My Family (2000)
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Siobhan Hayes as Abi Harper
Episodes 71
Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey
Ben claims Janey's room for his Scalextric set when she leaves for university. Meanwhile, Nick secures a job at the local supermarket, and ends up bringing his work home with him.
Read MoreShrink Rap
Ben and Susan take part in Michael's school fundraising auction. However, Ben quickly regrets making a pledge when he spies a former patient with severe halitosis bidding for a double session in his dentist's chair.
Read MoreDesperately Squeaking Susan
Susan has taken to asking an increasingly disturbed Michael for advice on make-up and clothes now that Janey has left for university. The arrival of Ben's cousin's daughter in the Harper household could provide a solution - but Ben is reluctant to give up the peace and quiet he has spent his entire married life longing for.
Read MoreOf Mice and Ben
The Harpers star in a documentary about family life as part of Abi's latest college assignment. Susan is happy to present a facade of domestic bliss and dispense cookery tips along with relationship advice. Ben, however, is more concerned with catching a rogue rodent.
Read MoreImperfect Strangers
Ben and Susan look forward to a night out in a town where nobody knows their names when they visit daughter Janey, who is away at university. Booking into a hotel under the names of Johnny Studd and Delores de Large, the stage is set for a night full of surprises, of one kind or another.
Read MoreThe Second Greatest Story Ever Told
Susan's feathers are ruffled when Nick lands the plum part of Jesus in an amateur theatrical production, leaving Susan to play the rather less demanding part of Shepherd Number Two. Ben, meanwhile, has an extremely painful toothache to contend with, and is wary of entrusting his dental needs to any other dentist.
Read MoreWaiting to Inhale
After Susan finds marijuana in Michael's room, which he got from his friend, Bex, she decides to teach him a lesson; she soon finds herself scrambling after confiscating the evidence.
Read MoreAuto Erotica
Nick wins an old car in a poker game, and intends to break it up for parts. Ben takes it over and decides to restore it to its former glory, but he is about as good an engineer as Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a dentist.
Read MoreA Handful of Dust
It's Ben's birthday, and everyone seems to have taken his request for no fuss literally, neglecting to buy him any presents. Janey is home for the weekend with a new friend, but nobody is sure of the nature of their relationship.
Read MoreThe Lost Weekend
When the children go away for the weekend, Ben and Susan finally have some time to themselves. Unfortunately, it's been so long since that happened, that they have absolutely no idea how to spend it.
Read MoreOne Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest
Ben gets his hopes up that finally one of his kids will move out when Nick decides to get his own apartment; unfortunately, as always for Ben, every silver lining has a cloud.
Read MoreDing Dong Merrily
It's Christmas in the Harper household, and as expected, chaos ensues: Janey has some shocking news, Nick is up to his usual antics, and Susan is trying out a new Christmas recipe.
Read MoreFitting Punishment
Susan 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.
Read MoreThey 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?
Read MoreThe Great Escape
Normally, 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.
Read MoreReturn of the Prodigal Prat
When 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.
Read MoreOwed to Susan
After 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.
Read MoreDeliverance
Janey'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.
Read MoreBlind Justice
Susan 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.
Read MoreFriday the 31st
Susan 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.
Read MoreSitting Targets
Susan decides that Ben should spend more time with Michael in case he turns into another Nick, and Janey leaves the grandparents to babysit Kenzo.
Read MoreLoco Parentis
Ben and Susan have to go back to school for parenting classes as a result of Michael playing truant.
Read MoreCanary Cage
The 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.
Read MoreMay the Best Man Win
Abi'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.
Read MoreIt's a Window Filled Life
After 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?
Read MoreSixty Feet Under
After doing some Christmas shopping, the Harpers find themselves stuck in an underground train that has broken down. Susan tries to help everyone escape, Nick sells 12 bottles of mineral water to people and Michael gets a girlfriend called Claire.
Read MoreThe Mummy Returns
More problems for Ben - Janey comes back home, Susan lies to the police, Michael becomes born-again and Abi confuses nature with naturism.
Read MoreYou Don't Know Jack
Michael gets a cool new friend called Jack, who seems a bit too interested in Susan, much to the amusement of Ben. Meanwhile, Janey gives Abi some fashion advice.
Read MoreWhat's Up, Docklands?
Ben and Susan decide to help out some friends by flat-sitting their brand new Docklands apartment, and expectedly, things do not go according to plan.
Read MoreLuck Be a Lady Tonight
In order to awaken Abi's interest, Susan suggests Roger should make her jealous and despite Ben's protests, tries to find a date for him.
Read MoreFirst Past the Post
With a mixture of civic pride and sense of community, Susan decides to run for the council. As a result of this and Michael's new pet, Ben is tempted to run for the hills.
