That's My Boy

That's My Boy

1981
★★★☆☆ 6.1/10
📺 5 Seasons
🎬 37 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 30 min/episode
Comedy
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video
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Seasons

Season 1
1981 • 6 Episodes
Housekeeper Ida Willis is the terror of the domestic employment agency and her clients alike. She is sent to work for Dr. Robert Price and his wife Angie. Ida tells Angie about her son Shane, who she gave up for adoption as a newborn baby. When they swap baby photos of Robert and Shane, they discover that they are one in the same!
Season 2
1983 • 9 Episodes
When Mrs Prive comes for tea, Ida is showing off her talents when she breaks her tooth biting into one of 'other mummy's sausage rolls. How will she get on at her first dentist visit in 28 years?
Season 3
1984 • 8 Episodes
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.
Season 4
1985 • 7 Episodes
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?
Season 5
1986 • 7 Episodes
Wilfred has vanished, leaving his sister Ida distraught. But after being found, he invades a nearby empty house, wielding a musket. He ends up buying the property and working as the local gravedigger.

Crew

Writer
Pam Valentine, Michael Ashton

Network

ITV1

Production

Yorkshire Television

Keywords

motherhusband wife relationshipadoptionsoncouplesitcommother son relationshipdomestic comedy