Pearl has had to go to Birmingham for a few days to attend a family funeral.
With mum away it is left to sister Shirley to look after the rest of the family.
She has to do the cooking, cleaning and ironing and she does it all badly.
Both Sonny and Benjamin mock her attempts at housekeeping. Dad Samuel is in no mood with Sonny's jesting especially after he is laid off again.
When Sonny is let go from his part time job at the cinema. He decides to go and join the army.
However the army medical is a really shattering event for Sonny. While Pearl is aghast to find what Sonny has done when she returns home.
A lot of cruel put downs from Sonny. I am sure the producers of the show knew the British army was no place for a black man in 1970s Britain. I doubt it is welcoming even now.
With mum away it is left to sister Shirley to look after the rest of the family.
She has to do the cooking, cleaning and ironing and she does it all badly.
Both Sonny and Benjamin mock her attempts at housekeeping. Dad Samuel is in no mood with Sonny's jesting especially after he is laid off again.
When Sonny is let go from his part time job at the cinema. He decides to go and join the army.
However the army medical is a really shattering event for Sonny. While Pearl is aghast to find what Sonny has done when she returns home.
A lot of cruel put downs from Sonny. I am sure the producers of the show knew the British army was no place for a black man in 1970s Britain. I doubt it is welcoming even now.