Another reason though could be that he has seen his failings towards the other two children and wants to make up for lost time. In earlier series they appear to be much closer although from series 3 there's a noticable change with Michael frequently commenting on his dislike for Ben and Bens failings, although this could be from a sense of bitterness than Ben doesn't take an interest in him very often.
Although they maintain a barbed relationship throughout the series the two appear much more friendly in the later seasons particular after Ben's unconditional acceptance of Michaels coming out of the closet in Series Ben is frequently irritated by Rogers chirpy attitude and regularly abuses and insults him, Roger however seems totally oblivious to Bens opinion of believing it to all be in fun and even once commenting that he rather enjoys the way Ben pushes him around all the time.
Part of the reason for Bens annoyance may stem from the fact that Roger clearly loves his job greatly whereas Ben has never found anything but misery from it. Whatever Bens opinion of Roger however its clear that Roger idolises and worships Ben and desires to be considered his friend, he even makes Ben his best man at his wedding.
Although Ben finds Roger annoying its implied at several points throughout the series he does care for his wellbeing and takes great steps to ensure this such as breaking into a monastery so Roger can see Abi one last time and trying to persuade an escort to stop taking financial advantage of him. There are a lot of people who hate Ben and he hates them back.
His relationship with Susan's alcholic mother Grace Riggs have perhaps the most extreme hate-hate relationship. She despises Ben, and resents him for marrying her daughter. There are many examples of this turbulent relationship. The classic is when Grace visits the Harper house and Ben always makes excuses to flee the house before she arrives. Grace also loathes Ben, and was overjoyed when Ben discovered Susan had a husband before him. Their hatred for each other was never resolved and they showed no sign of affection anywhere in the series.
Even at Grace's funeral, Ben was more concerned about his car getting a speeding ticket and even pulled into McDonalds on the way to her funeral. My Family Wiki Explore. Main Information. Grace Riggs. Series Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Ben Harper. Top Contributors. My Family UK. Characters: 1 of 8 Full List. You are successfully logged out. Remember me. Enter the text in the image shown if you are human.
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Did you know Edit. Quotes Susan : [Identifying who has called her, crying] Oh, Doreen, my yoga teacher. User reviews 1 Review. Top review. A very funny end to the series. Ben pops a few Viagra tablets, and ends up in Hospital, much to his embarrassment. Susan's yoga teacher struggles to find inner calm as she takes a lesson at the Harper household. It's been a great first series, it ends on a high with this one.
It's well written, funny and generally excellent. The highlight for me comes from Robert Lindsay, from his unfortunate moment with Nick, to his truly outstanding song, what a brilliantly talented man he is, is there nothing he cannot do.
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