Maud began to suspect that Arthur had an ulterior motive when he offered to help her train for the relay team… #GirlsOwnCC

“As i was walking down the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again today - I wish that man would go away”… #GirlsOwnCC

“My, my, what a beautiful bonnet, Muriel. So elegant & refined. Tell me, did it come from one of the finest boutiques in London?”
“Nay, lass, ah won it off Big Bad Brenda Bagshot from Barnsley in a bare knuckle street fight. ‘Appen you can still see tiny specks of ‘er blood on it”… #GirlsOwnCC

“Police have warned the public not to approach the thieves as they may be armed - with Clubs…”

“Police suspect that the thieves & their stolen goods may have left the country. They were last seen at a nearby airport boarding an Aero-plane…”

“There is a sizeable reward on offer for information leading to the capture of these thieves. They have a large Bounty on their heads…”

What was the last thing I told you?”
“- Don’t use the eraser”
“But you simply didn’t listen, did you, Muriel? It’s fortunate for both of us & what’s left of the house that I stopped you when I did. The rest of the rooms & furniture - & the family - weren’t so lucky”… #GirlsOwnCC

As the Frobisher family faced hard times, Dulcie the maid nervously presented his Lordship with the new dinner menu from Cook, containing 3 options. Bread & water, Water & bread - or Cook’s Surprise. “What’s Cook’s Surprise?” “Oh, please, no, Sir, I wouldn’t choose that if I were you”… #GirlsOwnCC

“ARE YOU NOT SURPRISED TO SEE ME, DEAR?”
“No, Great Aunt. I heard that you were on your way to visit”
“REALLY ?”
“Oh, Yes. From several hundred miles away”… #GirlsOwnCC

Great Aunt Petunia was in no mood to waste time on small talk.
“We simply must discuss the elephant in the room”
“No, no, dear Great Aunt, I must respectfully disagree. I think you’re being most unfair - on yourself. I would never describe you like that”
“NEITHER WOULD I”… #GirlsOwnCC

“How have your party’s poll ratings grown so quickly since you became leader?”
“ - Hypnosis…”

“Oh, Arthur ! You & your jokes. If I didn’t know better, I‘d swear you‘re that daft old trout Great Aunt Petunia”
“I AM GREAT AUNT PETUNIA, YOU STUPID GIRL !”
“You’ve even got her strident voice off to a T. Isn’t he amazing, Maud? Why are you shaking your head, Dear? Oh, No”
“OH, YES”… #GirlsOwnCC

“Don’t just stand there gawping, Evadne, come here & give your dear Great Aunt a good hug”
“I would do, Auntie, but I’m not sure my arms are quite long enough”… #GirlsOwnCC

Agatha, the formidable reigning champion, accompanied by Maud her Second, enters the room to meet her challenger Millicent & begin this long awaited bout, a real grudge match for The Undisputed Genteel Ladies World Heavyweight Indoor Wrestling Championship… #GirlsOwnCC

Arthur came to regret his Wizard idea to save money on a Top Hat by buying one he saw in a Magic shop window. When he wore it out formally for the first time, on a date with Maud, he did it through gritted teeth - as the rabbit started chewing on his hair… #GirlsOwnCC

Throughout Europe, there’s a exciting dangerois new sport that is growing in popularity with young & old alike - Harp Archery… #GirlsOwnCC

“My wife, she’s never happy. I asked her what’s her favourite part of our house? She said, “Separate bedrooms”…”

Maude tended to avoid social gatherings as she found it difficult to break the ice but this was one occasion where she took the plunge. Unfortunately she soon found herself out of her depth… #GirlsOwnCC

The crowd of spectators expressed their disapproval at the Suffragette protestor sneaking on to the playing area & disrupting the final of the Curling… #GirlsOwnCC

“It’s not the first time that young Miss Sharp has skated on thin ice”… #GirlsOwnCC

Muriel‘s Uncle Arnold was a man of few words. In fact, she had only ever heard him saying five of them. Those being “Aye”, “Nay”, “Eh?”, “Oh” - & “Ko-ala”, t‘last of them would always reduce him to a terrible fit of t‘giggles… #NewAlanBennettMonologues

And Chris Serle as the Doctor…

“What is is now, Clarrie?”
“Begging your pardon, Sir, but I thought you should know that the Ottoman Empire has fallen”
“Well, don’t just stand there, go & pick it up”… #GirlsOwnCC

“This is our dinner?”
“Yes, Dear, fresh from the garden”
“And what, pray tell, is for dessert?”
“I’ve rustled up a couple of bowls of delicious Mud Pie”… #GirlsOwnCC

“Can I get chips with that?”… #GirlsOwnCC

Arthur just couldn’t decide whether the maid was carrying a tray of flowers - or if she was just holding out her long arm at a strange angle… #GirlsOwnCC

When Maude said that she was going to plant seeds in the garden so that they could grow their own food, this wasn’t quite what Arthur was expecting to see - or eat… #GirlsOwnCC

“Tell me, Agatha, is the spectre that you are haunted by in the room with us right now?”
“Yes, yes she is”
“And what is she doing?”
“I think - she’s trying to - whisper something - in my left ear”… #GirlsOwnCC

“What can it mean, pray tell, the unearthly nocturnal vision of this young girl silently carrying a basket of kittens?”
“i think you’ve being imbibing too much of the medicinal sherry, my dear, - or perhaps not enough”… #GirlsOwnCC

The unnerving sight of this young girl appearing every night was enough to give Agatha kittens - which is just what she got… #GirlsOwnCC