The BEST episodes of My Family season 2

Every episode of My Family season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of My Family season 2!

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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Ben Wants to Be a Millionaire
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8.87
76 votes

#1 - Ben Wants to Be a Millionaire

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/2001

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 way of earning money.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Trust Never Sleeps
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8.64
88 votes

#2 - Trust Never Sleeps

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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All Roads Lead to Ramon
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8.25
118 votes

#3 - All Roads Lead to Ramon

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Death and Ben Take a Holiday
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8.16
107 votes

#4 - Death and Ben Take a Holiday

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
Writer: Fred Barron
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Breakable
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7.98
48 votes

#5 - Breakable

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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I Second That Emulsion
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7.88
113 votes

#6 - I Second That Emulsion

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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'Tis Pity She's a Whore
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7.81
53 votes

#7 - 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/2/2001

Ben is horrified when Michael announces his intention to stand in the school election - as a Tory, and Janey's visit to her grandma uncovers a shocking family secret.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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The Last Supper
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7.80
50 votes

#8 - The Last Supper

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/9/2001

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 unexpected happens.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Get Cartier
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7.72
54 votes

#9 - Get Cartier

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/26/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
Writer: Fred Barron
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The Unkindest Cut
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7.70
57 votes

#10 - The Unkindest Cut

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2001

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

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Parisian Beauty
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7.60
88 votes

#11 - Parisian Beauty

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Age of Romance
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7.45
56 votes

#12 - Age of Romance

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/19/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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Driving Miss Crazy
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7.08
87 votes

#13 - Driving Miss Crazy

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2001

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.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys
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