Thesecondseries,BenHarper,husbandandfathertothreedifferentandoftendifficultchildrenhasspenthisworkinglifeasadentist.Justaswellasmostofhislifeseemsratherlikepullingteeth.HiswifeSusanisusuallybusyshowingforeigntouristsaroundLondon,aplacesheknowsmuchbetterthanherownkitchen.BenandSusanhavebeenmarriedhappilyenoughtohavethreechildren.However,Benhasthefeelingthatmostofthetimehischildrenseemtospeakadifferentlanguage.Nick(20)haspersuadedhisparentshewouldbenefitfromagapyeartoseesomethingoftheworld.Todate,hehashardlyseenanythingbeyondtheconfinesofthesofa.Janey(17)isintoboys,fashionlabels(expensiveones)andgettingherownway.Michael(14)isthebrightestofthetrio.Heisseriouslyintocomputers,and,notsoseriously(yet)intogirls.