The Gobetweenies

Series One

1. Meet the Millers

Divorced couple Joe and Mimi attempt to keep their relationship on a friendly level as they also raise their two children - Lucy and Tom. Mimi is also awaiting her third marriage to the much older Harry who is waiting to complete his latest work writing a play, while Joe has become fed up with being just a weekend dad due to the distance he lives away as he decides to break up with his wife Dominique. The kids however are holding up as Lucy is excited about exploring surrealism, while Tom has to cope with his weird sister and insistence that their scones have the same number of sultanas. Joe sets about trying to return to the family home with the demand that he get to spend half the time with the kids, but settles on moving closer to them.

2. Sniffing Stevie and the Gym Horse

Mimi is giving a speech at a book signing when she encounters an old friend with discussion turning to marriages. Meanwhile, Lucy is subjected to her parents having to see her teacher about her lack of effort at school, which she pins partially on Joe leaving his wife and suffering from a lack of attention, which she plans on changing with a tattoo. Tom has his own problems at school when he is inadvertently made friends with Sniffing Stevie - a child who is perenially snotty and has no other friends - who he attempts to get away from in sports class and ends up injuring himself resulting in a hospital trip with an injured jaw. Joe sets about getting another job as a painter with friend Bobby and discovers who his son is.

3. Commendation and Competition

Lucy has received a commendation for creating a mode - the Angel of North London - which she apparently completed on her own, though her celebration is interrupted by being hit in the ear with the tuba she has forced Tom to carry, which has her turning on the melodrama to her mother. She is also looking forward to friend Katy being able to sleep over at her father's new place. Mimi meanwhile is stuck dealing with annoying friend Helen who starts to come on to Joe which irritates his ex-wife. Lucy is also unhappy that Joe won't take her to an exhibit which is featuring his work, while Tom is annoyed at Helen when she steals his lame joke for use in an article she is writing on go-between children. The situation eventually has Joe take the kids to his event, where he reveals a part of his past which lead to him coming back to London to be nearer the children.

4. Befriending Freddie

Tom makes friends with the new kid in school named Freddie, with the pair planning on a sleepover at Freddie's. Mimi meanwhile is delighted at the thought of Harry giving her another child after the pair talk about it, which is overheard by Lucy who takes the news badly by hiding in the treehouse. Joe discovers that the babysitter who will be looking after Tom and Freddie is stoned when dropping his son off, resulting in him pulling the plug on the sleepover, which has Tom also taking refuge in the treehouse back at home. Joe takes to talking to Freddie's mother, Jennifer, who he discovers is a widow who rides a motorcycle though he discovers she is keen on being celebate in any new relationship while Harry sets about cancelling their invite to New York which had been planed as he looks forward to spend time with his own daughter instead.

Series Two

1. The Break-up

Tom has become concerned with a mole which has become more prominent for him now that his mother is selling lookalike merchandise for her book characters, as Joe attempts to persuade him to stop the odd behaviour for fear he'll be sent back to see a therapist. Lucy meanwhile is confident at being given a part in a play, while her friend Katy struggles her confidence. Lucy however is beaten to the role due to her "alternative" audition as Mimi does her best to avoid telling her daughter the truth for as long as possible. Lucy takes the situation badly with friend Katy who ends up getting a part resulting in an argument that "ends" their friendship, while Tom's attendance at Freddie's party also goes awry as he chases his crush Poppy. Mimi ends up getting drunk with Katy's mother discussing the situation she finds her kids in.

2. Happy Father's Day

The kids ponder what to get their dad for father's day as Lucy attempts to pawn her tuba and get a job in a fetish shop while coming up with ways to make money, though fails at both. She is also irritated at her mother refusing to take up an offer to go on Who Do You Think You Are? and her playing up lands her in further trouble by destroying Tom's backup present for Joe resulting in them fighting. Mimi continues to believe that Joe is feeling down on his current work prior to heading off to announce a new story where she thinks she sees her father at the back of the bookstore. Joe has to deal with a client who has lost his dog Mortimer and is struggling to deal with being a recovering alcoholic, who turns out to be Mimi's father and is hoping for some form of reconciliation with his daughter and meet his grandchildren.

3. Zuckerberg's Chicken

Lucy enlists Tom into being an activist as she has worked out how to eat meat ethically while becoming infatuated with Mark Zuckerberg after he announces that eating chicken is fine if you capture it yourself. Joe meanwhile has grown his hair longer and receives a gift from Mimi - his old lucky suit which was donated to charity by Domenique after they broke up while also discovering that Domenique was having an affair throughout their marriage and their entire wedding was unofficial. Mimi sets about digging into a box at Joe's which was meant for the fetish shop across the road as Lucy begins a mission with her brother to steal a chicken, Clucky, to save it from a battery farm, though on arriving home they discover a load of handcuffs all over the floor while Joe is on tranquilisers after Mimi traps his hand in the car door.

4. Under the Same Night Stars

Joe attempts to write an apology to Jennifer about the sex toy and chicken incident though decides on confronting her when he spots her filling up her motorcycle, which also doesn't go well. Tom continues to be annoyed with Lucy as he is no longer allowed to see Freddie, though a bet offer from Lucy suggests she sees an end to his anger, with her challenging him and Freddie that they will say "I love you" before the end of the week. Lucy also has a new despair - the state of the environment - which lasts until she meets a cute boy, Christopher, with a moped. Tom comes up with the idea for imaginary parents while Freddie goes as far as running away which leaves Lucy having to save the day, and puts her plan to win her bet into action.

