6.3/1060 votesLoading...#1 - Relationship Happens
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2011
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 vying for the affections of Michael's new boyfriend. However, the triangle proves to be more Bermuda than eternal.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1058 votesLoading...
#2 - A Decent Proposal
Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/2011
At Susan's mother's funeral, Arthur, the father who abandoned the family thirty years earlier, turns up and takes such a dislike to Ben he offers his daughter a million pounds to divorce him. Is she able to refuse such a generous offer?
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: N/A
6.5/1070 votesLoading...#3 - The Mummy Returns
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/2004
More problems for Ben - Janey comes back home, Susan lies to the police, Michael becomes born-again and Abi confuses nature with naturism.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1067 votesLoading...
#4 - Kenzo's Project
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2009
Kenzo's school project about the family gives everyone a chance to look at some of the crazier moments in the Harper history.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1059 votesLoading...
#5 - Germs of Endearment
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/2011
Janey and Michael give their parents a Spanish holiday as an anniversary present but Michael has used Ben's credit card to finance it and needs to replace the money quickly so he contacts "Cash In the Attic", finding that the only sale worth a four figure sum is Susan's beloved antique clock.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1061 votesLoading...
#6 - 'Booked
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 8/5/2011
With Ben away on a volunteer dental programme in Colombia, Susan is persuaded by Janey to go on the Facebook social network, which leads to her meeting up again with charming ex-boyfriend Paul Tremaine. He turns out to be a large scale drug dealer and Susan is forced to help the police trap him to avoid being charged herself.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1054 votesLoading...
#7 - Susan for a Bruisin'
Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 8/26/2011
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 best may need some help. Unfortunately, Ben is on hand to administer the Cavitox.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1066 votesLoading...
#8 - A Night Out
Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 9/2/2011
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 looking after Kenzo, spends more time out than he bargained for.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: David Cantor
6.7/1078 votesLoading...#9 - An Embarrassment of Susans
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 4/14/2006
Susan tries to fix Michael up with a new girlfriend called Suzanne, but the similarity doesn't end in the name. Meanwhile, Ben starts a career as a property developer but squatters may make him regret it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1064 votesLoading...
#10 - A Difficult Undertaking
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2009
Ben's uncle Norris dies, leaving him less than he expected, and instead Susan benefits. Later, the wake is held at the Harpers, but will it go smoothly?
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrew Kreisberg
- 6.7/1062 votesLoading...
#11 - Dog Dazed
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2009
Susan decides to get another dog but when she is considered unsuitable to adopt by the dog adoption assessor, Susan loses her cool, and as a result, it is Ben who ends up in the doghouse.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1069 votesLoading...
#12 - Wheelie Ben
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2010
When the council assume Ben is disabled and send him cheques he tries to return the money but the clerk won't listen and Rosemary, the gushing welfare visitor who comes to assess him, is too busy saying how brave she thinks he is, to let him get a word in edge ways.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: N/A
6.7/1061 votesLoading...#13 - Janey's Choice
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2011
Ben is overjoyed when Mark, Kenzo's wealthy, successful father reappears and encourages him to propose to Janey. Susan, on the other hand, believes that Craig's feelings for her daughter are sincere and gives him her blessing. Roger, due to a misunderstanding, also believes that he is in with a chance.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: Andrew Kreisberg
- 6.7/1059 votesLoading...
#14 - Accusin' Susan
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 7/8/2011
With Ben on a course Susan works late at the art gallery with handsome young Chris, whose advances she spurns. Next day he accuses her of sexual harassment and she has to attend a course. Janey advises her on how to call his bluff but salvation comes via a far more bizarre reason.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1060 votesLoading...
#15 - Harper vs Harper
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 7/22/2011
Ben and Susan have yet another row after he refuses to attend her godparents' anniversary party so they decide on a trial separation, taking it in turns to live in the house alone. Ben moves in with Roger, ruining his love life whilst Susan overstays her welcome with Michael and his partner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1055 votesLoading...
#16 - Dart's All, Folks
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 8/19/2011
Ben is approached by a man who remembers his father as a great darts player and asks him to join the local pub team. Ben discovers that he is not quite the darts player his father was and they replace him. When Roger asks him to join his team he is happy to sign up - and uses all means necessary to secure their victory.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: Darin Henry
7.0/1096 votesLoading...#17 - Deliverance
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2003
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1090 votesLoading...#18 - Loco Parentis
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 5/23/2003
Ben and Susan have to go back to school for parenting classes as a result of Michael playing truant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1070 votesLoading...#19 - Bliss for Idiots
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2006
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 answer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1070 votesLoading...
#20 - Bully for Ben
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2009
While Ben and the gang are at pub quiz, Ben becomes angry when it is brought to his attention that someone is cheating and he decides to take matters into his own hands. However, his bite might not match his bark.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1060 votesLoading...
#21 - The Psyche of Mikey
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2009
When Ben and Susan discover that Michael is seeing a therapist, Susan is worried and goes straight for the therapist herself. Meanwhile, Ben thinks a father-son chat will sort out the problem.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1059 votesLoading...
#22 - It's Training Men
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2009
An undercover assessor for Cavitex, posing as a patient, leads to Ben having to attend a retraining course, and to make matters worse, Roger is also attending.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1067 votesLoading...
#23 - The Guru
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2009
Ben's old friendship with a celebrity dentist causes problems, while Susan finds a new friendship at an Albanian airport and her loyalty to Ben is put to the test.
Director: N/A
Writer: Darin Henry
- 7.0/1061 votesLoading...
#25 - Labour Pains
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 7/1/2011
Susan gets an audition as a presenter of a pre-school TV show alongside a puppet monkey after a producer hears her reading to children in the library. There is however one other applicant, Janey, resulting in fierce competition and dirty tricks.
Director: Ed Bye
Writer: Darin Henry
The Worst Episodes of My Family
Every episode of My Family ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Worst Episodes Summary
"Relationship Happens" is the worst rated episode of "My Family". It scored 6.3/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Ed Bye and written by N/A, it aired on 7/29/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Decent Proposal".