Bob and Margaret
Revolves around married English couple named Bob and Margaret Fish, a middle class 40-ish working couple with no children and two dogs named William and Elizabeth. Bob is a dentist and Margaret is a chiropodist. Bob and Margaret struggle with everyday issues and mid life crisis. Stories often revolve around the mundane, but in a way which is eminently relatable. In the first two seasons, Bob and Margaret live in England, in the South London community of Balham. For the third and fourth seasons, they move to Toronto, Canada, allowing the writers to explore the humour of the culture clash.
Seasons
1. A Tale of Two Dentists
Air Date: 1998-06-22
A flashy young dentist opens a practice right across the road from Bob's and steals all his customers - even Margaret. His receptionist also defects, which results in Bob hiring Penny. Things are not, however, as they seem.
2. A Night In
Air Date: 1998-07-06
Bob and Margaret are concerned about missing the opportunity to have children so they stay in with a romantic movie and … end up going to visit a friend with an obnoxious baby who puts an end to any thoughts of parenthood.
3. Blood, Sweat and Tears
Air Date: 1998-06-29
Bob and Margaret decide to get fit by playing badminton. Trouble is, they play with Ken and Cathy who take the game very seriously. Ken ends up in the hospital and Bob and Margaret reluctantly go along to be polite
4. The Burglary
Air Date: 1998-07-13
Bob and Margaret's house is robbed by a couple of charming, hugging burglars. Beany and Boney would make many appearances in the series as the comic rogue element.
5. Shopping
Air Date: 1998-07-20
Bob and Margaret venture to a massive superstore and have many mishaps in the search for cheaper dog food
6. The Holiday
Air Date: 1998-10-05
The dogs are left at a strange kennels while Bob and Margaret go on holiday to a Greek island. But, Bob is terrified to fly and the dogs are terrified of Mr Buttons and his domineering mother.
7. For Pete's Sake
Air Date: 1998-07-27
Bob's TV chef brother Peter, leaves the kids with Bob and Margaret when he and his wife travel to India for a live cooking program. When Peter falls ill, Bob and Margaret are concerned they will suddenly be parents.
8. Friends for Dinner
Air Date: 1998-09-21
Bob and Margaret are having dinner at a friends who they don't particularly like, but feel that they are owed a dinner because of the number of times they have had them over. They expect a lavish spread, but no dinner is planned. Instead, they play a board game called ‘What Would You Do?'
9. Love's Labors Lost
Air Date: 1998-10-19
Penny demands a pay rise. Bob stands firm, so Penny quits to work in a florist. Margaret helps out Bob with disastrous consequences and so Bob has to woo Penny back.
10. The Dental Convention
Air Date: 1998-09-28
Bob is persuaded to give a speech at a big convention in Frankfurt, but he is terrified and doesn't know what to say.
11. The Discomfort of Strangers
Air Date: 1998-10-12
Bob's cousins, Cookie and Melvin, arrive from Canada unannounced. They hate the food and the lack of TV channels and the high cost of everything and they follow Bob and Margaret on their romantic holiday to Cheddar.
12. Trick or Treat
Air Date: 1998-10-26
It's Halloween and also the anniversary of Bob's father's death. Bob's Mummy wants to take him to the grave, but it's now a parking lot for a supermarket. Meanwhile Bob has to attend the funeral of an old school friend who has died, but he doesn't remember who he is.
13. Neighbors
Air Date: 1998-11-02
Bob and Margaret try to befriend the new American neighbours. They also buy a burglar alarm from Graham, the worst salesman in the world.
1. Bob Gets Wired
Air Date: 1999-08-19
Margaret is accidentally arrested for shop lifting and treated like a terrorist. Bob is enlisted to entrap her.
2. No Trouble
Air Date: 1999-08-26
Margaret's parents visit. They refuse to answer questions and bring their own toilet paper. They keep thanking Bob for having married their daughter
3. The Trouble With Mummy
Air Date: 1999-09-02
When Bob's mother's best friend dies, Bob's brother and sister decide that Mummy might be best moved to a home. They are also excited about selling the house for a small fortune.
4. The Fly on the Wall
Air Date: 1999-09-09
An old school friend of Bob's wants to make a documentary about his dental practice, but it doesn't go as Bob had hoped.
5. Problems
Air Date: 1999-09-16
Margaret bumps into an old school friend she hasn't seen since she was six. The friend is very successful and this makes Margaret feel inadequate. Meanwhile, Bob agrees to attend an AA meeting and confronts some devils.
6. A Patient Dies in Bob's Chair
Air Date: 1999-09-23
When a patient dies of a heart attack in Bob's chair, Bob is struck off and so hires a flashy lawyer to fight the ruling.
7. Cuckoo in the Nest
Air Date: 1999-11-20
Margaret takes on a fawning young apprentice at the foot clinic. Meanwhile, Bob and Margaret have an unwanted house guest in the Clive, who tries to interest Bob in hookers. When Bob finds a pair underpants in Margaret's coat pocket he suspects the worst.
