My Family (2000–2011)

1. S01E01The Serpent's ToothSeptember 19, 2000—Ben is puzzled to hear his wife Susan and daughter Janey are seeing another dentist.
2. S01E02Pain in the ClassSeptember 26, 2000—Ben and Susan learn that Michael has attracted the unwanted attention of a school bully.
3. S01E03Droit de Seigneur BenOctober 3, 2000—Ben sets his daughter up on a blind date with the son of one of his wealthiest clients.
4. S01E04The Last ResortOctober 10, 2000—Ben takes Susan to one of their old romantic haunts for her birthday, but things don't go well.
5. S01E05Farewell to AlarmsOctober 17, 2000—Susan becomes worried about crime and she thinks that a burglar alarm is the answer.
6. S01E06Death Takes a PolicyOctober 24, 2000—Ben and Susan worry about their mortality and buy life assurance from Nick's girlfriend.
7. S01E07The Awkward PhaseOctober 30, 2000—Nick wants a job, Janey wants new jeans and Michael wants advice for his first date.
8. S01E08Much Ado About BenNovember 7, 2000—Ben finds out that his son is taking Viagra.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01All Roads Lead to RamonAugust 31, 2001—Ben discovers that all Janey's suitors are part-time tutors, while Susan finds employing Nick is not for the faint-hearted.
2. S02E02The Unkindest CutSeptember 7, 2001—Ben and Susan wonder if they're too old to have another child. What if it turns out like Nick?
3. S02E03Parisian BeautySeptember 14, 2001—Preparations are afoot for the arrival of a French exchange student. Meanwhile, Ben meets a prospective employee.
4. S02E04Trust Never SleepsSeptember 21, 2001—Parents Ben and Susan reluctantly agree to let Janey have a party whilst they are away on holiday, but they secretly plan to sneak back.
5. S02E05Death and Ben Take a HolidaySeptember 28, 2001—The Harpers go to Leeds for Aunt Margaret's funeral. Chaos ensues thanks to reservation problems, Nick's encounters with a maid and Susan's
6. S02E06Driving Miss CrazyOctober 5, 2001—Ben's new assistant can't look at blood and his neighbour has DIY problems. Meanwhile, Janey's preparing for her driving test.
7. S02E07I Second That EmulsionOctober 12, 2001—Janey's love life scuppers decorating plans.
8. S02E08Age of RomanceOctober 19, 2001—Ben and Susan are not happy about Nick's new girlfriend.
9. S02E09Get CartierOctober 26, 2001—Ben suspects that one of his patients is a mobster after he gives him an expensive watch.
10. S02E10Tis Pity...November 2, 2001—Ben is horrified when Michael announces his intention to stand in the school election - as a Tory.
11. S02E11The Last SupperNovember 9, 2001—Susan gets more than she bargained for when she invites her American boss to the house for dinner - he dies!
12. S02E12Ben Wants to Be a MillionaireNovember 23, 2001—Ben goes to a reunion of old school friends and finds someone he never liked is now a millionaire.
13. S02E13BreakableNovember 30, 2001—Nick plus motorbike doesn't equal tranquillity.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Absent Vixen, Cheeky MonkeySeptember 6, 2002—With Janey going off to university, vacuum cleaning the house becomes an issue for everyone.
2. S03E02Shrink RapSeptember 13, 2002—Ben and Susan take part in Michael's school fundraising auction. Ben quickly regrets making a pledge when he spies a former patient.
3. S03E03Desperately Squeaking SusanSeptember 20, 2002—Susan invites cousin Abi to stay for moral support in an otherwise male household. Ben worries his peace and quiet will be disturbed.
4. S03E04Of Mice and BenSeptember 27, 2002—The Harpers star in a documentary about family life as part of Abi's latest college assignment.
5. S03E05Imperfect StrangersOctober 3, 2002—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
6. S03E06The Second Greatest Story Ever ToldOctober 10, 2002—Susan's feathers are ruffled when Nick lands the plum part of Jesus in an amateur theatrical production, leaving Susan to play the rather le
7. S03E07Waiting to InhaleOctober 17, 2002—Susan is worried that the studious Michael is being led astray by a more adventurous classmate, and asks Ben to have a friendly chat.
8. S03E08MiseryOctober 24, 2002—Janey is appalled when her mother comes to visit at university - especially when she begins to reminisce about her own student days. Meanwhi
9. S03E09Auto EroticaNovember 7, 2002—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,
10. S03E10A Handful of DustNovember 21, 2002—Ben gets a surprise when his birthday is forgotten.
11. S03E11The Lost WeekendNovember 28, 2002—When the children go away for the weekend, Ben and Susan finally have some time to themselves. Unfortunately, it has been so long since that