5. Sex, Guns and Frida Kahlo

Lucy has become fascinated with Frida Kahlo, while Joe takes to worrying out his daughter dating with a Halloween party upcoming at which she hopes to dazzle. The situation is also affecting Tom who is less than pleased about Lucy seeing Stevie's older brother. Mimi posits a new parenting theory by counteracting her urge to grow up quickly, while Joe suggests to Lucy that she go to the party dressed as Frida rather than the skimpy costume she initially prefers. Joe meanwhile attempts to avoid in-depth discussion of his work while visiting his mother as talk turns to Domenique's behaviour as she continues to try and keep Joe's paintings. The party goes badly for Lucy as Christopher screams at the sight of her causing her to leave early, which leaves Joe in trouble with both his mother and Mimi, and Mimi in trouble with Lucy when she overhears her criticism of the costume.

6. The Next Story

Lucy and Tom ponder the unfairness of them not being able to have a dog due to both Mimi and Joe suggesting it would complicate the situation with them having to go between two households. Mimi and Joe meanwhile further tangle their relationship when they spend their time watching One Born Every Minute, and reminisce about Lucy's birth, leading them to share a kiss - which is seen by Tom. Tom has a parents evening which is attended by his parents and Harry, while Tom is more keen on being able to sit next to Harry again in class after previously being separated. Joe is commissioned to produce an art piece for a dead dog, though the pet shop owner, Vicky, he has created it for proves to be a little unstable and eccentric, though that doesn't stop him from going to bed with her which comes back to haunt him when he finds himself in the shop with Lucy and Tom.

Series Three

Episodes in series three did not use named titles.

Episode One

Mimi's relationship with Harry has ended as he prepares to file for divorce leaving her to take her anger out on Joe. The kids are still undecided on what to name their new dog - another gobetweenie which will be spending time at both houses - much to Mimi's annoyance as the pair bicker over what they should name it. Joe is struggling business wise as demand for his painting has dried up, while Mimi considers changing her writing approach with a branch out to teenage fiction. When Mimi sets about basing her new book - The Gobetweenies - and her new characters are clones of Lucy and Tom which has them mutiny with Lucy claiming to have an eating disorder while Tom lies that he is now bed-wetting. Mimi's agent Ruby also disagrees with the move and warns her about the perils of writing about your own family.

Episode Two

Mimi believes that she is going through menopause and contemplates having her remaining eggs frozen, though has to go through hormone injections which she is caught doing by Lucy. Freddie meanwhile isn't allowed to do anything by overprotective mother Jennifer, leaving Tom keen on getting Joe or Mimi to talk to her, with him missing a partner for his skateboarding, until Jennifer's sister Tuberose steps in. Lucy meanwhile fails to make the debating team and takes to laughing at Freddie who has been buried in protective equipment as well as giving up on her Italian lessons. Joe is roped into injecting Mimi in the torso who initially attempts to convince her not to take them. With Joe's money problems mounting he sets about modelling nude for life drawing classes which proves to be a horrible surprise for Lucy who turns up to draw.

Episode Three

Lucy has become interested in astrology which has Tom commenting how stupid and gullible it is to believe in horoscopes leading the pair to bicker. Joe encounters former school friend and vet Leon who is going through similar struggles of finances, divorce, children, and a new partner but appears to be coming off for the better. Lucy reads Tom's book on stars and begins to have an existential crisis which is made worse by visiting an exhibit on dissectionists. Tom begins to believe his father is harbouring a secret that Leon is putting down healthy pets for Tom to paint and profit from the afterlife portraits. When Lucy discovers Tom's belief in their father isn't based in science and reason, she exacts her own sweet revenge.

Episode Four

Tom and Lucy to keep their knowledge of Joe and Tuberose's relationship quiet, while Joe ponders how to tell Mimi who is hoping to take him as her plus one to a wedding. Joe manages to make things worse when he brings flowers for Mimi on their wedding anniversary day. Tom has his own relationship problems, made worse by Lucy who can't go to the cinema and suggests he go to watch a film with Katy who he has been having dreams about while sleepwalking, despite his ongoing relationship with Poppy. While sleepwalking, Tom spills his fathers secret to Mimi who makes a big deal of Lucy stealing a packet of thongs from Tuberose, before turning on the age difference between Joe and Tuberose, as they are interrupted by Lucy with news that her boyfriend Chris is in hospital having an appendectomy. Tom finds his feelings for Katy aren't reciprocated as she suggests she is actually a lesbian.

Episode Five

As Tom tries to prepare for dog Milton having the snip, he considers whether Poppy is planning on breaking up with him as she has taken to avoiding him. Joe has girlfriend troubles after cancelling a holiday with Tuberose though enjoys making Mimi feel terrible about it. Lucy is hoping to wear a latex dress to a fashion show, despite her mother's protestations. Joe's friend Bobby has problems with son Stevie and seeks help in getting his son to talk to him. Picking Tom up from a dinner with Poppy when she finally agrees to talk, Joe is in trouble for forgetting paper to repair damage caused to artwork flowers by Milton as Lucy loses a toy her father when he lived in New York, though it has really been taken by Tom. Tom gets more and more upset about his situation with Poppy while Lucy and Joe discover a secret involving Stevie and Poppy.

Episode Six

Tom is still in denial about his relationship with Poppy, while Joe contemplates how to write to Tuberose. Lucy despairs at Tom pretending to be a different age each day, aided by Mimi who insists on playing along. Lucy discovers that Chris wrote a song about his breakup with ex-girlfriend Erica and gets upset at his thanking her for her "homemade" card before discovering he has a part in a play alongside Erica. Tom encounters his future self to learn about what is coming for him, while Joe and Mimi begin to rekindle their relationship when he stays over. Lucy sets about breaking up with Chris believing that he is seeing Erica. Joe discovers that Tuberose is heading home with news that she may be pregnant as Chris sets about singing a song for Lucy.