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)
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)