12. S03E12GhostsDecember 5, 2002—When Susan mentions she has come across an old flame, it causes problems between her and Ben.
13. S03E13One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's NestDecember 12, 2002—Nick decides to get his own flat. Unfortunately, as always for Ben, every silver lining has a cloud.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Fitting PunishmentMarch 21, 2003—Susan is looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild, but not to being a grandmother. Nick wants to move back in. And a new arrival
2. S04E02They Shoot Harpers Don't They?March 28, 2003—Susan decides that she and Ben should take dance lessons, but they soon find that it takes more than two to tango.
3. S04E03The Great EscapeApril 4, 2003—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
4. S04E04Return of the Prodigal PratApril 11, 2003—The local paper has announced that Ben has died. Could it be true, he wonders?
5. S04E05Owed to SusanApril 18, 2003—The Harpers' marriage is threatened by Susan's discovery that the love poem Ben wrote to woo her was not an original.
6. S04E06DeliveranceApril 25, 2003—Janey's baby is due, and Susan insists on travelling to Manchester for the birth. The journey throws up several blasts from the past.
7. S04E07Blind JusticeMay 2, 2003—Janey's baby is due and Susan insists on travelling to Manchester for the birth. The journey turns into a trip down memory lane for Ben.
8. S04E08Friday the 31stMay 9, 2003—Susan decides to enter enthusiastically into the spirit of 'trick or treat' for the neighbourhood children, which Ben tries to ignore until
9. S04E09Sitting TargetsMay 16, 2003—Susan decides that Ben should spend more time with Michael in case he turns into another Nick. Janey leaves the grandparents to babysit Kenz
10. S04E10Loco ParentisMay 23, 2003—Ben and Susan have to go back to school for parenting classes as a result of Michael playing truant.
11. S04E11Canary CageMay 30, 2003—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 a
12. S04E12May the Best Man WinJune 6, 2003—Abi's father asks Ben to be his best man, which turns out to have been a bad move, as he hands over the running of the stag night to Nick.
13. S04E13It's a Window Filled LifeJune 13, 2003—The Harper house is quarantined because Roger is contagious. Nick goes into business with an 18ft python.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01My Family ReloadedMarch 11, 2004—A bedroom argument between Ben and Susan prompts some reflections on their family life.
2. S05E02The Mummy ReturnsMarch 19, 2004—More problems for Ben - Janey comes back home, Susan lies to the police, Michael's become born again and Abi confuses nature with naturism.
3. S05E03You Don't Know JackMarch 26, 2004—Michael has a new friend in school and Susan has a new admirer. Unfortunately - or, for Ben, amusingly - they are one and the same.
4. S05E04What's Up, Docklands?April 2, 2004—Ben and Susan decide to help out some friends by flat sitting their brand-new Docklands apartment.
5. S05E05Luck Be a Lady TonightApril 16, 2004—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.
6. S05E06First Past the PostApril 23, 2004—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 i
7. S05E07My Will Be DoneApril 30, 2004—Ben starts thinking about his will, Susan thinks about his funeral, and Nick takes a job with a funeral director.
8. S05E08My Fair CharladyMay 7, 2004—When Susan employs a cleaner, she turns out to be such a treasure that she takes over the cooking as well. Susan, however, is not so amused.
9. S05E09The MouthtrapMay 14, 2004—One of Ben's patients, while under anaesthetic, admits to killing his wife. Susan, currently overdosing on murder mysteries, decides to turn
10. S05E10While You Weren't SleepingMay 21, 2004—There are problems in the bedroom which threaten to drive Ben and Susan apart. Abi thinks this may be her fault but she develops her own pro
11. S05E11Dentist to the StarsMay 28, 2004—One of Britain's best-loved heartthrobs visits Ben's surgery and although the mere mention of his name makes Susan go weak, Ben is unimpress
12. S05E12A Wife Less OrdinaryJune 4, 2004—Susan is bored with her lot and opts to run her life as a single girl again. Janey takes the opportunity to try running the home with a husb
13. S05E13The Book of LoveJune 11, 2004—While Susan attends a neighbour's book club, Michael runs a booking agency exclusively for Roger. Ben finds himself with a new assistant who
14. S05E14Going DentalJune 18, 2004—Susan forsakes Ben's dental conference to write her novel, while Ben seeks a new partnership in Harley Street but ends up with more partners

