INFORMATION
 Ben Harper |
 Susan Harper |
 Nick Harper |
 Janey Harper |
 Michael Harper |
Ben is the harassed centre of the Harper family. His wife Susan is intelligent, sharp, witty and something of a control freak. She can’t cook to save her life. Their marriage is a vehicle that may squeak but nonetheless keeps moving along. Ben - though he complains a lot - knows that he has done well in life. Susan works as a tour guide, Ben as a dentist, and their home life is complicated by the normal wear and tear of three children.
- Nick, the eldest, is lazy, slow-witted and incompetent, but on the other hand shows a certain charm.
- Janey is a stereotypical teenager, concerned with boys, fashion and looks.
- Michael is the youngest, a serious, serious boy certainly far brighter than his two siblings.
About the Episode:
First
Broadcast: 31st August 2001
Ben has a new assistant called Mr Davis who feels he knows it all.
Nick has lost yet another job, been sacked two days in a row. He is a
little depressed. Ben is upset about his assistant. Janey's ex-boyfriend
Brian calls and she refuses to speak to him, so Ben answers the phone.
Another boy called Mark rings. Susan suggests that Nick becomes Ben's
assistant, but it is decided that Nick will work for Susan. Susan
informs Nick. Janey is at home studying with Tom. Ben is concerned that
Janey has yet another boy. Susan says she is "playing the field". Susan
lost Nick and his tour group.
Mr Davis is about to start work on one of Ben's patients, a Mr Lennox.
Mr Lennox leaves and Ben fires Mr Davis.
Susan receives a letter from Janey's school saying her grades are so
good she should apply to Oxbridge.
Janey talks to Michael about her future. The only way out of the house
without getting a job is to go to university. Susan has paid Nick to
stay home. Susan asks Ben to talk to Janey about the boys. She admits
she has seven boys on the go. Ben is relaxing, watching TV when Brian
phones to ask for advice. Ben suggests flowers. Ben is relaxing with the
TV when he sees people staring at him. Nick brings his tourists home for
a guided tour of the house. Susan fires Nick so he refuses to ask the
tour group to leave. Ben is waiting for a new assistant, Ramon Man
Lucas. Ben offers Janey a cup of tea. Janey admits to Susan she is in
the wrong but doesn’t tell Ben. Brian turns up with a present for Janey.
Janey isn’t happy and blames her father.