While running the advertising agency Eyecatchers, Simon Harrap explores his relationships with his daughter Samantha, his business partner Derek Yates, and a string of romantic liaisons. His mother-in-law, Nell, often interferes in his attempts to raise Samantha on his own, but usually haa her granddaughter's best interests at heart.
6 seasons · 52 episodes
I Wonder Who's Kissing Him Now?
Sep 23, 198830 min
When Samantha's friend Roz comes to stay over at the Harraps', she gives Simon a very passionate goodnight kiss and Isobel walks in on them. She sees Simon as a seducer and almost quits until Samantha explains that Roz kisses older men for
My Second Best Friend
Sep 30, 198830 min
Samantha is doing her French 'O' Levels and when Jean-Pierre, a very handsome Frenchman and a friend of Simon's, comes to stay, she's keen to learn as much as she can from him – and not just in the academic sense!
The Story of Foxy-Features and Melon-Head
Oct 7, 198830 min
A party to celebrate 21 years of Eyecatchers is almost jeopardised when Simon finds a letter which leads him to erroneously believe that Derek is applying for another job.
Mundane Monday
Oct 14, 198830 min
Eyecatchers is to promote a breakfast cereal called Nyum Nyums which Derek finds repulsive. The contract is to be signed at a wine bar but the clients want to meet Derek and Simon with their wives so Liz and Isobel play the parts. Simultane
Only the Lonely
Oct 21, 198830 min
Samantha is seeing a new beau, Charlie, and feels sorry for her father's loneliness. When she runs into Hugo, she angles to match Simon with Lyn but only finds herself falling for Hugo and dumps Charlie. Hugo, however, has moved on.
When You're Smiling
Oct 28, 198830 min
Simon seems strangely unconcerned when Samantha tells him that her exam results were excellent and Derek admits to losing a large sum of money – later found – from company accounts. Isobel takes advantage of his distracted state of mind to
Richard O'Sullivan
Simon Harrap
Joanne Ridley
Samantha Harrap
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Derek Yates
Joanne Campbell
Liz
Joan Sanderson
Nell Cresset
Sandra Clark
Isobel McClusky
Leni Harper
Madeleine Dunnock
Jon Cartwright
Fergus Appleby
Raymond Francis
Pinky Harrington
Christopher Westlake
Hugo
Christine Garner
Gillian
Richard Piper
Ron
