After You've Gone (2007–2008)

TV ShowEndedBBC OneComedy, Family3 seasons, 25 episodes
After You've Gone posterReview score: 78%

Plot

Family sitcom following the misadventures of the only man in Britain to get divorced and end up with his mother-in-law.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01School of Hard KnocksS01E05 · 6.5When Alex's teacher writes home to say that 'Alex is possibly gifted but we'll never know because he has the attention span of a gnat', Jimmy latches onto 'gifted' while Diana's focus is on 'not living up to his pontential'. Alex being under the microscope gives Molly the chance to fly under the radar and do what she wants for a while.
  2. 02Web of DeceitS02E01 · 6.2Diana takes the kids to Africa, leaving Jimmy in charge. Upon return, there's a surprise in store: Jimmy's buried under a pile of pizza boxes.
  3. 03Love and WarS02E05 · 6.0Jimmy's plans for a leisurely weekend are upended when Diana makes a surprising and unwelcome discovery about the past. Cue Jimmy having to run around trying to find out who was having an affair with Diana's husband before he died. Whilst the attention of the adults is elsewhere, Molly and Alex's tit for tat war starts to get out of hand.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2007Aired 4.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Stuck in the Middle with YouJanuary 12, 2007 4.5When nurse Ann Venables goes to Africa to help out with a disaster relief effort, she leaves her teenage children Alex and Molly in the care
  2. S01E02Silence of the ClamsJanuary 19, 2007 4.2Jimmy overcompensates for his previous paternal failings by letting his kids throw a party. Knowing Diana would disapprove, Jimmy agrees not
  3. S01E03Lock Back in AngerJanuary 26, 2007 5.0After Jimmy's van and all its contents—including his tools and his jacket with his keys in the pocket—gets stolen, Diana insists they change
  4. S01E04Ripped OffFebruary 2, 2007 3.5Jimmy's financial woes are getting out of hand and he has to nick the kids' money on the sly, until he gets caught by Diana when he is in fi
  5. S01E05Season's bestSchool of Hard KnocksFebruary 9, 2007 6.5When Alex's teacher writes home to say that 'Alex is possibly gifted but we'll never know because he has the attention span of a gnat', Jimm
  6. S01E06Let's Get QuizzicalFebruary 16, 2007 3.0Jimmy loses at a pub quiz and he seeks Diana's help for the next one. Diana goes along for a fun night out. Molly stays out with a friend bu
  7. S01E07Out of AfricaFebruary 23, 2007 3.0Ann's colleague and new partner Dr. Howard Banks visits to raise relief funds. Diana and the kids like him but Jimmy doesn't, and the disdai

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2007Aired 5.4Season avg
  1. S02E01Season's bestWeb of DeceitSeptember 7, 2007 6.2Diana takes the kids to Africa, leaving Jimmy in charge. Upon return, there's a surprise in store: Jimmy's buried under a pile of pizza boxe
  2. S02E02Rose TattooSeptember 14, 2007 5.8Jimmy accidently sees Diana naked in the shower and Molly takes advantance of his shock by gettting him to agree to her having a tattoo. Mea
  3. S02E03Tell TaleSeptember 21, 2007 5.2Jimmy plans a poker game with Kev, Siobhan and Bobby, but when Bobby drops out, Diana steps in and, with a little inside info, is able to se
  4. S02E04Meet the ParentSeptember 28, 2007 5.2Jimmy is invited out to meet Siobhan's father David, and his nerves aren't helped when Diana tags along. Soon enough, Diana and David hit it
  5. S02E05Love and WarOctober 5, 2007 6.0Jimmy's plans for a leisurely weekend are upended when Diana makes a surprising and unwelcome discovery about the past. Cue Jimmy having to
  6. S02E06When She Came BackOctober 12, 2007 5.0Ann returns to announce that she's marrying Howard and that she wants Alex and Molly to join them in Africa. She even moves in, evicting bot
  7. S02E07Ride of the ValkyrieOctober 19, 2007 5.8Diana's friend Pam seeks a home decorator so Diana sends Jimmy and Kev to her, causing nothing short of chaos.
  8. S02E08Just Say NoOctober 26, 2007 5.0After a trip to hospital for rupturing himself at work, Jimmy reveals feelings no one knew he had — least of all Jimmy himself.
  9. S02E09And So This Is ChristmasDecember 23, 2007 4.2Jimmy and Diana join forces to give the kids a normal, traditional family Christmas – but this is not a normal, traditional family! Meanwhil

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2008Aired 4.8Season avg
  1. S03E01Dawn of the DadSeptember 14, 2008 4.5Jimmy decides that he wants to a proper father to his children and parent without Diana's help. As expected, things don't quite as he planne
  2. S03E02Not Love ActuallySeptember 21, 2008 4.8Jimmy thinks that Siobhan will want to be engaged to him after he learns that Kev has gotten engaged.
  3. S03E03Going SoloSeptember 28, 2008 4.2Diana challenges Jimmy to audition for her choral society but she isn't prepared for the results.
  4. S03E04Season's bestBad, Bad Old DaysOctober 17, 2008 5.8Kev and Bobby take action when they think that Jimmy has started drinking again after splitting up with Siobhan.
  5. S03E05The Lure of the RingsOctober 24, 2008 4.8When Jimmy discovers what Alex has been up to in his room, he finds his parenting skills pushed to the limit.
  6. S03E06DamagedOctober 31, 2008 5.2Jimmy finds both his work and social lives affected after Kev is injured at work.
  7. S03E07The Law of the SkipNovember 7, 2008 4.2When Jimmy brings home a table tennis set, chaos ensues.
  8. S03E08Too Cool for SchoolNovember 21, 2008 4.8Jimmy decides to start training after Diana mocks his physical attributes.
  9. S03E09There Will be PudDecember 21, 2008 5.2Jimmy is looking forward to a nice quiet Chrstmas until fate and a farmyard animal become involved.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Nicholas LyndhurstNicholas LyndhurstJimmyCelia ImrieCelia ImrieDianaRyan SampsonRyan SampsonAlexDani HarmerDani HarmerMollyLee OakesLee OakesKevVincent EbrahimVincent EbrahimBobbyAmanda AbbingtonAmanda AbbingtonSiobhan

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