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Series 1, Episode 4

Ben's fibbing goes to a whole new level as parents at a school football match begin to compliment dad on his friendship with Gordon Brown and his SAS training.

Further details

Later, a romantic night in for mum and dad doesn't quite go to plan, as Karen has a friend round whose mum is over an hour late picking her up. When she does finally arrive, she insists on pouring her heart out over a very long cup of tea. As their romantic evening recedes into the distance, Jake raises fears about his friend's parents' divorce, and calls from his form teacher bring more alarming news.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 3rd September 2007
Time
10:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

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Friday 27th August 2010 9:30pm BBC1
Sunday 22nd May 2011 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th July 2011 8:20pm W
Friday 8th July 2011 12:00am W
Friday 8th July 2011 8:20pm W
Wednesday 3rd August 2011 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd August 2011 10:40pm Gold
Tuesday 25th October 2011 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 26th October 2011 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 8th December 2011 12:20pm W
Thursday 8th December 2011 6:20pm W
Monday 16th January 2012 10:40pm Gold
Tuesday 17th January 2012 8:40pm Gold
Sunday 29th January 2012 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 12th February 2012 11:50am Gold
Sunday 12th February 2012 8:05pm Gold
Saturday 24th March 2012 1:00pm Gold
Monday 28th May 2012 10:20pm Gold
Friday 13th July 2012 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 14th July 2012 12:20am Gold
Sunday 9th September 2012 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 1st November 2012 12:20pm W
Thursday 1st November 2012 6:20pm W
Sunday 6th January 2013 11:00am Gold
Thursday 24th January 2013 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 24th January 2013 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th March 2013 9:40pm Gold
Friday 8th March 2013 1:30am Gold
Saturday 6th July 2013 11:00am W
Thursday 25th July 2013 8:00pm Gold
Friday 26th July 2013 5:20pm Gold
Monday 9th September 2013 10:20pm Gold
Tuesday 10th September 2013 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 8th May 2014 9:40pm Gold
Friday 9th May 2014 1:00am Gold
Thursday 15th January 2015 11:05pm Gold
Friday 16th January 2015 8:20pm Gold
Monday 18th May 2015 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th September 2015 12:10am Gold
Thursday 10th September 2015 3:30am Gold
Thursday 8th October 2015 12:40am Gold
Thursday 8th October 2015 3:00am Gold
Wednesday 6th April 2016 11:30am Gold
Wednesday 6th April 2016 6:00pm Gold
Saturday 11th June 2016 8:20pm W
Sunday 12th June 2016 7:20pm W
Thursday 7th July 2016 7:10am Gold
Thursday 7th July 2016 1:50pm Gold
Friday 19th August 2016 12:55pm Gold
Sunday 28th August 2016 6:00pm W
Tuesday 20th December 2016 6:00pm W
Sunday 12th March 2017 12:00am W
Sunday 12th March 2017 6:00pm W
Sunday 28th May 2017 7:20pm W
Saturday 24th June 2017 4:00pm Dave
Sunday 25th June 2017 11:50am Dave
Sunday 13th August 2017 6:00pm W
Monday 28th August 2017 1:30pm W
Saturday 11th November 2017 6:00pm W
Sunday 12th November 2017 1:00pm W
Saturday 14th July 2018 7:00pm W
Sunday 15th July 2018 4:00pm W
Wednesday 29th August 2018 11:40pm W
Thursday 30th August 2018 11:00pm W
Saturday 6th October 2018 6:40pm W
Sunday 7th October 2018 4:40pm W
Saturday 22nd December 2018 6:00pm W
Saturday 8th June 2019 7:00pm W
Sunday 9th June 2019 5:00pm W
Sunday 11th August 2019 9:20pm Drama
Saturday 14th September 2019 7:40pm W
Sunday 15th September 2019 5:40pm W
Saturday 23rd May 2020 6:00pm W
Sunday 24th May 2020 6:25am W
Saturday 1st August 2020 7:25pm W
Sunday 2nd August 2020 6:20pm W
Saturday 10th October 2020 7:20pm W
Sunday 11th October 2020 6:20pm W
Saturday 17th April 2021 6:00pm W
Sunday 18th April 2021 5:00pm W
Saturday 26th June 2021 5:00pm W
Sunday 27th June 2021 4:00pm W
Tuesday 13th September 2022 7:50am Gold
Tuesday 13th September 2022 1:20pm Gold
Monday 20th February 2023 8:40am Gold
Monday 20th February 2023 12:40pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Hugh Dennis Pete
Claire Skinner Sue
Tyger Drew-Honey Jake
Daniel Roche Ben
Ramona Marquez Karen
Samantha Bond Auntie Angela
Guest cast
Danni Bennatar (as Danni Benattar) Alexa (Karen's Friend)
Matilda Ziegler Kate
Sagar Arya Mark
Hattie Morahan Jane (Flaky Neighbour)
Ellen Thomas Jehovah's Witness
Writing team
Guy Jenkin Writer
Andy Hamilton Writer
Production team
Guy Jenkin Director
Andy Hamilton Director
Guy Jenkin Producer
Andy Hamilton Producer
Jimmy Mulville Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Graeme Story Production Designer
Philip Pope Composer

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