4 Extra Debut. Samuel Pepys was 26 in January 1660, when he decided to record his daily life and innermost thoughts. Kris Marshall stars in Hattie Naylor's adaptation. Show more

Pepys makes his will, says goodbye to his wife and sails across the dangerous waters of the English Channel to Holland, on a secret mission to bring back the King. Show more

Pepys is given the job of escorting the King's spaniel ashore but cannot stop laughing when the dog misbehaves. Show more

Samuel Pepys has the builders in but they make lots of noise and mess and leave early, much to Sam's annoyance. He tries a new drink, tea, but cannot imagine it catching on. Show more

When Mr Turner's cesspit overflows into Sam's house, he is not a happy man - especially when he has to wait five days for the night soil men to come and clear it. Show more