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2point4 children : Season 3
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Air date: 07 Sep '93 - 7 episodes2point4 children is a 1990s British sitcom that was created and written by Andrew Marshall. It follows the lives of the Porter family; an average family that is persistently faced with surreal situations and sheer bad luck. The show was originally broadcast on BBC One from 1991 to 1999, and ran for eight series, ending in a special Millennium edition that would be the last due to the death of Gary Olsen, who died from cancer in 2000. The show is now repeated regularly in the UK on Gold, and in Australia on UKTV. The title of the show refers to the once average size of a UK family. There are two children in the Porter family, however Andrew Marshall has indicated that the father, Ben, could be considered almost another child, making up the "point four". The show regularly picked up large audiences of up to 14 million in the early 1990s, with an average of between 6 - 9 million, the final episode was viewed by 9.03 million people. In 1997 a remake of the show debuted in the Netherlands: 'Kees ...
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List of Episodes (7)
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2point4 children (1991)
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1. The Secret Diary of David Porter
07 Sep '93Bill is faced with the problem of luring her cantankerous Aunt Belle from her locked flat, due to an ongoing feud the old lady has with Bette. At the same time, Adam, Rona's brother is left alone with Ben, the fact that he has a weakness for larger man unknown to him. Belle and Bette are persuaded to make up, and Rona decides in the light of this to build bridges with Adam, who stole her boyfriend many years earlier.
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2point4 children (1991)
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2. When the Children are Asleep
14 Sep '93Staying up late with Ben in the house at night, Bill sees what she believes is a burglary next door at the Grimes's. This triggers a series of events culminating with the revelation that the unfortunate neighbours have been tied up in the house all the time.
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2point4 children (1991)
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3. Badger's Bend
21 Sep '93Ben is addicted to the video game Ninja Badger and resolves to go cold turkey. Meanwhile, Rona visits her old school to drum up catering business. A prissy schoolmate forces her to lie to get a job, but this seems to set off a strange sequence of circumstances. Bill meets a sinister figure in a subway that whispers ""Don't Go, Mia."" Back at the house Ben has discovered that watching a goldfish recently brought home by David calms his nerves and enables him to cope with his addiction.
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2point4 children (1991)
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4. Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
28 Sep '93Rona has decided to have a baby and is looking for the ideal father. Jenny has argued with her latest boyfriend, and Christine is just her usual self when Bill attempts to cater for a wedding. A further shock is the appearance of Tina, who has suspicions that Brian is cheating on her. During the course of the chaotic events in the kitchen, Rona spots a likely candidate, Tony the DJ, Jenny makes up with Jason and Tina's suspicions are proved to be founded. Ben, meantime has difficulty breaking
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2point4 children (1991)
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5. Beam Me Up, Scotty
05 Oct '93Jake the Klingon, Ben's archenemy in plumbing, dies after their latest argument and has made Ben the executor of his estate. Ben is forced to organise a Star Trek funeral. Bill and Rona suffer a visit from the health inspector who tells them the kitchen will have to be expensively refitted. After another disappointing meeting with Dawn at the bank, they return home downcast. Meanwhile, after the humiliations of the funeral, Jake is revealed to be alive, having planned the whole scam to get even
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2point4 children (1991)
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6. Whoopee, We're All Going to Die
12 Oct '93The Porters find themselves alone in the U.S. and in the path of Hurricane Bill. Rona is forced to trickery to persuade Tony to help her become pregnant.
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2point4 children (1991)
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7. Babes in the Wood (Xmas Special)
20 Dec '93Lost in the fog on the way to meet Bette and Pearl in a hotel for Christmas, the Porters stumble into a military minefield. Meanwhile, Bette and Pearl, having smoked some strange green tobacco they found in the room, seem oblivious to their problem. The Christmas musical number: Home for the Holidays.
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