Mulberry

The son of Death and Springtime is sent to collect the acerbic and reclusive Miss Farnaby. He joins the staff in her manor house, becomes her personal servant, and endeavors to help her enjoy life during her three month extension.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Cast:Karl Howman , Geraldine McEwan , Tony Selby , John Bennett , Mary Healey , Lill Roughley , Caroline Blakiston , Marie Lorraine , Giles Cole , Juliette Grassby , Seiriol Tomos , Sylvia Syms , Derek Benfield , June Barry , John Scott Martin , Sally George , Peter Clapham , Louis Mellis

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Arrival

Sun, Feb 23, 1992

Miss Farnaby, an elderly woman, terrorizes her staff until Mulberry, a breath of fresh air, appears and begins rehabilitating her.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Fireworks

Sun, Mar 1, 1992

Miss Farnaby wants to put on the traditional Guy Fawkes day celebration, but Mulberry interferes to break the tradition.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Quiz

Sun, Mar 8, 1992

Mulberry, against Miss Farnaby's wishes, enters her in a village trivia contest. Unfortunately, Miss Farnaby's unpleasant sister Adele shows up and decides to enter as well.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Holiday

Sun, Mar 15, 1992

Miss Farnaby, still upset after the visit from her sister, wins a trip to the English coast in the off-season, which she refuses. Not allowing Miss Farnaby to stay depressed, Mulberry asks her if she'd like to take a nice trip.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Dinner Party

Sun, Mar 22, 1992

Miss Farnaby decides to have a dinner party. Things go badly and more is revealed about Mulberry's background.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Leaving

Sun, Mar 29, 1992

To protect Miss Farnaby from danger Mulberry becomes a nuisance, then leaves the estate.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Springtime

Wed, Apr 7, 1993

Miss Farnaby is coming out of her shell and entering the local hyacinth growing competition but Death tells Mulberry he must leave her and only return for the day of her death. To encourage her new personality Mulberry arranges for her to get closer to Bert and Alice,who throw a dinner party for her which starts well but ends in disaster. Mulberry is about to leave when Springtime,his mother,turns up and tells him she has persuaded his father to let him stay for the three months.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Accident

Wed, Apr 14, 1993

Miss Farnaby summons her solicitor Mr Horsham so that she can make provision in her will for Mulberry,something that does not please Bert and Alice though Mulberry assures them that he wants nothing. out flying a kite with his employer Mulberry falls off a cliff and is pronounced dead, Miss Farnaby explaining to Alice and Bert that he was fond of them and that they would not get any less money in the will because of him. However,being the son of Death Mulberry cannot die and wakes up nude on a mortuary slab,which shocks quite a few people. Miss Farnaby is very relieved to have him home.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Matchmaker

Wed, Apr 21, 1993

Miss Farnaby's niece Jocelyn,the only one of her relatives that she likes,comes to stay and Miss Farnaby is anxious that she should go on a date with Mulberry. Unfortunately,given who he is,he is not in the business of long term relationships but cannot tell her. He does however do Bert an unselfish turn on his wedding anniversary whilst Bert himself admits to a childhood crush on Miss Farnaby,which quite flatters her.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Art Class

Wed, Apr 28, 1993

After Mulberry submits her painting to a local competition where it is praised Miss Farnaby decides to join an art class after which she takes the staff to watch the village football team but gets thrown out for hitting the referee. She persuades Bert to pose nude for the art class but when Alice objects she strong-arms Mulberry into taking his place. Come the evening of the class he feels very embarrassed but then another model arrives. Since it is the football referee he and Miss Farnaby return home early but she admits that the last few days have been both the silliest and most exciting of her life.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ A Mysterious Guest

Wed, May 5, 1993

Miss Farnaby returns from the library and tells Mulberry she met a charming man,Mr Smith,whom she has invited to dinner but Mulberry is shocked when this turns out to be his father. When they are alone Death tells Mulberry that Miss Farnaby is safe from him for the time being as the three months are not yet up but since he has entered the house there must be another death. Fortunately the chosen victim is a mouse that has been running loose in the house for some time.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ A Musical Evening

Wed, May 12, 1993

Alice has befriended Alf,the signalman at the local train station but assures Miss Farnaby and Mulberry that the relationship is platonic. That night Miss Farnaby puts on a musical evening for a friend's birthday and everybody is surprised by Bert's excellent rendition of 'Alice Blue Gown'. The next evening Alice announces that she is eloping with Alf whilst Bert is out but changes her mind as she feels Bert relies on her. He returns home to serenade her but falls over drunk before he can start his song.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ An Unexpected Visit

Wed, May 19, 1993

Miss Farnaby's sisters come for the weekend. Adele's husband is in financial difficulties and she wants Miss Farnaby to sell the house to help them out. She tries to persuade Bert and Alice it would be better for them but when Miss Farnaby asks their opinion they side with her. The other sister Elizabeth is psychic and arranges a séance at which she claims that she feels a deathly presence and that Miss Farnaby is in danger if she remains in the house.Miss Farnaby assumes this is a stunt cooked up with Adele but Elizabeth denies it,recognizing Mulberry as the deathly presence. Miss Farnaby finds this ridiculous,telling Elizabeth that he is the liveliest person she knows.