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My Family. Image shows from L to R: Michael Harper (Gabriel Thomson), Susan Harper (Zoë Wanamaker), Ben Harper (Robert Lindsay), Janey Harper (Daniela Denby-Ashe)
My Family

My Family

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2000 - 2011
  • 120 episodes (11 series)

A long-running, high rating BBC One sitcom about an average middle class family. Stars Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker. Stars Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Gabriel Thomson, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Siobhan Hayes and more.

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Series 9, Episode 2 - Bringing Up Janey

Janey wants to keep her new man under wraps, while a suspicious Ben tries to expose an affair between Susan and a client.

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My Family. Image shows from L to R: Janey Harper (Daniela Denby-Ashe), Susan Harper (Zoë Wanamaker), Michael Harper (Gabriel Thomson), Ben Harper (Robert Lindsay). Copyright: DLT Entertainment Ltd. / Rude Boy Productions

Susan is all dressed up for a working lunch with James Garrett. Ben is more than a little jealous, despite Susan's assurances that it's purely a professional relationship.

Thinking Susan has forgotten her bag, Ben goes through it and is shocked to find a hotel room key and a note from James.

Ben heads straight to the hotel and poses as the hotel manager to get in to James's room. He can't believe his eyes when he finds Janey there.

It's not long before Ben tells Susan about Janey's new romance. But, surprisingly, she takes the news really well and Ben begins imagining the benefits of gaining a rich son-in-law.

However, on another visit to see James, Susan is shocked to see him kissing a blonde woman as she leaves his hotel room. Will Susan be prepared to ruin her daughter's relationship, along with Ben's dream of wealthy connections?

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 9th April 2009
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Upcoming repeats

  1. Sunday 1st December 2024 at 2:20pm on U&W

Cast & crew

Cast
Robert Lindsay Ben Harper
Zoë Wanamaker Susan Harper
Gabriel Thomson Michael Harper
Daniela Denby-Ashe Janey Harper
Guest cast
Robert Bathurst James Garrett
Rupert Holliday Evans MI5 Officer
Writing team
Ed Dyson Writer (Additional Material)
Amy Shindler Writer
Robin Taylor Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Nic Phillips Director
John Bartlett Producer
Donald Taffner Jr. Executive Producer
Micheál Jacob Executive Producer
Tom Anderson Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Ian Fisher Production Designer
Sandie Shepherd Production Designer
Graham Jarvis Composer

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