My Family

Season 4

TV-PG

Ben Harper, a misanthropic dentist, has little time for most people, including his wife Susan, and their children Nick, Janey, and Michael.

13 Episodes

Fitting Punishment
E1
Fitting PunishmentSusan is looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild, but not to being a grandmother. Meanwhile, Nick wants to move back in and a new arrival at Ben's surgery has quite an impact.
They Shoot Harpers, Don't They?
E2
They Shoot Harpers, Don't They?Susan decides that she and Ben should take dance lessons, but they soon find it takes more than two to tango. Meanwhile, Michael decides to concentrate on his studies, but can he stop thinking about girls?
The Great Escape
E3
The Great EscapeNormally, nobody in the Harper family would willingly set foot in Nick's flat, but when Susan's mother comes to stay, it suddenly seems more attractive.
Return of the Prodigal Prat
E4
Return of the Prodigal PratWhen the local newspaper accidentally lists Ben in the obituaries, he takes it as an opportunity to do absolutely nothing. Meanwhile, Susan wants to convert Nick's old room to a nursery, but Nick isn't having any of it.
Owed to Susan
E5
Owed to SusanAfter the Harpers' marriage is threatened by Susan's discovery that the love poem Ben wrote to woo her was not an original, he goes to great lengths to make it up to her.
Deliverance
E6
DeliveranceJaney's baby is due and Susan insists on traveling to Manchester for the birth; it's a journey that throws up several blasts from the past.
Blind Justice
E7
Blind JusticeSusan gets hysterical blindness after seeing Michael in bed with a girl. Meanwhile, Ben is on dreaded jury duty and is hassled by an annoying busybody fellow juror, and Nick becomes a wrapping artist.
Friday the 31st
E8
Friday the 31stSusan decides to enter enthusiastically into the spirit of trick or treat for the neighbourhood children, which Ben tries to ignore until the spirits get to him.
Sitting Targets
E9
Sitting TargetsSusan decides that Ben should spend more time with Michael in case he turns into another Nick, and Janey leaves the grandparents to babysit Kenzo.
Loco Parentis
E10
Loco ParentisBen and Susan have to go back to school for parenting classes as a result of Michael playing truant.
Canary Cage
E11
Canary CageThe Harpers get a free holiday to Lanzarote, and even though Ben loses his luggage, he is happy enough to use his brand new digital camera as much as possible.
May the Best Man Win
E12
May the Best Man WinAbi's father asks Ben to be his best man; this turns out to have been a bad move, as he hands over the running of the bachelor night to Nick.
It's a Window Filled Life
E13
It's a Window Filled LifeAfter coming into contact with an infectious disease from Peru, the whole Harper household is placed under quarantine by Susan. How long will it be till they all drive each other mad?