Kingswood Country
Kingswood Country: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

January 30, 1980

Episodes

13 episodes

Kingswood Country

Season 1

Episodes

The Thirty Year Itch

1. The Thirty Year Itch

January 30, 1980
30 min

Ted Bullpit has all the charm and sensitivity of a man who has been raised in the forest by bears. In this the first episode, Thelma decides Ted isn't interested in her anymore and buys a copy of 'The Joy of Sex' to spice up their marriage.

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

2. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

February 6, 1980
30 min

When Thel and Greta go to Melbourne for a wedding, Bruno must move in and cook for Ted.

Willow Talk

3. Willow Talk

February 13, 1980
30 min

When next-door's willow tree grows in and cracks the driveway. Ted's horrible brother Bob the Datsun dealer, solves the problem in a stunning way.

My Son The Fairy

4. My Son The Fairy

February 20, 1980
30 min

Ted's belief that 'all actors are fairies' is strengthened when he discovers that Craig is cast as the lead of the Med Students Revue and is starting to act strangely.

Lest We Forget The Rissoles

5. Lest We Forget The Rissoles

February 27, 1980
30 min

Ted's plans for an ANZAC Day reunion of the 2nd Field Kitchen go wrong when his old mate, Donger Jackson arrives. a BIG thank you to TS who made this synopsis possible.

The Shares Of The Fisherman

6. The Shares Of The Fisherman

March 5, 1980
30 min

When Ted discovers Thel has saved $5000 to buy a Datsun he insists on investing it and to Thel's dismay, buys shares in an unkown offshore oil company.

Aerial Warfare

7. Aerial Warfare

March 12, 1980
30 min

Ted's running battle with the kids from the Catholic school develops into full scale war when the Kingswood's aerial is broken off & Sister Maria visits him. a BIG thank you to T.S. who made this synopsis possible.

Cold Finger

8. Cold Finger

March 19, 1980
30 min

In the grand tradition of the Aussie know how that carved the wilderness into this great nation, Ted tries to save money by attempting to fix a dripping tap by himself. However a man has certain time honoured rituals to acknowledge. As Ted says, "if a job's worth doing, it's a job worth doing with a beer first."

Sprung Fever

9. Sprung Fever

March 26, 1980
30 min

When Ted & Thel return unexpectedly from a weekend away,they find Craig has his girlfriend staying overnight. a BIG thank you to T.S. who made this synopsis possible.

The Importance Of Being Jim

10. The Importance Of Being Jim

April 2, 1980
30 min

All his life Ted has been tormented by his evil, loud and venal brother,Bob. Apart from committing the unpardonable sin of becoming a Datsun Dealer, Bob is forever complicating Ted's simple-minded life. With Thel and Bob's wife Merle away, Bob and Ted go out on the town with a couple of girls.

His Bach Is Worse Than His Bite

11. His Bach Is Worse Than His Bite

May 28, 1980
30 min

Ted takes to music like a duck takes to gymnastics, but a man is never too old to learn new mistakes, so there is tension in the family when Aunty Pearl dies and leaves a piano to be shared by Ted and Bruno.

Just A Giggolo

12. Just A Giggolo

June 4, 1980
30 min

When Ted overhears Thel discussing some secret arrangments with a strange man, he jumps to the conclusion that she's having an affair.

Car Wars

13. Car Wars

June 11, 1980
30 min

When Thel has a prang in the Datsun and is rushed to hospital,Greta and Bruno move in to look after Ted.