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 (7)
1. Moving Out
Aired 18 January 1985 • 30 min
Robert has finally got an opportunity to work as a GP in a private practice. But it means moving to Yorkshire. How's his 'other mother' going to take the news?
2. Moving In
Aired 25 January 1985 • 30 min
The journey to Yorkshire proves to be extremely fraught, the car breaks down several times, and secretary Edith Parfitt gets more and more worried.
3. What Seems to Be the Trouble
Aired 1 February 1985 • 30 min
Ida misses London life and struggles with the new slower-paced country life. She plans to pack her bags but a medical emergency soon changes her mind.
4. Friendship View Marriage
Aired 8 February 1985 • 30 min
Mrs Price and Wilfred plan a visit; when they arrive, Wilfred tells Ida he's set to propose to his 'Passion Flower', but his eye is elsewhere.
5. Hello Young Mothers
Aired 15 February 1985 • 30 min
At the local corner shop, Ida overhears plans for a hostel for single mothers. She has to take on fiercely opposed shopkeeper Mrs Cross.
6. The Phantom of the Farmyard
Aired 22 February 1985 • 30 min
Lonely in London, Mrs Price visits, intending to move in. Robert, Angie and Ida concoct a plan to put her off, a phantom rooster.
7. Surprise, Surprise
Aired 8 March 1985 • 30 min
Ida drops some not-too-subtle hints that her birthday is approaching and tells Angie she wants a big strong man to carry her away. When the big day arrives, she's left wondering if she'll ever get what she really wants.