About this season
Revolves around married English couple named Bob and Margaret Fish, a middle class 40-ish working couple with no children and two dogs named William and Elizabeth. Bob is a dentist and Margaret is a chiropodist. Bob and Margaret struggle with everyday issues and mid life crisis. Stories often revolve around the mundane, but in a way which is eminently relatable. In the first two seasons, Bob and Margaret live in England, in the South London community of Balham. For the third and fourth seasons, they move to Toronto, Canada, allowing the writers to explore the humour of the culture clash.
Episodes (13)
1. A Tale of Two Dentists
Aired 22 June 1998 • 30 min
A flashy young dentist opens a practice right across the road from Bob's and steals all his customers - even Margaret. His receptionist also defects, which results in Bob hiring Penny. Things are not, however, as they seem.
2. A Night In
Aired 29 June 1998 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret are concerned about missing the opportunity to have children so they stay in with a romantic movie and end up going to visit a friend with an obnoxious baby who puts an end to any thoughts of parenthood.
3. Blood, Sweat and Tears
Aired 6 July 1998 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret decide to get fit by playing badminton. Trouble is, they play with Ken and Cathy who take the game very seriously. Ken ends up in the hospital and Bob and Margaret reluctantly go along to be polite
4. The Burglary
Aired 13 July 1998 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret's house is robbed by a couple of charming, hugging burglars. Beany and Boney would make many appearances in the series as the comic rogue element.
5. Shopping
Aired 20 July 1998 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret venture to a massive superstore and have many mishaps in the search for cheaper dog food
6. The Holiday
Aired 27 July 1998 • 30 min
The dogs are left at a strange kennels while Bob and Margaret go on holiday to a Greek island. But, Bob is terrified to fly and the dogs are terrified of Mr Buttons and his domineering mother.
7. For Pete's Sake
Aired 21 September 1998 • 30 min
Bob's TV chef brother Peter, leaves the kids with Bob and Margaret when he and his wife travel to India for a live cooking program. When Peter falls ill, Bob and Margaret are concerned they will suddenly be parents.
8. Friends for Dinner
Aired 28 September 1998 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret are having dinner at a friends who they don't particularly like, but feel that they are owed a dinner because of the number of times they have had them over. They expect a lavish spread, but no dinner is planned. Instead, they play a board game called ‘What Would You Do?'
9. Love's Labors Lost
Aired 5 October 1998 • 30 min
Penny demands a pay rise. Bob stands firm, so Penny quits to work in a florist. Margaret helps out Bob with disastrous consequences and so Bob has to woo Penny back.
10. The Dental Convention
Aired 12 October 1998 • 30 min
Bob is persuaded to give a speech at a big convention in Frankfurt, but he is terrified and doesn't know what to say.
11. The Discomfort of Strangers
Aired 19 October 1998 • 30 min
Bob's cousins, Cookie and Melvin, arrive from Canada unannounced. They hate the food and the lack of TV channels and the high cost of everything and they follow Bob and Margaret on their romantic holiday to Cheddar.
12. Trick or Treat
Aired 26 October 1998 • 30 min
It's Halloween and also the anniversary of Bob's father's death. Bob's Mummy wants to take him to the grave, but it's now a parking lot for a supermarket. Meanwhile Bob has to attend the funeral of an old school friend who has died, but he doesn't remember who he is.
13. Neighbors
Aired 2 November 1998 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret try to befriend the new American neighbours. They also buy a burglar alarm from Graham, the worst salesman in the world.