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. Stranded in Toronto
Aired 30 May 2001 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret must spend time with their Canadian cousins when their New York flight is rerouted to Toronto.
2. Strangers in a Strange Land
Aired 6 June 2001 • 30 min
Because their dogs were left unattended while they were stranded in Toronto, an RSPCA uproar forces Bob and Margaret to move to Canada.
3. Margaret Gets a Job
Aired 13 June 2001 • 30 min
Now in Canada, Bob gets a job at an inner-city dental clinic and Margaret enters the world of women's foot care.
4. Til Death Do Us Part
Aired 20 June 2001 • 30 min
Bob buys a cemetery plot for Margaret as an anniversary gift.
5. The Wedding
Aired 27 June 2001 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret are invited to their goddaughter's wedding, which will be televised.
6. Fish at the Bat
Aired 4 July 2001 • 30 min
Bob gets cajoled into joining his office softball team. Everyone at work is convinced that Bob is a world-class cricket player, but in truth he is terrible at all sports and too embarrassed to tell anyone...
7. Over-Exposed
Aired 11 July 2001 • 30 min
Margaret discovers more than she wanted to know about their neighbors when she accidentally picks up the wrong photographs.
8. Age Before Beauty
Aired 18 July 2001 • 30 min
Margaret becomes self-conscious about her looks
9. Book Club
Aired 25 July 2001 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret try to expand their limited social circle by joining a book club.
10. On Location
Aired 1 August 2001 • 30 min
A film crew begins shooting a movie on their street.
11. Cottage Country
Aired 8 August 2001 • 30 min
Bob's obnoxious cousins ruin his visit with the president of the dental council.
12. Driving Bob
Aired 15 August 2001 • 30 min
Bob and Margaret apply for Canadian drivers' licenses, but Bob fails his test.
13. Undefended Border
Aired 22 August 2001 • 30 min
After Bob and Margaret go shopping in the States, they must transport their goods back through customs.