The Spencer family live in a working class estate in Dublin.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years) | 1976-03-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Monday is Forever | 1976-03-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | A Special Kind of Loving | 1976-03-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | A Right and Proper Goodbye | 1976-03-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Thursday's Child | 1976-04-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Point of Departure | 1976-04-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Coming Apart | 1976-10-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Such Sweet Sorrow | 1976-10-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Home Movie | 1976-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Coming of Age | 1976-11-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Jury Duty (1) | 1976-11-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Jury Duty (2) | 1976-11-23 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Cradle Will Fall | 1976-11-30 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Skeleton in the Closet | 1976-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | On the First Day of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story) | 1976-12-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Rites of Friendship | 1976-12-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | An Eye to the Future | 1977-01-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Lovers and Strangers | 1977-01-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Return Engagement | 1977-01-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . . | 1977-02-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Someone's Watching | 1977-02-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | A Safe House | 1977-02-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Best Friends | 1977-02-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Taking Chances (1) | 1977-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Taking Chances (2) | 1977-03-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Comings and Goings | 1977-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | . . . More Things in Heaven and Earth | 1977-03-29 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | An Endangered Species | 1977-05-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Acts of Love (1) | 1977-09-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Acts of Love (2) | 1977-09-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | The First Time | 1977-09-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Change of Heart | 1977-10-04 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Annie Laurie | 1977-10-25 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | We Love You, Miss Jessup | 1977-11-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | The Little Brother | 1977-11-08 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Childhood's End | 1977-11-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | A Tale Out of Season | 1977-11-22 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Labors of Love | 1977-11-29 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | A Child is Given | 1977-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | More Than Friends | 1978-01-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Princess in the Tower | 1978-01-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Echoes of Love | 1978-01-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | See Saw | 1978-01-24 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | Lifeline | 1978-01-31 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | . . . And Baby Makes Three | 1978-02-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | Crossing Over | 1978-02-14 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | The Covenant | 1978-02-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | A Friend of the Family's | 1978-02-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | Fear of Shadows | 1978-05-02 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | Sleeping Gypsy | 1978-05-09 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 23 | Counterpoint | 1978-05-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Starting Over | 1978-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | All for Love | 1978-09-28 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Changes | 1978-10-12 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Magic | 1978-10-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Just Friends | 1978-11-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Generations | 1978-11-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Expectations | 1978-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Gifts | 1978-12-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | The Friend's Affair | 1979-01-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Exits and Entrances | 1979-01-11 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Moment of Truth | 1979-01-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | Malicious Mischief | 1979-01-25 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | Sleeping Over | 1979-02-01 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | Disco Queen | 1979-02-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | The Athlete | 1979-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | The Competition | 1979-03-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | Ballerina | 1979-03-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | Diversions | 1979-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | An Apple for the Teacher | 1979-03-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | Prelude | 1979-04-20 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | Going Straight | 1979-05-10 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | From Russia with Love | 1979-05-17 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Thanksgiving | 1979-11-20 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | 'Tis the Season | 1979-12-24 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Jack of Hearts | 1980-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | When the Bough Breaks | 1980-01-21 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Hard Times | 1980-01-28 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Whispers | 1980-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Play on Love | 1980-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | Daylight Serenade | 1980-03-10 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Such a Fine Line | 1980-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | The Ties That Bind | 1980-06-04 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | Just Like Old Times | 1980-06-11 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | Smarts | 1980-06-18 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 13 | Letting Go | 1980-06-25 | 60 min |
| Writing | Roddy Doyle | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Winterbottom | Director |
