Seasons & episodes
S4 · E4Return of the Prodigal Prat 2003-04-11 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E5Owed to Susan 2003-04-18 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E6Deliverance 2003-04-25 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E7Blind Justice 2003-05-02 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E8Friday the 31st 2003-05-09 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E9Sitting Targets 2003-05-16 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E10Loco Parentis 2003-05-23 · 30 min
Ben and Susan have to go back to school for parenting classes as a result of Michael playing truant.
S4 · E11Canary Cage 2003-05-30 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E12May the Best Man Win 2003-06-06 · 30 min
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.
S4 · E13It's a Window Filled Life 2003-06-13 · 30 min
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?
S5 · E1The Mummy Returns 2004-03-19 · 30 min
More problems for Ben - Janey comes back home, Susan lies to the police, Michael becomes born-again and Abi confuses nature with naturism.
S5 · E2You Don't Know Jack 2004-03-26 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E3What's Up, Docklands? 2004-04-02 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E4Luck Be a Lady Tonight 2004-04-16 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E5First Past the Post 2004-04-23 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E6My Will Be Done 2004-04-30 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E7My Fair Charlady 2004-05-07 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E8The Mouth Trap 2004-05-14 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E9While You Weren't Sleeping 2004-05-21 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E10Dentist to the Stars 2004-05-28 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E11A Wife Less Ordinary 2004-06-04 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E12The Book of Love 2004-06-11 · 30 min
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.
S5 · E13Going Dental 2004-06-18 · 30 min
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.
S6 · E1Bliss for Idiots 2006-03-10 · 30 min
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.