As Time Goes By: Season 2, Episode 5

Misunderstandings (7 Feb. 1993)

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Lionel and Jean bump into Jean's sister-in-law, Penny, and get invited to her and her husband's (Stephen) house for the weekend. Pretending they've only known each other for a few months, ... See full summary »

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Lionel and Jean bump into Jean's sister-in-law, Penny, and get invited to her and her husband's (Stephen) house for the weekend. Pretending they've only known each other for a few months, Jean and Lionel stumble into a weekend filled with lies about their relationship including the most personal of details. Written by Nadia Nassar

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Lionel and Jean change sides of the bed they share as they were used to the "other side." When they actually do live together they sleep on the sides originally chose in this episode, which would be the "wrong" ones. See more »

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[first lines]
Lionel: Good Lord! Joseph Knox on CD.
Jean: We saw him at the Hackney Empire.
Lionel: So we did. What did he sing?
Jean: Something military I expect. He generally sang something military.
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"Walkin' My Baby Back Home"
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Lyrics by Roy Turk
Music by Fred E. Ahlert
Performed by Judi Dench
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