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Ben Harperas Ben Harper

Zoë Wanamaker

Susan Harperas Susan Harper

Daniela Denby-Ashe

Janey Harperas Janey Harper

Gabriel Thomson

Michael Harperas Michael Harper

Siobhan Hayes

Abi Harperas Abi Harper

Keiron Self

Roger Baileyas Roger Bailey

Peter Egan

Geoffrey Duttonas Geoffrey Dutton

Windsor Davies

Night Porteras Night Porter

Andy Taylor

Hotel Receptionistas Hotel Receptionist

Jane Booker

Jillas Jill

Elizabeth McKechnie

Penelope Duttonas Penelope Dutton

Jiggy Bhore

Patas Pat

Isobel Middleton

Maryas Mary

Robert Harley

Alanas Alan

Victoria Shepherd

Fayas Fay

Alex Dawson

Hubertas Hubert

Terry Bird

Bruiseras Bruiser

Christine Ellerbeck

Bruiser's Wifeas Bruiser's Wife

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Ben has business cards printed but they read 'Ben Hamper'. Hoping for a move to Harley Street he attends a conference at a hotel with eminent speaker Geoffrey Dutton but Susan is busy writing a novel so Janey accompanies him instead. However she refuses to wear a lapel badge marked Mrs Harper and it is assumed that she is Ben's mistress, something to which he plays up to impress Geoffrey. Janey is not pleased and when Susan arrives tells her the truth. Ben's chances seem doomed until Susan moves in to charm Geoffrey but unfortunately Geoffrey's wife recognizes her. Furthermore Michael and his friend Hubert have turned up at the hotel and run a very large bill for Ben to pay. —don @ minifie-1

Genre
- Comedy
Certificate
- TV-PG
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Trivia
Final on-screen acting role of Windsor Davies.

Quotes
Ben Harper: [dashing through doors] Abi, Abi! Loo... umm, might sound weird, but I would like you to be my mistress for half an hour.
Abi Harper: Okay!
Ben Harper: [takes her hand, starts pulling her toward the door] Great! Come on, it's urgent.
Roger Bailey Jnr.: [takes her other hand and drags her back] You fiend, how dare you!
Ben Harper: Roger, Roger, it's just for a minute. You won't miss her!
Roger Bailey Jnr.: Let her go, let her go, she's mine!
Roger Bailey Jnr.: No, Roger, she's mine!
Roger Bailey Jnr.: No!
Ben Harper: Roger, I'm desperate!
Roger Bailey Jnr.: Buy a magazine!

Top review

10/10

Brilliant

A nice farce to round off S5, and another opportunity for Daniella Denby Ashe to have a bit more to do as Janey, as she gets embroiled in Ben's schmoozing of a potential dental partner.

with lots of good jokes, and the return of Andy Taylor as the snooty hotel receptionist who pops up wherever the Harpers check in, this is a good example of the show at its best.

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