8. A New Life
Air Date: 1999-12-04
Bob is impressed by a promotional video about living in the brand new town of Wordsworth Shakespeare and considers leaving London for this idyllic place where roads are straight and named after popular movies.
9. Animal Behavior
Air Date: 1999-11-27
The dogs need more excitement in their lives, and so do Bob and Margaret, so they hook up with The Widgeners, a bitchy, artsy couple who live in a converted warehouse. This episode features an enormous corned beef penis!
10. Party Politics
Air Date: 2000-01-08
Margaret unwittingly hosts a sex toy party, but can only manage to round up a feeble group of guests who include her elderly wheel chair bound aunt and the owner of the Indian restaurant below her office.
11. Going Dutch
Air Date: 2000-01-15
Margaret wins a cycling holiday in holand, but Bob tries to get out of it because he never learned to ride a bike. Margaret takes Cathy instead.
12. My Foot Hurts
Air Date: 2000-02-01
Margaret hosts a local radio phone in show called ‘My Foot Hurts'. To celebrate, they go to a new Indian restaurant, but the owners beg for radio support to help them so that they can afford fertility treatment.
13. A Bob or Two
Air Date: 2000-02-08
Bob finds a clown on black velvet painting at a boot sale which ends up potentially worth a small fortune. Features a Godfather pastiche fantasy sequence in which Bob is gunned down by a clown.
1. Stranded in Toronto
Air Date: 2001-05-30
Bob and Margaret must spend time with their Canadian cousins when their New York flight is rerouted to Toronto.
2. Strangers in a Strange Land
Air Date: 2001-06-06
Because their dogs were left unattended while they were stranded in Toronto, an RSPCA uproar forces Bob and Margaret to move to Canada.
3. Margaret Gets a Job
Air Date: 2001-06-13
Now in Canada, Bob gets a job at an inner-city dental clinic and Margaret enters the world of women's foot care.
4. Til Death Do Us Part
Air Date: 2001-06-20
Bob buys a cemetery plot for Margaret as an anniversary gift.
5. The Wedding
Air Date: 2001-06-27
Bob and Margaret are invited to their goddaughter's wedding, which will be televised.
6. Fish at the Bat
Air Date: 2001-07-04
Bob gets cajoled into joining his office softball team. Everyone at work is convinced that Bob is a world-class cricket player, but in truth he is terrible at all sports and too embarrassed to tell anyone...
7. Over-Exposed
Air Date: 2001-07-11
Margaret discovers more than she wanted to know about their neighbors when she accidentally picks up the wrong photographs.
8. Age Before Beauty
Air Date: 2001-07-18
Margaret becomes self-conscious about her looks
9. Book Club
Air Date: 2001-07-25
Bob and Margaret try to expand their limited social circle by joining a book club.
10. On Location
Air Date: 2001-08-01
A film crew begins shooting a movie on their street.
11. Cottage Country
Air Date: 2001-08-08
Bob's obnoxious cousins ruin his visit with the president of the dental council.
12. Driving Bob
Air Date: 2001-08-15
Bob and Margaret apply for Canadian drivers' licenses, but Bob fails his test.
13. Undefended Border
Air Date: 2001-08-22
After Bob and Margaret go shopping in the States, they must transport their goods back through customs.
1. New Lease on Life
Air Date: 2001-09-13
Bob and Margaret have a near-death experience.
2. Jury Duty
Air Date: 2001-09-20
Margaret's planned vacation must be aborted when she is called to jury duty.
3. The Player
Air Date: 2001-09-27
After attending a financial seminar, Bob becomes hooked on day trading.
4. Getaway
Air Date: 2001-10-04
Nominated for a Golden Arch Support Award, Margaret wins a romantic getaway, but Bob becomes too jealous to enjoy it.
5. Mummy's Boy
Air Date: 2001-10-11
Bob is shocked to learn about his mother's new boyfriend.
6. Gone to Seed
Air Date: 2001-10-18
Margaret is upset when she learns what will happen to Bob's donation to the local sperm bank.
7. The Candidate
Air Date: 2001-10-25
When Margaret becomes a candidate for city council, Bob finds himself enjoying his role as a political spouse.
8. Life Saver
Air Date: 2001-11-01
When Bob saves the life of a suicidal man, he is unprepared for the consequences.
9. I, Bob
Air Date: 2001-11-09
When he loses his job, Bob experiences an identity crisis and joins a therapy group.
10. Mastermind
Air Date: 2001-11-15
After Bob is in a car accident with a local mobster, he decides to install a new security system when the man is released from jail.
11. Outward Bound
Air Date: 2001-11-22
Bob's canoe outing with his co-workers goes badly, while back home Margaret tries to deal with incompetent workmen.
12. Gary
Air Date: 2001-11-29
Bob gets stuck taking his neighbors' adult son Gary to work.
13. A Very Fishy Christmas
Air Date: 2001-12-25
The Fishes experience the joys of their first Christmas in Canada.
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Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
1998-06-22
Episodes
52 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Comedy Central
Channel 4 Television
Nelvana
Global Television Network
Philippine Animation Studio Inc.