Episode
My Family: What's Up, Docklands?
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- My Family
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2004-04-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
What's Up, Docklands? is Episode 3 in Season 5 of My Family. It aired on 2004-04-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 2: You Don't Know Jack
Michael gets a cool new friend called Jack, who seems a bit too interested in Susan, much to the amusement of Ben. Meanwhile, Janey gives Abi some fashion advice.
Episode 4: Luck Be a Lady Tonight
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.
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Episode 1: The Mummy Returns
More problems for Ben - Janey comes back home, Susan lies to the police, Michael becomes born-again and Abi confuses nature with naturism.
Episode 5: First Past the Post
With a mixture of civic pride and sense of community, Susan decides to run for the council. As a result of this and Michael's new pet, Ben is tempted to run for the hills.
Episode 6: My Will Be Done
Due to the death of Susan's friend, mortality is suddenly on everyone's mind, which results in Ben writing his will, Nick working at an undertakers, and Susan using the Internet to predict Ben's death.
Episode 7: My Fair Charlady
Susan employs a cleaner, who turns out to be such a treasure that she takes over the cooking as well - much to the family's delight, and to Susan's chagrin.
Episode 8: The Mouth Trap
One of Ben's patients, while under anaesthetic, admits to killing his wife. Susan, currently overdosing on murder mysteries, decides to turn sleuth in an effort to expose the killer but then gets involved in a cover-up of her own.
Episode 9: While You Weren't Sleeping
When Ben and Susan have some problems in the bedroom that start to drive them apart, Abi thinks she may be at fault, but she has her own problems to deal with.
Episode 10: Dentist to the Stars
One of Britain's best-loved heart-throbs visits Ben's surgery and although the mere mention of his name sends Susan weak at the knees, Ben is singularly, at first, unimpressed.
Episode 11: A Wife Less Ordinary
Susan is bored with her lot and decides to run her life as a single girl again by swapping places with Janey for a week, who takes the opportunity to try running the home with a husband who is less than perfect.
Episode 12: The Book of Love
Susan attends a neighbour's book club. Michael runs a booking agency exclusively for Roger, while Ben books a seat on the sofa but gets a new assistant too close to home.
Episode 13: Going Dental
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.