My Family/Characters

Ben Harper (Robert Lindsay)


 * Butt Monkey
 * Only Sane Man: Sometimes takes on this role.
 * The Snark Knight

Susan Harper (Zoe Wanamaker)


 * Closer to Earth: Subverted. She likes to think she is this, but in reality she's just as crazy as Ben.
 * Lethal Chef
 * Only Sane Man: Sometimes. Not as often as she'd like to think, though.

Nick Harper (Khris Marshall)


 * Obfuscating Stupidity: Occasional moments seem to hint he is this.
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs: An example of a main character being this, in a running joke that he could never keep a job for more than a day.

Janey Harper (Daniela Denby-Ashe)


 * Bratty Teenage Daughter: In earlier seasons.
 * Dumb Blonde

Michael Harper (Gabriel Thomson)


 * Child Prodigy: At the beginning of the show.
 * Teen Genius: Later became this.
 * Little Mr Snarker: In the earlier seasons.
 * Mommas Boy: Not to extreme levels, but some episodes do draw attention to it.
 * Only Sane Man: Usually. Not always though.
 * Suddenly Sexuality: After nine seasons of being consistently attracted to women, he suddenly came out as gay in the tenth season.

Roger Bailey (Kieron Self)


 * Cloudcuckoolander

Abi Harper (Siobhan Hayes)


 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Suspiciously Similar Substitute: For Janey.
 * The Ditz

Alfie Butts (Rhodri Meilir)


 * Suspiciously Similar Substitute: For Nick

Kenzo Harper (Tayler Marshall)


 * Child Prodigy
 * Little Mr Snarker
 * Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome