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Bob and Margaret
1998 - 2001 6.5 (9 votes) 4 Seasons
Genres
Animation Comedy
Networks
Global TV
Channel 4
Created By
David Fine
Alison Snowden

Bob and Margaret

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: David Fine, Alison Snowden

Top Cast

Andy Hamilton
Andy Hamilton

Bob

Brian George
Brian George

Adrian Truss
Adrian Truss

Jayne Eastwood
Jayne Eastwood

Doon Mackichan
Doon Mackichan

Peter Baynham
Peter Baynham

Ron Pardo
Ron Pardo

Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan

Seasons

Season 0 ()

No overview available.

1 episodes

Season 1 (1998)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: A Tale of Two Dentists
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: A Night In
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Blood, Sweat and Tears
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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: The Burglary
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Shopping
1998-07-20

Bob and Margaret venture to a massive superstore and have many mishaps in the search for cheaper dog food

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: The Holiday
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: For Pete's Sake
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Friends for Dinner
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?'

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Love's Labors Lost
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: The Dental Convention
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: The Discomfort of Strangers
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Trick or Treat
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Neighbors
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 2 (1999)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Bob Gets Wired
1999-08-19

Margaret is accidentally arrested for shop lifting and treated like a terrorist. Bob is enlisted to entrap her.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: No Trouble
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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: The Trouble With Mummy
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: The Fly on the Wall
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Problems
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: A Patient Dies in Bob's Chair
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Cuckoo in the Nest
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: A New Life
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Animal Behavior
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!

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Party Politics
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Going Dutch
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: My Foot Hurts
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: A Bob or Two
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 (2001)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Stranded in Toronto
2001-05-30

Bob and Margaret must spend time with their Canadian cousins when their New York flight is rerouted to Toronto.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Strangers in a Strange Land
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Margaret Gets a Job
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Til Death Do Us Part
2001-06-20

Bob buys a cemetery plot for Margaret as an anniversary gift.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: The Wedding
2001-06-27

Bob and Margaret are invited to their goddaughter's wedding, which will be televised.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Fish at the Bat
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...

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Over-Exposed
2001-07-11

Margaret discovers more than she wanted to know about their neighbors when she accidentally picks up the wrong photographs.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Age Before Beauty
2001-07-18

Margaret becomes self-conscious about her looks

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Book Club
2001-07-25

Bob and Margaret try to expand their limited social circle by joining a book club.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: On Location
2001-08-01

A film crew begins shooting a movie on their street.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Cottage Country
2001-08-08

Bob's obnoxious cousins ruin his visit with the president of the dental council.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Driving Bob
2001-08-15

Bob and Margaret apply for Canadian drivers' licenses, but Bob fails his test.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Undefended Border
2001-08-22

After Bob and Margaret go shopping in the States, they must transport their goods back through customs.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 4 (2001)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: New Lease on Life
2001-09-13

Bob and Margaret have a near-death experience.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Jury Duty
2001-09-20

Margaret's planned vacation must be aborted when she is called to jury duty.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: The Player
2001-09-27

After attending a financial seminar, Bob becomes hooked on day trading.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Getaway
2001-10-04

Nominated for a Golden Arch Support Award, Margaret wins a romantic getaway, but Bob becomes too jealous to enjoy it.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Mummy's Boy
2001-10-11

Bob is shocked to learn about his mother's new boyfriend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Gone to Seed
2001-10-18

Margaret is upset when she learns what will happen to Bob's donation to the local sperm bank.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Candidate
2001-10-25

When Margaret becomes a candidate for city council, Bob finds himself enjoying his role as a political spouse.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Life Saver
2001-11-01

When Bob saves the life of a suicidal man, he is unprepared for the consequences.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: I, Bob
2001-11-09

When he loses his job, Bob experiences an identity crisis and joins a therapy group.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Mastermind
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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Outward Bound
2001-11-22

Bob's canoe outing with his co-workers goes badly, while back home Margaret tries to deal with incompetent workmen.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Gary
2001-11-29

Bob gets stuck taking his neighbors' adult son Gary to work.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: A Very Fishy Christmas
2001-12-25

The Fishes experience the joys of their first Christmas in Canada.

Runtime: 30 min

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