2point4 children Season 7

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Perfect Day Feb 26, 1998 Ben's return home with a completely unsuitable replacement for the car results in the entire family progressively not speaking to each other, causing trouble for Rona's hopes of adoption.

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When Saturday Comes Mar 5, 1998 When Bill innocently throws away Ben's ""Lucky Underpants"" she is forced to play along with Ben's notions of making his football team win for the next three Saturdays. Unfortunately that means the family doing exactly the same as they did on the morning of the first week- over and over.

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Malcolm X Mar 12, 1998 The reappearance of Bill's ex-boyfriend Malcolm, as a made-good businessman from the USA coincides with Ben taking Bill for granted once too often. Things come to a head when she decides to take up Malcolm's offer of a weekend away together.

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The Sweet Hereafter Mar 19, 1998 Having been identified by a Market Researcher as the Head of a Completely Average Family, Ben returns home with a box full of new products to test. But strangely, one of these, an innocent looking chocolate named a ""Drool Bar"" seems to have a worrying effect upon all who eat it.

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When Did You Last See Your Father? Mar 26, 1998 Bette returns to the house to take Bill on their annual pilgrimage to her late husband's resting-place. This turns out to be not the crematorium as Bill had been told on previous occasions, but a freezer in a warehouse in Bermondsey. And, worse than that- the Cronics company has folded, meaning they have to take the frozen remains home with them.

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The Italian Job Apr 2, 1998 Fabrizio, an Italian exchange student causes havoc when he descends upon the Porter Household. After many exasperating incidents, Bill is ready to let him have a piece of her mind. Unfortunately, Ben has just made a worrying discovery: the waiters at the Italian Restaurant have a photo of Fabrizio's Father on the wall- and they seem to be in awe and terror of him for some reason.

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The Heart Has Its Reasons Apr 9, 1998 Jenny finally departs for University. But a theft from Ben's van and the subsequent chase and aftermath bring a new occupant to the Porter Household- the homeless Declan.