Me and My Girl
Season 4
Sitcom based around widower Simon, his daughter Samantha and life at his advertising agency - Eyecatchers.
Where to Watch Season 4
13 Episodes
- Love's Young DreamE1
Episode 1Love's Young DreamSimon has to accept that Samantha is growing up when she tells him that she is in love with a teen-aged boy called Jeremy and his paternal,protective instincts surface. When Jeremy asks him to tell Samantha something on his behalf,he fears the worst but the news is that Jeremy has to move abroad with his family and he tells Samantha himself. She is upset but comes to accept it. Derek,meanwhile, finds that his wife is pregnant. - Marriage in HasteE2
Episode 2Marriage in HasteSimon and Samantha are pleased for Nell that her friendship with Pinky is progressing and encourage Pinky to propose to her. They are all shocked therefore when she meets Major Pendleton who,whilst having a wife in Canada, books the local church for a wedding in the name of Pendleton. It turns out that the groom is actually the major's ancient father while Nell and Pinky decide that they are happy being just good friends. - The Rhinoceros and the PussycatE3
Episode 3The Rhinoceros and the PussycatSimon falls out with Nell after rejecting her offer to help in the agency. Hurt,she announces that she is moving to Spain. Samantha attempts to get them to reconcile but in vain. Then Isobel tells Simon that Samantha has left home and will only return when her grand-mother and father make up.. . which they do,leaving Samantha to emerge from her room,where she had been hiding all along. Derek smartens himself up and wins a fashion contract. - Poor Uncle DerekE4
Episode 4Poor Uncle DerekSamantha acquires a pet hamster, which she calls Uncle Derek because in some ways it resembles Derek; in the circumstances, Derek is not told of his namesake. Simon is busy drawing up insurance documents so that, in the event of either himself or Derek dying, the other partner would be enabled to take over their joint Eye-catchers business. Derek is quite agreeable to this arrangement, but his friend Fergus overhears Simon and Samantha that Uncle Derek is very ill and will not live long. Fergus, who presumes it is the real Derek, rushes to commiserate Derek. Derek, who is suffering from back pain and having several tests, hears Fergus's news and believes that Simon is trying to take over his side of the business. Derek believes he will soon die and decides, because of Simon's cheerful mood considering the fatal death that his partner will soon face, to sign over his side of the business to Fergus knowing that Simon will hate Fergus being his partner. He then discovers that Samantha's h - The Lost WeekendE5
Episode 5The Lost WeekendWhen Samantha tells him he is neglecting her in favour of his work,Simon decides not to make his planned business trip to Zurich but to let Derek go instead. Unfortunately,Derek misses the plane and, so as not to lose face with his wife,stays at the Harraps for the weekend before going to the Swiss Centre to buy presents for the family supposedly from his stay in Zurich. - Kissing CousinsE6
Episode 6Kissing CousinsSimon is left a large amount of money in a will but it has to be shared with another family member,whose surname is Appleby, the same as Fergus,who is not in Simon's good books,having borrowed and broken some Eye Catchers equipment. Simon is relieved to find that he is not related to Fergus after all and gives some of his inheritance to Isobel's brother to set up his own business. - French LeaveE7
Episode 7French LeaveDerek's daughter Emma and Samantha are due to go on a French exchange visit but Derek is not sure if he can afford it and Simon then believes Samantha should not go so that her friend is not envious. Finally Nell comes up with the money and,at the evening to meet the host families, Simon finds Samantha getting very chummy indeed with son of the house,the handsome Michel. - A Single Night of LoveE8
Episode 8A Single Night of LoveOne of the younger teachers from Samantha's school, Alan Pinner, strikes up a friendship with Isobel and comes to take her out for the evening. Simon, meeting Alan at the house, at first thinks that Alan has come to take Samantha out. Disapproving strongly, he is very cool with Alan and only later realises his mistake. Alan takes Isobel to an Indian restaurant and tells her that he is going to live in Africa soon; their next evening together will be their last meeting for many months and he wants Isobel to come back to his flat for a single night of love. Isobel is tempted and worried by Alan's suggestion. She tells Samantha of her problem and Samantha asks Simon for his views on ""a single night of love"". Thinking that Samantha is referring to her own relationship with her 16-year-old boyfriend Jonathon, Simon vehemently opposes the idea of it. When Jonathon comes to see Samantha, Simon is very cool to him. Later Simon realises that Samantha had been seeking advice on the love problem - Lost and FoundE9
