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That's My Boy

That's My Boy

★ 6.6/10•1981•30m•PG•Comedy
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That's My Boy is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1981 to 1986. It stars Mollie Sugden as Ida Willis, who takes a job as a housekeeper for her son, whom she gave up for adoption years earlier.

Pam Valentine · Writer

Michael Ashton · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 23, 1981

Episodes

Episode 1 - Live As a FamilyE130m

Live As a Family

Housekeeper Ida Willis is the terror of the domestic employment agency and her clients alike. She is sent to work for Dr. Robert Price and his wife Angie. Ida tells Angie about her son Shane, who she gave up for adoption as a newborn baby. When they swap baby photos of Robert and Shane, they discover that they are one in the same!

Oct 23, 1981

Episode 2 - Settling InE230m

Settling In

Ida is enjoying working for Shane and Angie. That is, until she meets Shane's 'other mummy' Mrs Price! Will they ever see eye to eye?

Oct 30, 1981

Episode 3 - Is It Catching?E330m

Is It Catching?

Ida agrees to look after her brother's grandchild, unaware of what she's letting herself in for.

Nov 6, 1981

Episode 4 - Happy Birthdays, RobertE430m

Happy Birthdays, Robert

Robert's mummies can't agree when he was born. Ida insists he was born in June while Mrs Price is certain that his birthday is when she adopted him. He ends up taking both mummies to dinner and trouble ensues. Can Ida and Mrs Price become friends?

Nov 6, 1981

Episode 5 - Driven ApartE530m

Driven Apart

Robert is starting to regret having agreed to teach Angie how to drive. Mrs Price thinks it's funny that Angie has hit another car, until she realises whose car she's hit.

Nov 20, 1981

Episode 6 - Think ThinE630m

Think Thin

Robert thinks that he, Angie, and Ida need to lose weight, so he devises a diet for them all to follow. Ida's not happy as this means she can't even have her usual G&T. When Ida discovers that Robert has been eating secretly at the hospital, she puts a stop to the diet for good!

Nov 27, 1981

Actors

Mollie Sugden

Mollie Sugden

Ida Willis

Christopher Blake

Christopher Blake

Robert Price / 'Shane'

Jennifer Lonsdale

Angie Price

Deddie Davies

Miss Edith Parfitt

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