My Family

The Harpers re-encounter a couple they met on holiday, and go to dinner with them. To Ben's surprise, the couple ask him to be a sperm donor so that they can try I.V.F. treatment.

Elderly patient dies of natural causes in Ben's surgery, having confessed to Ben that he has a much younger wife Celia and a much younger mistress Stacey.

Ben and Susan renew their wedding vows, much to Ben's disappointment.

Charlie Briggs, Ben's old student friend, is getting married but it's to a man because Charlie has had gender realignment and is now a woman.

A party is held on the eve of Abi's wedding to Roger. Abi's mother gets drunk and tries to flirt with Ben whilst Michael and Alfie try to chat up the same girl.

The Drapers are amongst the Harpers' oldest friends so Ben and Susan are amazed to learn that they are breaking up. This leads to Ben and Susan having their own domestic argument.

Susan gets caught shop-lifting an expensive pair of sun-glasses and is taken to court. Ben insists on defending her and putting her actions down to the female menopause.

Hoping to avoid yet another awful family Christmas Ben pretends to be ill so Susan calls his bluff and insists on taking him to see a doctor, which results in hospital admission.

Hoping to avoid yet another awful family Christmas Ben pretends to be ill so Susan calls his bluff and insists on taking him to see a doctor, which results in hospital admission.