If my ex ever looked at me the way Patrick looks at Shelagh, he wouldn't be an ex. Tim was a bit bratty during the first two seasons so maybe he wised up. I love that he refers to Shelagh as Mum. I think that Marnie went to the council to report Andrew,s birth, she was given an increased allotment and since Dot's husband paid off all the back debts, she may have enough to live on. The British was well on their way to starting a welfare state in the sixties. On a shallow note, my sister wore her hair almost as high as Dot's in high school.