Victor and Margaret are having a sleepless night. His car alarm goes off due to bird droppings, she suggests making a hot drink but this does not help,any more than Victor's bedside reading, the autobiography of Reg Varney. The conversation takes a more serious turn as they mention their son Stuart,who died young. Finally Victor is so frustrated that he considers opening Ronnie and Mildred's Christmas present from last year but things aren't that bad...yet. Original Air Date: 15 November 1990