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The Best Episodes of My Family

Ben Harper is a moderately successful family man and dentist. He is also undergoing a mid-life crisis and trying to cope with the bizarre reality...

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  1. 8.5/10(136 votes)

    #1 - Trust Never Sleeps

    S2:E4

    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 check up on the children, just to be on the safe side.

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  2. 8.3/10(131 votes)

    #2 - Death and Ben Take a Holiday

    S2:E5

    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 behaviour at the funeral add up to a fraught weekend.

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  3. 8.2/10(140 votes)

    #3 - The Last Resort

    S1:E4

    Ben decides to take Susan back to one of their old romantic haunts for her birthday, but instead, romance comes back to haunt them. Meanwhile, at home, Michael is left alone by his siblings.

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  4. 8.2/10(105 votes)

    #4 - The Great Escape

    S4:E3

    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.

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  5. 8.1/10(142 votes)

    #5 - Farewell to Alarms

    S1:E5

    Susan insists that they purchase an expensive, over-the-top burglar alarm after Brigitte thinks her van has been stolen, but it fails to serve its purpose. Also, Nick's career takes an unexpected turn.

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  6. 8.1/10(135 votes)

    #6 - Parisian Beauty

    S2:E3

    Preparations are afoot in the Harper household for the arrival of Sylvie, a French exchange student. Nick is keen to establish entente cordiale, but Janey is wary of the Parisian beauty. Meanwhile, Ben meets a prospective employee who does little to put him at ease.

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  8. 8.1/10(118 votes)

    #7 - I Second That Emulsion

    S2:E7

    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' permission, it appears that work will never get started.

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  9. 8.1/10(91 votes)

    #8 - Imperfect Strangers

    S3:E5

    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 hotel under the names of Johnny Studd and Delores de Large, the stage is set for a night full of surprises, of one kind or another.

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  10. 8.1/10(97 votes)

    #9 - Misery

    S3:E8

    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 round of golf do not go according to plan.

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  11. 8.1/10(98 votes)

    #10 - Ghosts

    S3:E12

    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 haunted.

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  12. 8.1/10(111 votes)

    #11 - Owed to Susan

    S4:E5

    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 up to her.

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  13. 8.0/10(121 votes)

    #12 - 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

    S2:E10

    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 searches the house for her anniversary present.

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  14. 8.0/10(114 votes)

    #13 - Breakable

    S2:E13

    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 film producers, and Susan tries to convince Ben to soften up.

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  15. 8.0/10(110 votes)

    #14 - The Second Greatest Story Ever Told

    S3:E6

    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. Ben, meanwhile, has an extremely painful toothache to contend with, and is wary of entrusting his dental needs to any other dentist.

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  16. 8.0/10(92 votes)

    #15 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest

    S3:E13

    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 has a cloud.

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  17. 7.9/10(119 votes)

    #16 - The Unkindest Cut

    S2:E2

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

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  18. 7.9/10(107 votes)

    #17 - Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey

    S3:E1

    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 him.

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  19. 7.9/10(97 votes)

    #18 - Desperately Squeaking Susan

    S3:E3

    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 Harper household could provide a solution - but Ben is reluctant to give up the peace and quiet he has spent his entire married life longing for.

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  20. 7.9/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Blind Justice

    S4:E7

    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 becomes a wrapping artist.

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  21. 7.8/10(127 votes)

    #20 - Droit de Seigneur Ben

    S1:E3

    When Janey is set up on a date with the son of one of Ben's patients, things go horribly wrong. Also, Susan gets tickets for the opera but Ben is less than enthusiastic.

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  22. 7.8/10(128 votes)

    #21 - All Roads Lead to Ramon

    S2:E1

    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 his assistant.

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  23. 7.8/10(117 votes)

    #22 - Driving Miss Crazy

    S2:E6

    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 when he arrives home and must face the trauma of his neighbour's DIY antics. Meanwhile, Janey's preparations for her driving test end with an unforgettable lesson with her dad.

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  24. 7.8/10(115 votes)

    #23 - Age of Romance

    S2:E8

    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 starting to feel like the poor relation.

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  25. 7.8/10(114 votes)

    #24 - Get Cartier

    S2:E9

    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 searches the house for her anniversary present.

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  26. 7.8/10(122 votes)

    #25 - Shrink Rap

    S3:E2

    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 session in his dentist's chair.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Trust Never Sleeps" is the best rated episode of "My Family". It scored 8.5/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/2001. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death and Ben Take a Holiday".