Read MoreMy Will Be Done
Due to the death of Susan's friend, mortality is suddenly on everyone's mind, which results in Ben writing his will, Nick working at an undertakers, and Susan using the Internet to predict Ben's death.
Read MoreMy Fair Charlady
Susan employs a cleaner, who turns out to be such a treasure that she takes over the cooking as well - much to the family's delight, and to Susan's chagrin.
Read MoreThe Mouth Trap
One of Ben's patients, while under anaesthetic, admits to killing his wife. Susan, currently overdosing on murder mysteries, decides to turn sleuth in an effort to expose the killer but then gets involved in a cover-up of her own.
Read MoreWhile You Weren't Sleeping
When Ben and Susan have some problems in the bedroom that start to drive them apart, Abi thinks she may be at fault, but she has her own problems to deal with.
Read MoreDentist to the Stars
One of Britain's best-loved heart-throbs visits Ben's surgery and although the mere mention of his name sends Susan weak at the knees, Ben is singularly, at first, unimpressed.
Read MoreA Wife Less Ordinary
Susan is bored with her lot and decides to run her life as a single girl again by swapping places with Janey for a week, who takes the opportunity to try running the home with a husband who is less than perfect.
Read MoreThe Book of Love
Susan attends a neighbour's book club. Michael runs a booking agency exclusively for Roger, while Ben books a seat on the sofa but gets a new assistant too close to home.
Read MoreGoing Dental
Susan forsakes Ben's dental conference to write her novel, while Ben seeks a new partnership in Harley Street and ends up with more partners than he'd bargained for.
Read MoreGlad Tidings We Bring
Christmas in the Harper household means something special to everyone. For Susan it's the ultimate control opportunity; for Ben, the ultimate nightmare. Nick is having a typically unusual Christmas, Michael's girlfriend is getting much too serious, and Janey comes home with something unexpected which nobody actually wants.
Read MoreThe Erroneous Storm
There is a thunderstorm going on, and after being scared, Michael and Janey join Ben and Susan in their bedroom. They are soon joined by Nick who, thanks to now being a party reviewer, brings with him Adam Hart-Davis, Anthony Head, Myleene Klass, Nell McAndrew, Dermot Murnaghan, Clive Russell and Jamie Theakston.
Read More...And I'll Cry if I Want To
The Harpers' family Christmas looks like being even more fearsome than usual for Ben, as Susan is giving grandson Kenzo a third birthday party to remember - but one which Ben will prefer to forget.
Read MoreBliss for Idiots
Ben is unhappy with his lot, but is even less happy with Susan's book-writing house guest. Perhaps the Brotherhood of the Cockerel has the answer.
Read MoreThe Spokes Person
Ben starts a one-man anti-cycling campaign which causes chaos in the household. Meanwhile, Susan has Michael photograph semi-naked men for a calendar in order to contribute to her fundraising.
Read MoreDentally Unstable
Janey starts an affair with a dentist whose charm rapidly captivates the rest of the females in the Harper household, while Michael's latest scam eventually puts everyone at risk.
Read MoreLiving the Dream
Following Roger's advice, Ben and Susan join a pyramid scheme, despite Michael's warnings. Meanwhile Roger seems to have an unlimited cash flow, but where is he getting all that money?
Read MoreAn Embarrassment of Susans
Susan tries to fix Michael up with a new girlfriend called Suzanne, but the similarity doesn't end in the name. Meanwhile, Ben starts a career as a property developer but squatters may make him regret it.
Read MoreAnd Other Animals
With Nick still away, Michael joining the army, and Janey getting her stuff out of the attic, Susan is feeling deserted. Then a stray dog appears and tries to become man's best friend. Unfortunately, the man he chooses is Ben.
Read MoreThe Art of Being Susan
While Ben is away, Susan goes to dinner with a wealthy art collector after her boss tells her to do whatever she has to do to sell art. Meanwhile, Grace is gathering her own collection, and Roger gets ready to pop the question.
Read MoreThe Heart of Christmas
Ben would do anything to get out of Christmas at home. Michael and Alfie make the most of an empty house and Janey learns that it's tough being a mum.
Read MoreThe Ego Has Landed
A couple ask Ben to be their sperm donor; Mark shows up and wants to be a part of Kenzo's life; Abi becomes upset with Roger when she dreams he cheated on her.
Read MoreFour Affairs and a Funeral
Ben talks Roger into helping him move the body of a patient who died in his dental chair; Abi and Susan suspect Roger and Ben are having affairs.
