In Loving Memory
Season 3
In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. A pilot was transmitted in 1969 by Thames Television who rejected the idea before it was finally accepted by Yorkshire Television in 1979 where it further ran for five series between until 1986.
Where to Watch Season 3
8 Episodes
- The Actress and the Undertaker
E1Episode 1The Actress and the UndertakerWhen Ivy and Billy attend the music hall a short-sighted knife thrower inadvertently provides them with their latest body when he accidentally skewers his shrewish wife. Billy finds romance with showgirl Vera Venables and intends to marry her but Ivy knows it would never work and joins Vera in disabusing him. - Bowls
E3Episode 3BowlsBilly is shocked to see his aunt at the cinema with married undertaker Mr Sutton, who feels left out as his wife is obsessed with playing bowls. When Mrs Sutton finds out she throws her husband out of the house and he ends up at Ivy's so in order to get the couple back together again Ivy proposes an unusual game of bowls - with Mr Sutton as the prize. - Memories Are Made of This
E4Episode 4Memories Are Made of ThisIvy writes an article for The Undertakers' Journal in the hopes of winning a five guinea prize. It concerns another disastrous funeral where the hearse fell apart after crashing into a farmyard and the coffin and mourners had to be taken to the churchyard on a motor cycle and side-car. However, having finished it, Ivy reckons that it will be too bizarre to be believed and tears it up. - Gone But Not Forgotten
E5Episode 5Gone But Not ForgottenIvy and Billy drive to Bridlington to collect a client's remains and enjoy a day at the seaside. Then Billy decides to use the coffin as a canoe but it springs a leak and Ivy fears that he has drowned. She holds a lavish memorial service which is very well-attended, including by Billy himself, who has not drowned but has spent the last few days with a young lady. - To Billy a Son
E6Episode 6To Billy a SonIvy and Billy find a baby, Eric, in their backyard and look after him but he goes missing when his grandfather, disapproving of his daughter's unmarried status, steals the child from them. In their efforts to get Eric back to his mother Ivy and Billy get arrested though fortunately the mother comes to court to clear them - leaving Billy feeling somewhat broody. - The Last Post
E8Episode 8The Last PostWhilst the reverend Chadwick is trying to persuade her to get Billy to stop drinking and attend his services Ivy gets locked in the chapel overnight with him and next morning their rescuers think the worst. As a result Ivy is expelled from the chapel and considers selling up again - until the offer of a lucrative funeral comes in.
