Pete and Sue have 3 lovely children. Well, at least they are lovely if you don’t have to live with them - inside their house is constant struggle to take control.
1 | The Wedding |
| Cousin Julie is getting married. However, trouble comes when "Executive bridesmaid" Karen asks her troubling questions about her previous boyfriends. Ben asks the vicar complex theological questions involving Jesus and lasers, while Pete catches him dipping unsuitable things into the chocolate fountain. |
2 | The Dead Mouse |
| Karen mourns the death of a mouse killed by her parents while trying to understand the need for swearing, Ben uses some devious tactics when he stands for election as class rep. |
3 | The Old-Fashioned Sunday |
| Sue and Pete ban TV as they attempt to have a traditional family Sunday playing games such as hide-and-seek, Pelmanism and scissors, paper, velociraptor, but matters are complicated when Grandad comes to stay after he suffers an accident. |
4 | The Airport |
| Pete and Sue find themselves trapped in their own living nightmare – stuck in a foreign airport for hours with three bored children and an increasingly senile grandfather. |
5 | The Night Out |
| The parents plan to have a quiet night out and leave the kids with the babysitter, but Karen thinks that they are being financially irresponsible. |
6 | The Football Match |
| Ben falls foul of a hardline football referee, while Karen becomes worried about the exact whereabouts of Satan. |
7 | The Long Night |
| The family have a restless night after Ben has a visit to casualty. |