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Bliss for IdiotsMarch 10, 2006—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 a
2. S06E02The Spokes PersonMarch 17, 2006—Ben starts a one-man anti-cycling campaign which causes chaos in the household and Susan compounds it with her fund-raising efforts.
3. S06E03Dentally UnstableMarch 31, 2006—Janey starts an affair with a dentist whose charm rapidly captivates the rest of the females in the Harper household, while Michael's latest
4. S06E04Living the DreamApril 7, 2006—When is pyramid selling not pyramid selling? When Ben says so, apparently.
5. S06E05An Embarrassment of SusansApril 14, 2006—Susan tries to fix Michael up with a new girlfriend called Suzanne, but the similarities do not end with the name. Ben starts a career as a
6. S06E06And Other AnimalsApril 21, 2006—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 ap
7. S06E07The Art of Being SusanApril 28, 2006—With Ben away, Susan is invited to dinner by a wealthy art collector. Her mother, Grace, is gathering a collection of her own, and Roger is

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01The Ego Has LandedApril 6, 2007—An unusual request from a couple whom Susan and Ben met on holiday leads to chaos in the Harper household, and Susan finally discovers who K
2. S07E02Four Affairs and a FuneralApril 13, 2007—A death in the dentist's chair is not very good for business, or, as Ben discovers, for your private life either.
3. S07E03Once More with FeelingApril 20, 2007—Susan wants to renew her wedding vows with Ben, which is no problem for him - he just doesn't want to renew his vows with her.
4. S07E04Dutch Art & Dutch CourageApril 27, 2007—When a handsome millionaire reappears in Susan's life, Ben succumbs to jealousy when they share a hotel bedroom.
5. S07E05Susan of TroyMay 4, 2007—Michael succeeds in placing the whole family on The Weakest Link, but Anne Robinson is about to raise more difficult questions than expected
6. S07E06One of the BoysMay 11, 2007—Roger's mother visits London to meet future daughter-in-law, Abi. An old drinking mate from Ben's youth has changed much more than he had ex
7. S07E07Abi Ever AfterMay 18, 2007—As Roger and Abi's wedding approaches fast, all bets are off as anything can still happen, and probably will, before the accident-prone coup
8. S07E08Breaking Up Ain't Hard to DoMay 25, 2007—When some old friends of Susan and Ben are having marriage trouble, Susan sets out to prove that a trouble shared is a very dangerous thing.
9. S07E09Life Begins at FiftyJune 8, 2007—Susan is accused of shoplifting and, worse still, she has to put up with Ben's defending her.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01The Parent TrapApril 11, 2008—Ben takes delivery of a neighbour's plasma screen television and falls in love with it, but it seems that Michael's current love interest ma
2. S08E02Let's Not Be HeistyApril 18, 2008—Ben's attempt to pay money into his bank coincides unhappily with someone else's decision to take some out - with the aid of sawn-off shotgu
3. S08E03Cards on the TableApril 25, 2008—Ben's poker school is costing him a fortune, whilst Susan's visit to the fortune teller reveals that something far more deadly is on the car
4. S08E04The Wax JobMay 2, 2008—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 le
5. S08E05Neighbour WarsMay 9, 2008—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
6. S08E06Can't Get No SatisfactionMay 16, 2008—Michael and Alfie's internet dating does not go quite according to plan. Kenzo's piano playing may leave a lot to be desired, but will Ben's
7. S08E07The Abi HabitMay 23, 2008—According to Susan, abstinence makes the heart grow fonder. While Janey looks like having it thrust upon her, for Abi it seems like being a