Read MoreOnce More With Feeling
Susan wants to renew her wedding vows with Ben, which is no problem for him, until he is given director's tickets for a football match on the same day. Meanwhile, Janey is trying to get Kenzo into St. Justin's school.
Read MoreDutch Art and Dutch Courage
Handsome millionaire art collector James Garrett reappears in Susan's life and Ben feels jealous when the two of them share a hotel bedroom. Elsewhere, Roger is dealing with his own jealous feelings.
Read MoreSusan of Troy
Michael succeeds in placing the whole family on "The Weakest Link", but Anne Robinson is about to raise more difficult questions than expected.
Read MoreOne of the Boys
Roger's mother visits London to meet future daughter-in-law, Abi, and an old drinking mate from Ben's youth has changed much more than he had expected.
Read MoreAbi Ever After
It's the day before Roger and Abi's wedding, but for this accident-prone couple, anything that can go wrong probably will, before the marriage is solemnized.
Read MoreBreaking Up Ain't Hard to Do
Some old friends of Susan and Ben are having marriage trouble, and Susan is out to prove that a trouble shared is a very dangerous thing. Elsewhere, Janey and Kenzo are trying their hand at fame.
Read MoreLife Begins at Fifty
Susan is accused of shoplifting, and as if the forgetfulness, mood swings, and night sweats weren't enough of a problem, she also has to put up with Ben defending her in court.
Read MoreThe Parent Trap
Michael announces that his girlfriend is pregnant, and she ends up moving in with them after her deeply religious parents throw her out, but it turns out that they were not as religious as everyone thought.
Read MoreLet's Not Be Heisty
Ben's attempt to deposit some money into his bank coincides with someone else's decision to take some out - with the aid of sawn-off shotguns. When Ben decides to act as the negotiator things look bleak for the hostages.
Read MoreCards on the Table
Ben's poker addiction is costing him a fortune, while Susan's addiction to seeing a clairvoyant turns out to be far worse when a horrible prediction is revealed to her.
Read MoreThe Wax Job
Ben decides to sell his dental practice and take up a hobby which he finds even more boring, while Susan's move up the art gallery ladder leads to more than one fall.
Read MoreNeighbour Wars
Having run over Mr Casey's dog some years ago, Ben now compounds the misdemeanour by running over Mr Casey himself. Casey plays the sympathy card for all it is worth - and it seems that it may be worth quite a lot.
Read MoreCan't Get No Satisfaction
Michael and Alfie's internet dating does not go quite according to plan, and Kenzo's piano playing may leave a lot to be desired, but will Ben's attempt to get his old band back together prove a bigger hit?
Read MoreThe Abi Habit
According to Susan, abstinence makes the heart grow fonder and she decides that she and the girls should abstain from even the slightest physical contact with men for three weeks in order to spice up their sex lives, but will Abi take it too far?
Read MoreHave a Unhappy Christmas
Ben's efforts to buy Susan's Christmas present get him into trouble, and Susan's letter from The Palace means a change of holiday plans for everyone.
Read MoreBully for Ben
While Ben and the gang are at pub quiz, Ben becomes angry when it is brought to his attention that someone is cheating and he decides to take matters into his own hands. However, his bite might not match his bark.
Read MoreBringing Up Janey
Janey desperately wants to keep her new man under wraps, while a suspicious Ben tries to expose an affair between Susan and a client.
Read MoreA Very Brief Encounter
Susan asks Ben to help an old girlfriend of hers, Mona, through a divorce, but nearly causes her own when Mona tells Ben some surprising tales about Susan. Elsewhere, Roger is feeling down until Janey intervenes.
Read MoreThe Psyche of Mikey
When Ben and Susan discover that Michael is seeing a therapist, Susan is worried and goes straight for the therapist herself. Meanwhile, Ben thinks a father-son chat will sort out the problem.
Read MoreA Difficult Undertaking
Ben's uncle Norris dies, leaving him less than he expected, and instead Susan benefits. Later, the wake is held at the Harpers, but will it go smoothly?
Read MoreIt's Training Men
An undercover assessor for Cavitex, posing as a patient, leads to Ben having to attend a retraining course, and to make matters worse, Roger is also attending.
Read MoreKenzo's Project
Kenzo's school project about the family gives everyone a chance to look at some of the crazier moments in the Harper history.
Read More2039: A Christmas Oddity
It is December 2039, and the Harpers are gathering together to celebrate Christmas. With a "greed gift exchange", a rival cousin and a Nativity play battle, there may not be too much room for peace and goodwill.
Read MoreMary Christmas
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from the Harpers - except that Christmas does not look like being very merry for one little girl. And, whilst it may be a new year, Ben sees a chance to renew an old battle with his next-door neighbour.
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