THAT'S MY BOY

'''That's My Boy''' was a British sitcom starring Mollie Sugden that ran for five series from 1981 to 1986. It was written by Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton, who later wrote ''My Husband and I'', which also starred Mollie Sugden. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television. It is not currently available on DVD.

Contents

Cast

Plot

Episodes

Series One (1981)

Series Two (1983)

Christmas Special (1983)

Series Three (1984)

Christmas Special (1984)

Series Five (1985)

Series Six (1986)

References

Cast

★ Mollie Sugden - Ida Willis

★ Christopher Blake - Dr. Robert Price

★ Jennifer Lonsdale - Angie Price

★ Clare Richards - Mrs Price ''(series 1 to 4)''

★ Harold Goodwin - Wilfred Willis

★ Deddie Davies - Miss Parfitt ''(from series 4)''

★ Thelma Whiteley - Mrs Cross ''(series 5)''

Plot

Ida Willis, an interfering housekeeper, becomes employed by a doctor, Robert Price, and his wife Angie and moves into their London flat. However, she soon discovers that Robert is the son she gave up for adoption when he was a baby and she proceeds to call him Shane, the name she gave him when he was born. Other characters include Robert's adoptive mother, the widowed and social-climbing Mrs. Price, with who, Ida does not get on. In the fourth series, they moved to the Yorkshire village of Little Birchmarch, where Ida befriends Robert's mousy receptionist, Miss Parfitt, and receives visits from her brother Wilfred.

Episodes

Series One (1981)

#''Live as a Family'' (23 Oct 81)
#''Settling In'' (30 Oct 81)
#''Happy Birthdays, Robert'' (6 Nov 81)
#''Is It Catching?'' (13 Nov 81)
#''Driven Apart'' (20 Nov 81)
#''Think Thin'' (27 Nov 81)

Series Two (1983)

#''Only When It Hurts'' (7 Jan 83)
#''Wakey Wakey'' (14 Jan 83)
#''A Holiday Romance'' (21 Jan 83)
#''A Brush with the Law'' (28 Jan 83)
#''Down Under'' (4 Feb 83)
#''To Catch a Thief'' (11 Feb 83)
#''Go Jump In The Fountain'' (18 Feb 83)
#''Invitation to the Wedding'' (25 Feb 83)

Christmas Special (1983)

★ ''Cold Turkey'' (23 Dec 83)

Series Three (1984)

#''Where There's a Will'' (27 Apr 84)
#''Baby Blues'' (4 May 84)
#''The Big Night Out'' (11 May 84)
#''Light and Shade'' (18 May 84)
#''Unfair Dismissal'' (25 May 84)
#''Dirty Linen'' (1 Jun 84)
#''Ring If You Need Me'' (8 Jun 84)

Christmas Special (1984)

★ ''Little Donkey'' (28 Dec 84)

Series Five (1985)

#''Moving Out'' (18 Jan 85)
#''Moving In'' (25 Jan 85)
#''What Seems to be the Trouble?'' (1 Feb 85)
#''Friendship View Marriage'' (8 Feb 85)
#''Hello Young Mothers'' (15 Feb 85)
#''The Phantom of the Farmyard'' (22 Feb 85)
#''Surprise, Surprise'' (1 Mar 85)

Series Six (1986)

#''Digging In'' (21 Feb 86)
#''Drugs on the Market'' (28 Feb 86)
#''Jezebel'' (7 Mar 86)
#''Something To Love'' (14 Mar 86)
#''The Bypass'' (21 Mar 86)
#''Happy Anniversary'' (28 Mar 86)
#''Two Lonely People'' (4 Apr 86)

References

★ Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

★ British TV Comedy Guide for ''That's My Boy''