After coming into contact with an infectious disease from Peru, the whole Harper household is placed under quarantine by Susan. How long will it be till they all drive each…

After doing some Christmas shopping, the Harpers find themselves stuck in an underground train that has broken down.

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 as much as possible.

Abi’s father asks Ben to be his best man; this turns out to have been a bad move, as he hands over the running of the bachelor night to Nick.

Susan decides that Ben should spend more time with Michael in case he turns into another Nick, and Janey leaves the grandparents to babysit Kenzo.

Ben and Susan have to go back to school for parenting classes as a result of Michael playing truant.

Susan gets hysterical blindness after seeing Michael in bed with a girl. Meanwhile, Ben is on dreaded jury duty and is hassled by an annoying busybody fellow juror, and Nick…

Susan decides to enter enthusiastically into the spirit of trick or treat for the neighbourhood children, which Ben tries to ignore until the spirits get to him.

When the local newspaper accidentally lists Ben in the obituaries, he takes it as an opportunity to do absolutely nothing. Meanwhile, Susan wants to convert Nick’s old room to a…

After the Harpers’ marriage is threatened by Susan’s discovery that the love poem Ben wrote to woo her was not an original, he goes to great lengths to make it…

Janey’s baby is due and Susan insists on traveling to Manchester for the birth; it’s a journey that throws up several blasts from the past.

Susan decides that she and Ben should take dance lessons, but they soon find it takes more than two to tango. Meanwhile, Michael decides to concentrate on his studies, but…

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 attractive.

Susan is looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild, but not to being a grandmother. Meanwhile, Nick wants to move back in and a new arrival at Ben’s…

When Janey comes home for Christmas, she’s pregnant and Susan wants to know who the father is. However, Janey refuses to tell her, but does tell Ben, who then lies…

After signing up on a social networking site, Susan starts getting messages from an old flame. Meanwhile, Michael finds out their house is cursed and Abi is convince it is…

Ben gets his hopes up that finally one of his kids will move out when Nick decides to get his own apartment; unfortunately, as always for Ben, every silver lining…

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,…

It’s Ben’s birthday, and everyone seems to have taken his request for no fuss literally, neglecting to buy him any presents. Janey is home for the weekend with a new…

When the children go away for the weekend, Ben and Susan finally have some time to themselves. Unfortunately, it’s been so long since that happened, that they have absolutely no…

After Susan finds marijuana in Michael’s room, which he got from his friend, Bex, she decides to teach him a lesson; she soon finds herself scrambling after confiscating the evidence.

Janey is appalled when her mother comes to visit her at university – especially when she begins to reminisce about her own student days. Meanwhile, Ben’s plans for a relaxing…

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. Booking into a…

Susan’s feathers are ruffled when Nick lands the plum part of Jesus in an amateur theatrical production, leaving Susan to play the rather less demanding part of Shepherd Number Two….

Susan has taken to asking an increasingly disturbed Michael for advice on make-up and clothes now that Janey has left for university. The arrival of Ben’s cousin’s daughter in the…

The Harpers star in a documentary about family life as part of Abi’s latest college assignment. Susan is happy to present a facade of domestic bliss and dispense cookery tips…

Ben claims Janey’s room for his Scalextric set when she leaves for university. Meanwhile, Nick secures a job at the local supermarket, and ends up bringing his work home with…

Ben and Susan take part in Michael’s school fundraising auction. However, Ben quickly regrets making a pledge when he spies a former patient with severe halitosis bidding for a double…

Nick buys a motorcycle for his new business endeavour but not surprisingly, things do not go according to plan. Janey gets a new job in hopes of being discovered by…

Susan’s new boss has some funny ideas about the tourist business, but when she invites him to the family home for dinner in an effort to change his views, the…

Ben goes to a reunion of old school friends and is horrified to find that someone he never liked is now a millionaire. Elsewhere, Nick has found a new unconventional…

When an over-friendly patient gives him an expensive watch, Ben jumps to the conclusion that he is a gangster and is determined to get rid of the gift. Meanwhile, Susan…

When an over-friendly patient gives him an expensive watch, Ben jumps to the conclusion that he is a gangster and is determined to get rid of the gift. Meanwhile, Susan…

Nick has a new girlfriend and the family get a bit of a shock when he brings her round for dinner. Also, Michael gets a new computer and Janey is…

Ben is distressed as he faces trouble at work in the shape of his new assistant, who cannot stand the sight of blood. His troubles do not get any easier…

The Harpers plan to redecorate their house, however, with Nick taking instructions from “The Naked Chef” rather too literally, and Janey’s boyfriend spending the night in her room without her…

Parents Ben and Susan reluctantly agree to let daughter Janey have a party whilst they are away on holiday – and plan to sneak back unnoticed into the house and…

Susan, Ben and the children travel to a family funeral in Leeds. In addition to reservation problems at the hotel, Nick’s shameless liaisons with the hotel maid and Susan’s inappropriate…

When Susan tries to help out a chronically unemployable Nick, her plan turns out to be disastrous, Janey brings a different boy home every day, and Ben has problems with…

Ben and Susan face the surprise prospect of parenthood for the fourth time – a situation which is neither wholly desirable nor planned.