A group of people standing outside a store called 'Short Brothers' with a sign for a 'Grand Opening Sale.' Some people are entering and exiting the shop, with the word 'WORSHIP' overlaid at the bottom of the image.

EPISODE 9

"WORSHIP"

Married to Georgie and also on the town council, Lucia is overjoyed when she is asked to become Mayor of Tilling. Georgie is also delighted but is soon dismayed when he finds out that he will not have any social standing in the affair, and that Lucia wants them to set a good example to the citizens of Tilling, and stop gossiping and eat plain fare. Meanwhile, she must appoint a Lady Mayoress, and, not surprisingly, her female friends vie for the position.

Poor Susan Wyse, having sat on her budgerigar and squashed it quite flat, is now wearing the deceased bird on her hat, and is quite distraught when the decoration falls into her raspberry soufflé during a dinner Lucia is giving for the candidates. Mapp is also furious when a humorous photograph that Quaint Irene has taken of her is printed in the local paper.

Lucia and Georgie also make bicycling the new craze of Tilling, although Lucia blots her copybook when she is caught speeding along the High Street and is fined.

A group of people, dressed in formal and vintage clothing, standing together outdoors in front of a train.
A woman with a hat and green coat carrying a basket approaches two children, one holding a book, on a street with old buildings.
A woman riding a bicycle with a basket, being followed by a person pushing the bike from behind in an urban setting.
Woman wearing a black hat with a bird perched on top, pearl necklace, and earrings, inside a car.
A person holding a newspaper with an article titled "Mrs. Mapp-Flunt Then New Mayoress of Tilling".
Two women, one in a blue dress and the other in a hat and scarf, standing outdoors next to a table with food and a black box in a grassy field.