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In a two-parter, the trio are off to Scarborough for what was at the time a fairly typical British seaside holiday. It's apparently a holiday weekend, which means it will be a Bank Holiday when almost everyone gets one or two days off, usually a Monday, thus forming a long weekend. (Occasionally it's 2 days, Friday and Monday)

Because this is a sitcom, the trio *and* Sid & Ivy from the cafe are all staying at the same "boarding house", as it turns out, are Nora & Wally Batty. Probably not a lot would be different if you went to a number of our seaside holiday towns even now, but afaik boarding houses have gone. They were basically a big house which an owner would rent out rooms in to paying guests, feeding them breakfast & dinner, but insisting they vacated the rooms all day (regardless of weather). There would be one bathroom at most per floor (hence Gordon thinking Compo is in a queue) and traditionally, the landlady would be a battleaxe - think Ivy only less friendly.

The pay off to this instalment is that Compo has brought his ferrets as he couldn't get a sitter (Nora, who of course turns out to also be in Scarborough). It's funny and, to Brits of a certain age, nostalgic. I even stayed in such a place in Scarborough once when my Gran took me on holiday! I don't remember the landlady, but I do remember wanting a knickerbockerglory!