Grand Expectations
Episode 12 · 1986-04-01

- Comedy
- Drama
- Crime
Episode overview
Ken falls off his bike while he is riding along a snowy country lane. The bike is damaged and needs a new rear suspension. Neighbour Ben Gibbs helps to recover the bike in his horsebox. After a lot of futile phoning around, Ken finds a motorbike repair shop, Alpha Bikes, which can get hold of the suspension unit. Alpha Bike is run Narain Singh and his nephew Ranjit. Narain offers Ken the use of his workshop. While working there one evening, Ken hears Ranjit and his wife Surinder arguing violently. Ranjit yells ""You are my wife. You will do as I say."" Surinder screams and runs away, pursued by Ranjit. She and Ken escape on one of Narain's bikes, and Harry reluctantly offers to put her up in a spare bedroom at The Grand. When Ken returns the bike to Narain, he offers to bring Surinder back, although he tells Narain how his nephew has treated his wife. Narain resents the fact the Ken is ""interfering"". He says that Ken will only get his bike when he returns Surinder. Back at The Grand, Ken
60 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Box 131986-01-14
2. Fools Rush In1986-01-21
3. Answers to the Name of Weston1986-01-28
4. Grass Widows1986-02-04
5. Unto Us Four a Son1986-02-11
6. Glasshouse People1986-02-18
7. Northwest Passage to Acock's Green1986-02-25
8. Something Old, Something New1986-03-04
9. For Whom the Chimes Toll1986-03-11
10. Jack of All Tradesmen1986-03-18
11. Billy the Kid1986-03-25
12. Grand Expectations1986-04-01
13. Full Circle1986-04-08