That's My Boy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When Ida Willis gets a new job as Housekeeper to Dr Robert Price and his wife Angie, she moves into their London flat. However, she soon discovers that Robert is the son she gave up for adoption when he was a baby, and she proceeds to call him Shane, the name she gave him when he was born.

Other characters include Ida's troublesome brother Wilfred (Harold Goodwin), and Robert's adoptive mother, Mrs Price Clare Richards, an upmarket widow with whom Ida doesn't actually get on. In the fourth series, they move up north to the Yorkshire village of Little Birchmarch, where Ida befriends Robert's mousy receptionist, Miss Parfitt.

Series details

• Title: That's My Boy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-10-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11043
• IMDb ID: tt0081945
• TVDB ID: 102221

Cast and credited roles

• Mollie Sugden — Ida Willis
• Christopher Blake — Dr. Robert 'Shane' Price
• Jennifer Lonsdale — Angie Price

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-10-23; final listed air date 1981-11-27; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1983-01-07; final listed air date 1983-12-23; episode order: 9.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-04-27; final listed air date 1984-12-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 1985-01-18; final listed air date 1985-03-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-02-21; final listed air date 1986-04-04; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from That's My Boy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.