Love Thy Neighbour - Season 4 (1973)

Joan's mother comes to visit and Eddie puts his foot down and kicks her out. Joan leaves with her.

Bill bets Eddie that he can't go 24 hours without saying a racial slur. The men have to join the ladies at the antenatal clinic.

Bill overhears Joan talking about another mother, misunderstands, and starts a rumour that Joan's baby's father is the window-cleaner Speckie. Then the rumour switches to Barbie, and both men go after Speckie.

Part 1. After a few false starts, Bill and Eddie get the girls to the hospital. When they are told that the babies might not come until morning, the boys go drinking.

Part 2. Eddie is still waiting for the phone call from the hospital, but can't help getting drunk again. His friends sober him up and get him to the hospital in time for the birth. Bill's child is born first.