William G. Stewart

Bless This House centres on life in Birch Avenue, Putney, where travelling stationery salesman Sid Abbott (Sidney James) and his wife Jean (Diana Coupland) live with their teenagers: Mike (Robin Stewart) is fresh from art college and more pre-occupied with protests than finding a job; and trendy schoolgirl Sally (Sally Geeson). Sally is 16 and Mike is 18. Sid and Jean constantly battle to comprehend the new generation's permissive ways and are usually out-of-touch.

A white, working-class, socialist has his world turned upside down when a black, educated, Tory moves in next door.

A successful writer has two troublesome teenage daughters who keep him awake with their riotous parties. He decides that the only solution is to remarry - but accidentally proposes to the cleaning lady.