When Jean Pargetter (Judi Dench), owner of Type for You secretarial agency, sends her daughter out to dinner with an unsatisfied client, she has no idea that a romance that started when she 19 years old, will be rekindled. The prickly client is Lionel Hardcastle (Geoffrey Palmer), her sweetheart who left and lost touch during the Korean War. There’s a lot to discuss. First broadcast in 1992, this release features every episode from Series One and Two of As Time Goes By.

DISC CONTENTS:

SEASON 1:

Episode 1 (#1) as ridiculously simple as that - a lost letter…
Lionel Hardcastle meets Jean Pargetter, a woman he loved and lost track of during the Korean War.
Episode 2 (#2) ghosts - everywhere you look - ghosts…
Lionel and Jean get reacquainted. He invites her to a party given by his agent, Alistair Deacon.
Episode 3 (#3) all the old somewhat familiar places…
Lionel and Jean travel to their old haunts including the hotel where they first made love.
Episode 4 (#4) the elephant-killer and his "chum", denise…
Jean "surprises" Lionel at Norwich where Lionel is lecturing. Lionel is staying at the home of a woman with whom he has been having a casual affair. He brings her to the lecture.
Episode 5 (#5) age cannot wither her…
Alistair is infatuated with Jean. Meanwhile Jean's daughter, Judith, becomes infatuated with Lionel.
Episode 6 (#6) alistair and jean and lionel and judith…
When balloons and gorillagrams don't work, the mismatched lovers go on a picnic by the river.



SEASON 2:

Episode 1 (#7) chutzpah, pizzazz and a pot of china tea…
Lionel poses for the cover of his book. He is made to appear a bit more rugged than he is.
Episode 2 (#8) it's going to be a long, long weekend…
Jean and Lionel find themselves with a weekend all to themselves, which frightens Jean. She tries her best to discourage Lionel from visiting and his suspicions are aroused.
Episode 3 (#9) sunday in the country with daddy…
Lionel and Jean travel to Hampshire to meet his father, Rocky, who gives them surprising news.
Episode 4 (#10) why publish a book that no-one will buy…
Lionel buys new clothes for the book tour & learns the real reason behind Alistair's attempts to help him.
Episode 5 (#11) should we smile in the morning…
Jean and Lionel spend the weekend at the home of her former in-laws, Penny and Stephen. Circumstances put them in the same bedroom and make the situation awkward.
Episode 6 (#12) real women don't go on freebies…
When Lionel and Jean return from Hampshire, everyone suspects that the status of things has changed. Jean is insulted when Lionel invites her on a cruise he got for free.
Episode 7 (#13) who's pooh and what does she have to do with kenya…
Lionel goes to an unsuccessful book-signing and Alistair has an idea to promote the book.

Episode List:

* You Must Remember This, Getting To Know You - Again, The Copper Kettle, Surprise, Surprise, Relationships, The Picnic, White Hunter, A Weekend Away, Visiting Rocky, Why?, Misunderstandings, The Cruise, The Book Signing.