Storyline

Following their marriage, Ian and Lisa move back to the village where she grew up, a village still dominated by her family. In order to try to fit in, Ian takes a job as the village photographer, a profession for which he is not really cut out.

First Aired

1998-02-24
Last Aired

1999-12-22
Creator

Simon Nye
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

2
Episodes

12
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC Two

Keywords:

countryside photographer marriage fish out of water builder photo studio abusive stepfather clothes shopping abusive family

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Season 1

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1. No One Can Hear You Scream

Newly-weds Lisa and Ian Lyons move from London to her home village in rural Suffolk. Ian has trouble a...More

Newly-weds Lisa and Ian Lyons move from London to her home village in rural Suffolk. Ian has trouble adapting to country life when he offends his wife’s farming family over dinner. Then he exacerbates the animosity Lisa’s family have for him even further at the grand opening of a new turkey barn. Meanwhile when Ian struggles to find suitable employment, he takes over the local photography business.Less

30mins 1998-02-24

2. Floppy, But Not Too Floppy

Ian finally receives his first business assignment: taking the primary school annual photograph. Howev...More

Ian finally receives his first business assignment: taking the primary school annual photograph. However, things don’t go quite to plan as his inexperience shows through and the students and staff are not as co-operative as he had hoped. Lisa’s father is determined to get his son in law to return to London and offers him a substantial sum of money to encourage him to leave. Meanwhile Lisa has problems of her own when it becomes apparent that her ex, Derek, still harbours feelings for her.Less

30mins 1998-03-03

3. Monstrous

Some intimate photographs of Ian and Lisa cause a stir when they are posted around the village. Desper...More

Some intimate photographs of Ian and Lisa cause a stir when they are posted around the village. Desperate to ingratiate himself with the villagers, Ian joins the local football team but quickly begins to regret his decision.Less

30mins 1998-03-10

4. Woof!

Derek’s continued obsession with Lisa creates friction. To support a village charity gala, Ian invites...More

Derek’s continued obsession with Lisa creates friction. To support a village charity gala, Ian invites one of his friends from the London comedy club to perform. However his friend’s style of stand up proves to be a little too much for the audience.Less

30mins 1998-03-17

5. The Hidden World of Country Fire Stations

Ian travels round with the local fire service when he decides to write a book about them however, he u...More

Ian travels round with the local fire service when he decides to write a book about them however, he uncovers a swindle they don’t want revealed. Lisa has a constant flow of visitors and Ian begins to feel claustrophobic.Less

30mins 1998-03-24

6. Sausage, Balloon, Bum

There is a scandal in the village when Ian is accused of hitting a young boy. The Lyons find rural lif...More

There is a scandal in the village when Ian is accused of hitting a young boy. The Lyons find rural life rather dull and decide to enter the local bridge competition.Less