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Bully for BenApril 2, 2009—Ben joins the young Harpers for a pub quiz, which leads to some awkward questions being asked.
2. S09E02Bringing Up JaneyApril 9, 2009—Janey wants to keep her new man under wraps, while a suspicious Ben tries to expose an affair between Susan and a client.
3. S09E03A Very Brief EncounterApril 16, 2009—Susan asks Ben to help an old girlfriend of hers through a divorce, but nearly precipitates her own.
4. S09E04The Psyche of MikeyApril 19, 2009—When Ben and Susan discover that Michael is seeing a therapist, they decide to try a bit of analysis themselves.
5. S09E05A Difficult UndertakingApril 19, 2009—Ben's uncle dies, but his inheritance may not live up to expectations.
6. S09E06Dog DazedApril 23, 2009—Susan decides to get another dog but, as ever, it is Ben who ends up in the doghouse.
7. S09E07It's Training MenApril 30, 2009—An undercover assessor for Cavitex, posing as a patient, leads to Ben having to attend a retraining course.
8. S09E08The GuruMay 7, 2009—Ben's old friendship with a celebrity dentist causes problems, while Susan finds a new friendship at an Albanian airport.
9. S09E09Kenzo's ProjectMay 14, 2009—Kenzo's school project about the family gives everyone a chance to look at some of the crazier moments in the Harper history.

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Wheelie BenJuly 9, 2010—When the local council insists that Ben is disabled, what can he do but play along with it until the wheels start coming off?
2. S10E02The Son'll Come OutJuly 16, 2010—Michael's news comes as a bit of a shock to Ben, but Susan has more of a shock at Ben's reaction.
3. S10E03Desperately Stalking SusanJuly 23, 2010—Ben forgets about Valentine's Day, but discovers that Susan has a more attentive admirer.
4. S10E04The Melbourne IdentityJuly 30, 2010—A young Australian backpacker catches Janey's eye, but is Ben's chip just on his shoulder or off the old block?
5. S10E05He's Just Not That Into BenAugust 6, 2010—Ben goes clubbing with Michael but soon finds himself more than slightly out of his depth.
6. S10E06SlammertimeAugust 13, 2010—The Harpers face a robbery and a simple case of mistaken identity, and are amazed at how quickly Ben can make new friends.
7. S10E07Ben Behaving BadlyAugust 27, 2010—Ben volunteers to look after one of Janey's elderly care clients for an evening; what could possibly go wrong?

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Janey's ChoiceJune 17, 2011—Kenzo's father is back on the scene. This is fine by Ben, but Susan has other ideas. And does anyone care what Janey thinks?
2. S11E02Labour PainsJuly 1, 2011—'New jobs for all' seems to be the slogan, as Ben is tempted to join 'management', and Susan and Janey find themselves in competition for th
3. S11E03Accusin' SusanJuly 8, 2011—Kenzo seems to be the victim of a revenge campaign by Michael's old art teacher, and Susan finds herself caught up in a sexual harassment ca
4. S11E04Germs of EndearmentJuly 15, 2011—Ben and Susan's trip to Spain starts out being an anniversary present from Janey and Michael, but then they discover that they all have to p
5. S11E05Harper vs. HarperJuly 22, 2011—Ben and Susan decide to go their separate ways, but will they end up in the same place?
6. S11E06Relationship HappensJuly 29, 2011—Ben and Susan go off to a couples' retreat for a weekend - at which they prove to be less than ideal guests - leaving Janey and Michael vyin
7. S11E07'BookedAugust 5, 2011—An old flame of Susan's makes an appearance while Ben is away on a dental outreach programme, and she may just get her fingers burned.
8. S11E08A Decent ProposalAugust 12, 2011—While the Harper family attends Grace's funeral, Susan has a visitor from beyond the grave with an offer she can hardly refuse.
9. S11E09Darts All, FolksAugust 19, 2011—Ben discovers that he is not quite the darts player his father was, and Susan discovers that her new personal trainer is not quite fit for p
10. S11E10Susan for a Brusin'August 26, 2011—Susan wants to look her best for an impending school reunion. When she is asked to give the keynote address, however, she decides that her b
11. S11E11A Night OutSeptember 2, 2011—An eventful night out is had by all, as Janey and Susan go to a hen night, and Roger goes on a blind date. And Ben, who should be at home lo

Season 11 ranked & reviewed