That's My Boy

That's My Boy

PG198130m6.1/10
Comedy

Ratings

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6.1/10(6)

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.

Production

Yorkshire Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 23, 1981

Last Aired

April 4, 1986

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Pam Valentine, Michael Ashton

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Live As a Family
E1
Live As a Family
Air date: 1981-10-23
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!
Settling In
E2
Settling In
Air date: 1981-10-30
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?
Is It Catching?
E3
Is It Catching?
Air date: 1981-11-06
Ida agrees to look after her brother's grandchild, unaware of what she's letting herself in for.
Happy Birthdays, Robert
E4
Happy Birthdays, Robert
Air date: 1981-11-06
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?
Driven Apart
E5
Driven Apart
Air date: 1981-11-20
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.
Think Thin
E6
Think Thin
Air date: 1981-11-27
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!

Cast

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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