Me and My Girl
Season 1
Sitcom based around widower Simon, his daughter Samantha and life at his advertising agency - Eyecatchers.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
- I Love You SamanthaE1
Episode 1I Love You SamanthaDerek Yates is besieged with telephone calls enquiring whether his business partner, Simon Harrap, has reappeared in their London office yet. Simon has not been heard of since he left a conference in the South of France three days ago. One of the callers is Simon's housekeeper Madeline, who has taken care of his daughter Samantha, now 13, since his wife died. One of those most anxious about Simon's absence is his mother-in-law Nell - she is furious that Simon has not reappeared in time to take Samantha to the theatre as he had promised. Simon arrives unannounced in the office that morning and explains that he could not resist an invitation from an attractive girl, Gillian, to spend a few days in France after the conference. Nell tells Simon that Samantha was bitterly disappointed to miss the promised theatre trip. Simon tries to pretend to Samantha that he was delayed in France by business, but Samantha is not surprised when she finds out that in fact he was with a girlfriend. - Design for LovingE2
Episode 2Design for LovingBoth Nell and Samantha want Simon to re-marry and decide to help him find a wife. Simon looks through his list of old girlfriends in the hope that this may happen. Samantha says she especially likes Kim and asks Nell to bring them together again. Nell brings Kim to the office so she can help with an advertising promotion. Simon invites Kim to the house to talk about their past relationship and they both agree that they were not ready for a serious relationship so soon after the death of Simon's wife Ruth. Simon says he is now ready for committing to a relationship but Kim announces that she is already engaged to be married next month. Simon then tells Samantha that he is ruling out past girlfriends, and throws the list in the bin. But when Samantha is out of the room he retrieves it. - The Ideal HusbandE3
Episode 3The Ideal HusbandWhilst Derek's family is away he plans a secret date with a passionate woman called Glenda, whom Simon knows to have a reputation. He tries to stop Derek from meeting her in an attempt to save his marriage. But Derek ignores him and goes on the date a happy, carefree man. The next day Simon brings Samantha to the office to find Derek laid out on his desk with his trousers missing. Simon fears that Derek may have done something to ruin his marriage but Derek cannot remember anything and he too is worried about his marriage. Then a man called Mr Sharma returns to the office with Derek's trousers to explain that whilst Derek was out with Glenda at his restaurant, he had got rather drunk and leapt up to phone his wife. Glenda, annoyed by the love he had shown for his wife, had thrown his dinner over him. Shocked, Derek had leapt up and knocked himself out on a lamp. Mr Sharma had brought him to the office and washed his trousers. - The Home HelpE4
Episode 4The Home HelpWith time on her hands Nell decides she would like to help out at Eye Catchers but only succeeds in getting on Simon's and Derk's nerves so,when Maddie the housekeeper goes on holiday,Simon is delighted that Nell spends her days at home,looking after Samantha. Unfortunately she spends her evenings taking a computer course in the belief that this will make her more efficient on her return to the office. - Jobs for the GirlsE5
Episode 5Jobs for the GirlsSlimy advertising manager Keating persuades Samantha that she could be the Whoppa Bar Sunshine girl if she sings her song for him but Simon discovers that he has made this promise to several other people, purely to steal their ideas and makes sure Keating is barred by the advertising agencies. To cheer Samantha up he gives his permission for her to have her ears pierced, but she has had them done earlier in the day. - A Clean SlateE6
Episode 6A Clean SlateSimon discovers that Samantha has been missing Wednesday afternoons from school, telling the teacher that she is going to see a child psychiatrist. In fact she is going to matinées of Hamlet, because she has a crush on the leading actor and is mortified when she finds out that he is getting married.
