The BEST episodes of My Family season 3

Every episode of My Family season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of My Family season 3!

My Family is about the life of the Harpers, a fictional middle-class English family, who live in 78 Lancaster Road, Chiswick, London. Ben, a dentist, and Susan, a tour guide who later works for an art gallery, have three children, Nick, Janey and Michael, all of whom cause problems in their own way. While Susan is a control freak, Ben prefers to leave the children to it and tries not to get involved.

Last Updated: 3/2/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Misery
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8.82
72 votes

#1 - Misery

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
Watch Now:Amazon
Ghosts
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8.76
70 votes

#2 - Ghosts

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Shrink Rap
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8.68
69 votes

#3 - Shrink Rap

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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The Lost Weekend
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8.64
73 votes

#4 - The Lost Weekend

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/2002

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 idea how to spend it.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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The Second Greatest Story Ever Told
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8.62
74 votes

#5 - The Second Greatest Story Ever Told

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Imperfect Strangers
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8.02
50 votes

#6 - Imperfect Strangers

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest
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7.95
41 votes

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

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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A Handful of Dust
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7.89
45 votes

#8 - A Handful of Dust

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/2002

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 friend, but nobody is sure of the nature of their relationship.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Waiting to Inhale
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7.85
46 votes

#9 - Waiting to Inhale

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
Writer: Fred Barron
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Desperately Squeaking Susan
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7.76
51 votes

#10 - Desperately Squeaking Susan

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Auto Erotica
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7.76
46 votes

#11 - Auto Erotica

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2002

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, but he is about as good an engineer as Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a dentist.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey
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7.70
47 votes

#12 - Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/2002

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Of Mice and Ben
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6.47
77 votes

#13 - Of Mice and Ben

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/2002

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 along with relationship advice. Ben, however, is more concerned with catching a rogue rodent.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
Watch Now:Apple TV