Episode 9Lost and FoundSamantha is unhappy when Simon seems likely to marry his current girl-friend Ellen. Whilst he initially denies any marriage plans he realises that he really wants to walk her down the aisle. WWhen Nell meets Ellen she is struck by her resemblance to her daughter, Simon's late wife. Ellen believes Simon only wants to marry her because of this resemblance and calls off the engagement. - A Star is GornE10
Episode 10A Star is GornSimon, Sam and Nell are all sorry to hear that Liz will be leaving the Eye-catchers firm to pursue her acting career now that she has landed an acting job for a commercial in Tenerife. Derek, however, is relieved as he always had doubts about her abilities as a secretary. Liz's position is filled quickly by an old school friend of Nell's called Winifred who has come to stay with her after the collapse in her marriage. Simon is pleased with her work but is depressed by her solemn outlook. Liz arrives back in the office to say that her acting job involved too much personal attention from the Director. She wants her job back but Simon has already given it to Winifred. They then plot a way to get rid of Winifred by contacting her husband, who runs a double glazing firm, to come to the office and give them a quote for their windows. When he turns up and sees Winifred their emotions overcome them and they are reconciled. Winifred goes home with him and Liz gets her job back. Simon then gets - Pulling PowerE11
Episode 11Pulling PowerIsobel is suffering from toothache but she is to scared to go see a doctor. None the less, Nell makes an appointment for her to see a dentist near the Eye-catchers office. After her appointment, Isobel emerges bright and happy as the pain has gone and the dentist said she has nice teeth. She then makes an appointment for Simon and Derek to go. An intimidating lady called Mrs Grant comes to see Simon in the office about Samantha's relationship with her son. She wants him to stop them seeing each other because she is showing him bad ways, punk ways. When Samantha hears that Mrs Grant has complained she decides to tell him the truth about their relationship but only whilst he is in the waiting room for the dentist and is distracted. Samantha confesses to Simon that she has been pretending to go out with Mrs Grant's well-behaved son because she thought Simon would approve but she is actually seeing a punk called Eddie; Kevin has been pretending to his mother that he is seeing Samantha, but - An Offer You Can't ConfuseE12
Episode 12An Offer You Can't ConfuseA larger agency wants to take over Eye Catchers, employing Simon but not Derek who,unaware of this,comes to Simon's to ask for a rise though Simon is out and Samantha tells Derek she too wants a rise in her allowance. She gets Isobel to broker this but due to confusion Simon gives Isobel the rise before agreeing to Samantha doing a paper round. At the office he and Derek discuss old times and Simon feels unable to take up the offer and ditch his old friend. - Waiting for AdrianE13
Episode 13Waiting for AdrianSimon and Samantha are becoming increasingly worried about Nell, who seems to be pre-occupied with thoughts of death. Derek is also distracted with anxiety about his wife Muriel who is due to give birth to their child. Derek is sure it will be a boy and intends to call it Adrian. Although it is not his first experience with fatherhood. He still panics when Muriel phones him to take her to the hospital.Muriel is then sent home, as it was a false alarm. Later that day Nell tells Simon about her will and funeral arrangements, to Simon's pleas, that she has many years left. That weekend, Simon and Samantha are surprised to see Derek when he comes to tell them that Muriel is in the car ready to give birth, for real. He came to show them how calm he was, but then starts to panic then the car won't start. Nell then comes home to find Simon, Samantha, Derek and Isobel running about the house panicking while Muriel is upstairs about to have the baby. Nell takes control of the situation and help
