
3. Birth
Air Date: 1971-09-09
Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found.
4. The Admirer
Air Date: 1971-09-16
A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this.
5. Insomnia
Air Date: 1971-09-23
The baby keeps Leslie up all night.
6. The Christening
Air Date: 1971-09-30
It's baby Anthony's christening day. All the family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event.
7. Christmas with Ada
Air Date: 1971-12-27
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.
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Rating
7.3/10
Release Date
1970-04-20
Episodes
27 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Thames Television