The BEST episodes written by James Hendrie


#6 - All Roads Lead to Ramon
My Family - Season 2 - Episode 1
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.

#7 - Imperfect Strangers
My Family - Season 3 - Episode 5
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.

#8 - Nanarchy
Red Dwarf - Season 7 - Episode 8
Lister is quite annoyed that his right arm has been cut off, but seems to enjoy Kryten nursing him 24 hours a day; and Kryten is absolutely loving it. Kochanski becomes fed up with seeing Kryten doing things for him that he could easily do with one arm and comes up with a solution - use nanobots from Kryten's self-repair system to rebuild Lister's arm. Unfortunately, Kryten hasn't last seen the nanobots since they had met the Despair Squid (see Back To Reality) They all go into the deep sleep booths and make their way back to the ocean planet. The computer brings them out of deep sleep and they discover a planet which the Navicomp says is Red Dwarf. They are able to retrieve the original Holly and he explains that the nanobots had deconstructed Red Dwarf, created their own miniscule version of the ship and turned the rest into a planet for safekeeping. They realise that it was the nano version of RD that they were chasing and the nanobots evaded them by coming aboard Starbug and travelling around their own galaxy inside Lister clothes hamper. After much persuasion, Kryten convinces the nanobots to fix Lister and Red Dwarf. The nanobots follow Kryten's orders and reconstruct Lister's body, going one step further and turning him into Mr. Universe! Cat takes control and guides Starbug into Red Dwarf's landing bay. It seems awfully big and Starbug's engines make the sound of a buzzing fly as it passes under another, massive Starbug!
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#9 - Breakable
My Family - Season 2 - Episode 13
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.

#10 - I Second That Emulsion
My Family - Season 2 - Episode 7
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.

#11 - The Mummy Returns
My Family - Season 5 - Episode 1
More problems for Ben - Janey comes back home, Susan lies to the police, Michael's become born-again and Abi confuses nature with naturism.

#12 - A Handful of Dust
My Family - Season 3 - Episode 10
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.

#13 - Going Dental
My Family - Season 5 - Episode 13
Susan forsakes Ben's dental conference to write her novel, while Ben seeks a new partnership in Harley Street and ends up with more partners than he'd bargained for.

#14 - The Last Resort
My Family - Season 1 - Episode 4
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.

#15 - Desperately Squeaking Susan
My Family - Season 3 - Episode 3
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.

#16 - Friday the 31st
My Family - Season 4 - Episode 8
Susan decides to enter enthusiastically into the spirit trick or treat for the neighbourhood children, which Ben tries to ignore until the spirits get to him.

#17 - Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey
My Family - Season 3 - Episode 1
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.

#18 - They Shoot Harpers, Don't They?
My Family - Season 4 - Episode 2
Susan decides that she and Ben should take dance lessons, but they soon find it takes more than two to tango. Meanwhile, Michael decides to concentrate on his studies, but can he stop thinking about girls?

#19 - Age of Romance
My Family - Season 2 - Episode 8
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.

#20 - Luck Be a Lady Tonight
My Family - Season 5 - Episode 4
In order to awaken Abi's interest, Susan suggests Roger should make her jealous and despite Ben's protests, tries to find a date for him.

#21 - The Serpent's Tooth
My Family - Season 1 - Episode 1
Ben becomes incredibly angry when he discovers that Janey is seeing another dentist, the Australian Mel Fraser. Meanwhile, Nick meets a French swimwear model on the Internet and Michael rebels in an odd way.

#22 - Sitting Targets
My Family - Season 4 - Episode 9
Susan decides that Ben should spend more time with Michael in case he turns into another Nick, and Janey leaves the grandparents to babysit Kenzo.

#23 - What's Up, Docklands?
My Family - Season 5 - Episode 3
Ben and Susan decide to help out some friends by flat-sitting their brand new Docklands apartment, and expectedly, things do not go according to plan.

#24 - Driving Miss Crazy
My Family - Season 2 - Episode 6
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.

#25 - Pain in the Class
My Family - Season 1 - Episode 2
Michael appears to be having trouble with a classmate. Will confronting the problem make things any better? Elsewhere, Nick is trying to become a dotcom millionaire and Janey wants a tattoo.

#26 - Flash
Space Precinct - Season 1 - Episode 19
Demeter City's latest illicit drug craze is for Flash, a substance which causes users to combust when they overdose. Brogan is displeased when his daughter takes an interest in becoming a police officer.
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