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Series 1 (2000)

1. The Serpent's Tooth

First Broadcast: Tue 19th September 2000

Ben is annoyed to learn that both Janey and Susan are patients of another dentist... especially since Janey has a crush on this dentist. Nick uses Ben's laptop to have an 'email romance' with Isabelle - a famous model... who's lying to who?

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2. A Pain in the Class

First Broadcast: Tue 26th September 2000

When Michael is bullied by a boy at school, a meeting between his parents and the bully's parents doesn't help at all! Janey tries to persuade Susan to let her get a tattoo to no avail. Meanwhile, Nick decides to become an internet billionaire!

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3. Droit De Seigneur Ben

First Broadcast: Tue 3rd October 2000

When Brigitte sets Janey up on a date with the son of Lord Whitten, she is over the moon because "he's absolutely gorgeous".

Ben returns home to find that Nick has become an artist and Susan has booked him tickets to the opera... to see Don Giovanni to be exact.

Ben gets revenge by being less than compassionate when Lord Whitten's son needs dental work the next day... is he making a mistake?

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4. The Last Resort

First Broadcast: Tue 10th October 2000

For Susan's 40th birthday, Ben... or rather Janey... decides that he and Susan should go away for the weekend. They decide to go to a hotel they went to 20 years ago. There, they encountered a rather rampant old couple who... put nicely... like to occasionally swap partners! Meanwhile, Michael charges Janey and Nick £10 an hour to stay home alone.

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5. A Farewell To Alarms

First Broadcast: Tue 17th October 2000

When Susan worries about the rising crime rate, she insists that the family get a new alarm system - much to Ben's annoyance.

Despite what Mitch the salesman says, Ben decides to opt for the cheapest system on offer... He regrets his choice when the alarm just won't stop ringing!!

Meanwhile, Nick decides to become a stripper and Ben's assistant Brigitte insists on moving the furniture in his surgery around.

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6. Death Takes A Policy

First Broadcast: Tue 24th October 2000

Ben insults Mrs Dudley, yet another of his disgruntled patients, at his surgery and also chats to Father Connolly about death. When he gets home, he has more death to talk about as Nick's new girlfriend, Emily, tries to sell him life insurance and as Susan tells him that one of her tourists died in Madame Tussauds.

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7. The Awkward Phase

First Broadcast: Mon 30th October 2000

While Susan is clearing out everyone's old clothes for charity, Michael worries about what to do on a date and so gets advice from Nick!

Janey defies Susan and buys new jeans that cost £98, and Brigitte decides to "align Ben's surgery with Mother nature" by playing Whalesong.

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8. Much Ado About Ben

First Broadcast: Mon 6th November 2000

When Susan finds Viagra, she wonders why Nick has it. Later though, Ben gets ill and has to go to the hospital where he's told he has hypertension... but not before he admits to taking the Viagra.

Also, Susan allows her yoga teacher to hold the classes in their house, Nick gives Ben mouth-to-mouth when he thinks he's having a heart attack, and Brigitte is being her usual annoying self at the surgery.

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