That's My Boy

infobox television
show_name = That's My Boy


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Mollie Sugden
Christopher Blake
Jennifer Lonsdale
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 23 October 1981
last_aired = 4 April 1986
num_episodes = 37
imdb_id = 0081945

"That's My Boy" is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1981 to 1986. Starring Mollie Sugden, 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.

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, is employed by Dr. 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 Ida's troublesome brother Wilfred, and Robert's adoptive mother, Mrs. Price, an upmarket widow with whom Ida does not get on. In the fourth series, they move to the Yorkshire village of Little Birchmarch, where Ida befriends Robert's mousy receptionist, Miss Parfitt.

Episodes

eries One (1981)

#"Live as a Family" (23 October 1981)
#"Settling In" (30 October 1981)
#"Happy Birthdays, Robert" (6 November 1981)
#"Is It Catching?" (13 November 1981)
#"Driven Apart" (20 November 1981)
#"Think Thin" (27 November 1981)

eries Two (1983)

#"Only When It Hurts" (7 January 1983)
#"Wakey Wakey" (14 January 1983)
#"A Holiday Romance" (21 January 1983)
#"A Brush with the Law" (28 January 1983)
#"Down Under" (4 February 1983)
#"To Catch a Thief" (11 February 1983)
#"Go Jump In The Fountain" (18 February 1983)
#"Invitation to the Wedding" (25 February 1983)

Christmas Special (1983)

*"Cold Turkey" (23 December 1983)

eries Three (1984)

#"Where There's a Will" (27 April 1984)
#"Baby Blues" (4 May 1984)
#"The Big Night Out" (11 May 1984)
#"Light and Shade" (18 May 1984)
#"Unfair Dismissal" (25 May 1984)
#"Dirty Linen" (1 June 1984)
#"Ring If You Need Me" (8 June 1984)

Christmas Special (1984)

*"Little Donkey" (28 December 1984)

eries Four (1985)

#"Moving Out" (18 January 1985)
#"Moving In" (25 January 1985)
#"What Seems to be the Trouble?" (1 February 1985)
#"Friendship View Marriage" (8 February 1985)
#"Hello Young Mothers" (15 February 1985)
#"The Phantom of the Farmyard" (22 February 1985)
#"Surprise, Surprise" (1 March 1985)

eries Five (1986)

#"Digging In" (21 February 1986)
#"Drugs on the Market" (28 February 1986)
#"Jezebel" (7 March 1986)
#"Something To Love" (14 March 1986)
#"The Bypass" (21 March 1986)
#"Happy Anniversary" (28 March 1986)
#"Two Lonely People" (4 April 1986)

DVD releases

A single episode of "That's My Boy" has been released in the UK by Network DVD as part of a DVD compilation called "Classic ITV Christmas Comedy".

The entire series of "That's My Boy" was released on Region 1 DVD in Canada on 24 June 2008 by Visual Entertainment.

References

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