Meet a modern, outwardly functional british family – engaged in constant psychological warfare. Christmas time in the harper household is even more chaotic than usual! Starring zoe wanamaker and robert lindsay ‘ding dong merrily’ christmas 2002 entrepreneurial nick declares to start a christmas tree business and turns the harper living room into a forest – much to ben’s horror. More importantly, janey’s back for christmas but has a big announcement… she’s pregnant! ‘sixty feet under’ christmas 2003 whilst the harpers are travelling into london to make a start on their christmas shopping, the tube breaks down leaving them stranded with only their fellow oddball passengers to help them pass the time. ‘glad tiding we bring’ christmas 2004 janey arrived home to inform her parents that she is getting married! Christmas is cast aside as susan revels in the thoughts of organising the wedding… whilst ben will be glad to hand over the responsibility of his daughter… but their joy turns into horror as the fiancé in question arrives… ‘…and i’ll cry if i want to’ christmas 2005 christmas at the harpers will go down with a band this year as susan is determined to give grandson kenzo a third birthday party that he and the rest of the harpers will never forget!