Series 2 (1992)

1    "I'm Going Slightly Mad"  8 September 1992

Bill is bored at home and is struggling to keep busy. Ben hires a new assistant, Chris, whom he is surprised to discover is a young woman called Christine. Bill has been unemployed for some time and has to sign on, but during her appointment at the DHSS it turns out the advisor is emotionally unstable and is struggling to make a career for herself. Later, Bill manages to find a job with Rona at an airline meals factory. That night, exhausted after her first shift, Bill falls asleep on the couch, and it is revealed in a television news report that Angelo has died in a motorcycle crash.

2    "Bedtime for Bonzo"  15 September 1992

Bill tells Jenny that she hates her new job at the factory, and the hours are affecting her wellbeing. Ben catches the flu and Bill tries to find aspirin pills. Bill also has to look after next-door neighbours Leonard and Nora Grimes' elderly dog, Rufus, who suffers from flatulence. When Rufus becomes sick with digestive problems, the Porters must decide whether to euthanise him or let him live in pain. Ben feels uncomfortable with Ben's decision to have Rufus euthanised. David grows fascinated with death, especially after seeing a report on TV about a fire in the High Street which has killed some people.

3    "Hormones"  22 September 1992

Inspired by the Terminator, Ben drives aggressively on the way to a parents' evening at David's school, nearly colliding with a driver. Bill fears Ben is influencing David's growing obsession with violence and death, though Ben denies it. Ben confronts the driver, but when he finds out that the driver is a wheelchair user, he feels ashamed. Ben challenges the driver to a wheelchair race.Everyone thinks Jenny is playing truant from school to avoid taking part in sports. Bill fears she is pregnant, and buys a home pregnancy test. Upon discovering that one of the testers is missing, she believes Jenny is pregnant. However, after Rona speaks to Jenny, she confides in Bill that she is suffering from bulimia. Later, it is discovered that Ben took the pregnancy test and says that he is pregnant.

4    "One Night in Bangkok"  29 September 1992

Bill is finding work at the airline meals factory a challenge. To cheer her up, Rona tries to persuade her to go on a girls' night out and see a group of male strippers. Tina and her partner Brian arrive to tell Ben that their estranged father Frank is returning to the country, and invite him and Bill to their house for a family reunion. Ben and Tina disapprove of their father's marriage to Darrani, a much younger woman from Thailand. Rona and Bill take Tina and Darrani to see male strippers, where Rona discovers one of the strippers is her ex-fiancé Gordon. Frank visits the Porters to try to make amends with Ben for being absent all his life. Bill finds out about Angelo's death.

5    "The Skeletons in the Cupboard"  6 October 1992

Ben secretly film his family with his camcorder. Feeling unfulfilled and strained by the hours of work at the airline meals factory, Bill decides to find another job. At home, Bill tells Jenny and David they can be in charge of the household for the night. Rona agrees to go on a date with Gordon. When Gordon takes Rona to a singles bar, he discovers that since their breakup, Rona has had relationships with many men. Bill attends a job interview which does not go well; she finds her interviewer has suffered a nervous breakdown after being made redundant, and discovers that the job does not actually exist. Later, Rona reveals that she is marrying Gordon, and wants Bill to do the catering for the wedding.

6    "Bird on a Wire"  13 October 1992

Rona gets ready for her wedding to Gordon, and the Porters' house is in chaos as Bill prepares the food. David complains that he feels sick and wants to stay at home, and Ben decides to escape the house and keep a low profile. David asks his father about sex and love, but Ben is unable to answer. Bill arrives at Rona's house, but discovers she is hanging from a light fitting in her wedding dress. Bill gets her head stuck in a cat flap. After Rona and Bill are set free and return to the Porter's house, Jenny discovers David is unconscious. Rona tells Bill and Ben to take David to the hospital in her wedding car, leaving Rona to hail a taxi. Later, a doctor tells Bill and Ben that David is suffering from tetanus, and is in a critical condition.

7    "Thank Your Lucky Stars"  20 October 1992

While Bill, Ben and Jenny await news of David from the doctor and express their guilt over ignoring his ill health. Rona attempts to make it to her wedding by bus. However, after a conversation with a woman on the bus, Rona has second thoughts about the wedding. While David lies in a coma, Angelo the biker appears to him in a dream and David confides in Angelo that he feels unwanted and unloved by his family, and is not sure whether to continue living. When Rona arrives at the church, she discovers the church is filled with her ex-boyfriends, and runs out on her groom. In David's hospital room, Ben begins talking to David, explaining that he loves him and the family want him back.

Christmas special  7  "Misery"  22 December 1992

The Porter family spend Christmas in hell at Bill’s mother’s house, while Rona spends the holidays alone.


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Subtitles: English .SRT

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101032/