About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. Where There's a Will
Aired 27 April 1984 • 30 min
Ida discovers that she's been left a cottage in a will from none other than 'Shane's daddy', but their arrival is met with an even bigger surprise.
2. Baby Blues
Aired 4 May 1984 • 30 min
Angie's cousins have had a baby, and made her and Robert godparents. Following the ceremony, she decides she wants a baby, but Robert doesn't.
3. The Big Night Out
Aired 11 May 1984 • 30 min
Ida is infuriated when consultant Charles Barber invites Mrs Price to dinner, especially after some digging, she realises that she is the intended date.
4. Light and Shade
Aired 18 May 1984 • 30 min
Home on holiday in Bournemouth, Mrs Price has joined a cult and starts handing her wealth over to Brother Laidlaw. Suspicious, Ida sets a trap.
5. Unfair Dismissal
Aired 25 May 1984 • 30 min
When handyman Jim Barnes is given his marching orders, Ida refuses to accept the decision and devises a plan to get him reinstated.
6. Dirty Linen
Aired 1 June 1984 • 30 min
Ida finds a 'love letter' in Robert's pocket, and everyone mutually jumps to that he's having an affair. Who is the mystery woman?
7. Ring If You Need Me
Aired 8 June 1984 • 30 min
Ida waits on bedridden Mrs Price hand and foot, but goodwill only stretches so far.
8. Little Donkey
Aired 28 December 1984 • 30 min
Robert's musical plans are thrown into disarray when he discovers one of the nurses is already singing 'Little Donkey' at the hospital Christmas concert. Wilfred helpfully suggests an alternative act: mind reading!