The second series of My Family takes all the best bits of series one and multiplies it by a hundred. With 13 episodes, (5 episodes more than the first season) it takes the series total to 21 episodes. All of the original central characters return and consolidate their absurdities and misadventures.
Ben Harper's Dental Nurse from series one "Bridget McKay"(Daisy Donovan)
has left the surgery and a cavalcade of Dental Nurses follow as Ben becomes instantly irritated by them and dismisses them all. We begin with the disgruntled man who failed dentistry who observes Ben sarcastically hoping for the "magic to rub off - the BIG secret" to passing dentistry. Ben's own son Nick has a try as he dresses up as Ramon, a lovesick female annoys Ben with her drippy personal calls to her boyfriend, a man dressed as Hitler claiming the surgery should be open at "Nein!", a paranoid divorced woman with a hatred driven mistrust of all dentists, and a weak minded girl who passes out at the sight of blood.
Janey gets a steady boyfriend Brian, known affectionately as "Stupid Brian" (Kevin Bishop)
He only appears in 3 episodes of the entire series but he certainly makes his mark. Janey dumps him before we meet him, but he forgets and so Ben seems to bond with Brian on the phone. After a series of boyfriends to help her with her education, Janey gets back with Brian once again.
Nick goes through several one day jobs including a tour guide with his mother Susan, Sleep deprivation Guinea pig, a naked chef, paint shop attendant, and a piano tuner where he tunes every key on the family piano to middle C.
Some great one liners come out of the series including..
BEN - That paint looks like a tarts boudoir
BRIAN - It looks like Janey's bedroom
VICAR - 'Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted' Matthew 5:6
NICK - Nick 6'2"
SUSAN - Have you had any children?
AMANDA - What, besides your son?
Here's the list of episodes...
Episode 9 "All Roads Lead To Ramon"
When Ben and Susan notice Janey has a different boyfriend to tutor her in every subject at school, Ben accidentally compares her to a prostitute. Her dumped ex-boyfriend Brian gets help from Ben to try and win her back, but he is "stupid". Nick can't get a job so Susan is forced to hire then fire him as a Tour Guide and so he dresses in disguise to unsuccessfully try out for Ben's dental nurse after yet another one irritates Ben on the first day.
Episode 10 "The Unkindest Cut"
Susan mistakenly thinks she is pregnant but before they realise its a false alarm Ben and Susan wrangle with the thought of another child. Ben is talked into getting a vasectomy but he runs out and pretends he has had it.
Episode 11 "Parisian Beauty"
A french exchange student comes to stay and the two boys do their best to win her affections. Ben mistakenly thinks she has a crush on him which leads to calamity and embarrassment. When Janey discovers it is actually Brian who has taken the french girls interest a girl fight erupts.
Episode 12 "Trust Never Sleeps"
In an attempt of trust Susan and Ben leave the house so the kids can hold a party. They soon turn back for fear of what could happen and hide out in their bedroom. Hilarious calamities ensue with Ben being caught out naked hanging from the bathroom window.
Episode 13 "Death and Ben take a Holiday"
Ben goes to Leeds to attend a funeral and Nick accompanies him. They are forced to share a room and Nick invites the chambermaid over and she mistakes him for Ben in the dark. Susan arrives and catches them all together.
Episode 14 "Driving Miss Crazy"
Ben helps Janey get her drivers licence whilst feuding with the neighbour Mr Casey over his dog. When Ben runs over the dog he agrees to every demand Mr Casey declares.
Episode 15 "I Second That Emulsion"
Brian comes over to help Susan redecorate but when Janey wants him to sleep over Susan and Ben have issues with it.
Episode 16 "The Age of Romance"
Nick gets a new girlfriend who is closer to his parents age than his. Susan has an issue with the age difference and becomes even more concerned when she discovers Amanda is actually married.
Episode 17 "Get Cartier"
Ben gets a new patient who is in the underworld and after insulting them by refusing stolen gifts they get spooked by a series of incidents.
Episode 18 "Tis a Pity She's A Whore"
When Susan's mother reports that she is dying again, Janey goes to visit and discovers her Great Grandmother was a prostitute who ran her own brothel.
Episode 19 "The Last Supper"
Susan's new American boss comes to visit and stay and they have a huge argument which upsets him to the point of having to retire to bed early. When Ben goes to wake him the next day he finds him dead on Susan's side of the bed.
Episode 20 "Ben Wants to be a Millionaire"
Ben and Susan play the stock market after a dinner with a former college friend of Ben's which ends in disaster. Nick tries new jobs out as a sperm donor and tries selling his organs on EBay.
Episode 21 "Breakable"
Nick has saved up money and buys a motorbike. After entering in a stunt performance group he ends up in hospital with multiple injuries. He is still his cheery, happy and horny self as he flirts with the nurse and gets her to help him find the spliff hidden in his teddy bear.
Have a sample of season two here with my favourite episode of the series ...
Episode 4 "Trust Never Sleeps"
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