co starring  love thy neighbour's jack smethurst, this complete series set of for the love of ada, comprises all four series that ran from 1970 71 including the 1971 christmas special'. '.strtoupper('t')his gentle, fondly remembered sitcom pairs comedy legends irene handl and wilfred pickles as two senior citizens who find that as romance blossoms, so too does the inevitable emotional turmoil.created and scripted by vince powell and harry driver, the series looks at the relationship between yorkshireman walter bingley and londoner ada cresswell, septuagenarians who meet while ada is visiting the grave of her late husband'. '.strtoupper('w')ill their love survive the disapproval of ada's daughter, ruth'? '.strtoupper('d')oes the permissive society extend to its senior citizens'? '.strtoupper('c')an the north south divide be bridged'? '.strtoupper('a')nd will walter and ada ever save enough money to get married on their old age pensions'? '.strtoupper('o')rder now to find out or reminisce on the series that stole hearts in the 70s'. '.strtoupper('