Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)

Comedy · Drama

Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (1,456 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

8.04 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 8.2 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The New Neighbour	7.6	53
2	Taking Over	8.0	47
3	A Strange Woman	8.1	49
4	Holiday Plans	8.3	46
5	Vicars and Tarts	8.2	45

Season 2 (1984)

8.42 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Tea Party	8.2	48
2	The Cricket Match	8.5	52
3	A Married Man	8.3	46
4	Housework	8.9	50
5	Snooker	8.4	49
6	Boredom	8.2	41
7	The Psychiatrist	8.3	42
8	The Party	8.6	46

Season 3 (1986)

8.33 avg 6 episodes 8.7 → 8.1 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Manure	8.7	42
2	One Night Stand	8.5	52
3	House to Let	8.4	39
4	Local Hero	8.4	38
5	The Campaign	7.9	35
6	Cavaliers and Roundheads	8.1	42

Season 4 (1987)

8.40 avg 7 episodes 8.3 → 7.9 29 min avg

Bad finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Relaxation	8.3	36
2	Goodbye, Paul?	8.6	41
3	Stuck in a Loft	8.9	52
4	Neighbourhood Watch	8.5	39
5	The Footpath	8.0	42
6	Jumping to Conclusions	8.6	42
7	Half an Office	7.9	44

Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)

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