Ever Decreasing Circles

Season 3

Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Ann. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works".

Where to Watch Ever Decreasing Circles • Season 3

6 Episodes

Manure
E1
ManureMartin offers to take delivery of Paul's garden manure, but things go predictably and disastrously wrong. And Paul compounds Martin's worries when he effortlessly clears up the chaos Martin has created.
One Night Stand
E2
One Night StandMartin is abroad at a conference representing his company, Mole Valley Valves. A practical jokester arranges for Martin to awaken to the presence of a strange woman in his bedroom. What if word of this should get back to Ann?
House to Let
E3
House to LetMartin believes that Paul is seeking to ""take over"" the Close and is very concerned about what sort of people Martin would invite in. When Martin meets the candidates, however, he is pleasantly surprised.
Local Hero
E4
Local HeroAfter saving a little girl from drowning in the pond in a park Martin is proclaimed a local hero, attracting press attention. Initially modest he soon starts to dine out on it, being extremely boring and causing Howard, Hilda and Paul to hide from him. Ann delivers a few home truths to bring him down to earth but there is a reward when the child's parents have a park bench dedicated to him.
The Campaign
E5
The CampaignAnn is fund-raising for Open University, which leads Martin to declare that she is ""a pawn of the Kremlin."" Her activities are making things unpleasant for Martin at his snooty new club.
Cavaliers and Roundheads
E6
Cavaliers and RoundheadsPaul has had an unexpected run of bad luck, raising Martin's expectations of actually beating his neighbor for once when they compete at a local Roundheads and Cavaliers contest.