List of Supernanny episodes

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Supernanny is a reality television programme that aired on Channel 4 from 7 July 2004 to 8 October 2008. The show features professional nanny Jo Frost, who devotes each episode to helping a family where the parents are struggling with their child-rearing. The ages of the children are the ages they were at the time the show was broadcast.

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Series overview

Supernanny series overview [1] [2]
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 37 July 2004 (2004-07-07)21 July 2004 (2004-07-21)
2 125 April 2005 (2005-04-05)5 October 2005 (2005-10-05)
3 629 August 2006 (2006-08-29)3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)
4 529 August 2007 (2007-08-29)26 September 2007 (2007-09-26)
5 324 September 2008 (2008-09-24)8 October 2008 (2008-10-08)

Episodes

Series 1 (2004)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)  [3]
11"The Woods Family" Grantham, Lincolnshire 7 July 2004 (2004-07-07) [4] [5] 4.88
Lucy and Steve Woods have three children: 12-year-old Caitlin, 10-year-old Billy, and 2-year-old Charlie. Charlie rules the house with tantrums and screaming to get what he wants. Caitlin and Billy feel ignored by their parents because of Charlie's temper.
22"The Steer Family" Crawley, West Sussex 14 July 2004 (2004-07-14) [6] [7] 6.00
Kelly Steer has two children: 5-year-old Sophie and 4-year-old Callum. Both of Kelly's children never do as they are told, and Kelly finds herself unable to discipline them, even with her mother, Trina's, full time help.
33"The Charles Family" Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire 21 July 2004 (2004-07-21) [8] 5.83
Amanda and Kevin Charles have three children: 4-year-old Jacob and 1-year-old fraternal twins Isabelle and Max. Jacob used to be well behaved, but is now jealous of the twins.

Series 2 (2005)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)  [3]
41"The Collins Family" Northampton 5 April 2005 (2005-04-05) [9] 4.96
Karen and Jason Collins have four children: 10-year-old Ben, 9-year-old Lauren, 6-year-old Joshua, and 4-year-old Joseph. It is like a mob rule as the kids damage family property, swear, run around and out of the house, swear, and disrespect their mother. When dad Jason comes home, he punishes the kids and sometimes he is too rough causing Karen and Jason to be at loggerheads.
52"The Hemingway-Clegg Family" Yorkshire 12 April 2005 (2005-04-12) [10] 5.03
Claire Hemingway and Bruce Clegg have three sons: 5-year-old Nathaniel, who was born with diabetes mellitus, 2-year-old Craig, and 6-month-old Michael. Nathaniel controls the house and use his disease to make his parents feel bad when he doesn't get his way.
63"The Pandit Family" Stevenage, Hertfordshire 19 April 2005 (2005-04-19) [11] 4.13
Caroline and Suni Pandit have four children: 7-year-old Jamie, 6-year-old Jasmine, 5-year-old Jenna, and 3-year-old Tiny. The kids behave like teenagers despite their age. Suni encourages the kids to be independent while Caroline believes they are too young. Jamie is 7 going on 17 and would lock his door to keep his siblings out. At night, while Tiny wouldn't go down without a fight, Jasmine is up 10 times a night and wouldn't go to bed unless her parents go first.
74"The Douglas Family" Staines-upon-Thames 26 April 2005 (2005-04-26) [12] 5.08
Alexandra "Sandra" and Doug Douglas have 4-year-old fraternal twin children: George and Nicole. The twins regularly throw violent tantrums, but are well behaved at school and with their babysitters. Sandra also thinks Nicole hates her.
85"The Cooke Family" Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire 17 August 2005 (2005-08-17)4.63
Denise and Paul Cooke have three daughters: 9-year-old Meghann, 6-year-old Gabriella, and 4-year-old Erin. As the ringleader, Meghann is willful and erupts at every given moment. Gabriella and Erin have picked up Meghann's aggressive behaviour and all the girls get into arguments with each other and their parents. Denise's relationship with Meghann is strained and so is the former's relationship with Paul. Because of the girls' behaviour, the family hardly ever go out in fear for an embarrassing scene.
96"The Seniors Family" Coventry, Warwickshire 24 August 2005 (2005-08-24)5.14
Debbie Seniors has three daughters: 5-year-old Bethany, 3-year-old Ruth, and 2-year-old Hannah. Bethany is the ringleader of the girl gang while Ruth is cheeky and rude toward Debbie and Hannah copies her big sisters. Even with the help of her parents, who live next door, Debbie has completely lost control.
107"The Bradbury-Lambert Family" Swindon 31 August 2005 (2005-08-31)5.26
Laura Bradbury and Stuart Lambert have three children: 5-year-old Matthew, 2-year-old Tegan-Olivia, and 5-month-old Diesel. Matthew's rage and aggressive outbursts, mainly on his parents, are becoming unmanageable, and Tegan-Olivia is picking up his behaviour. The parents also have their favourites. Laura doesn't allow step-dad Stuart to discipline Matthew.
118"The Agate Family" Littlehampton, West Sussex 7 September 2005 (2005-09-07)4.46
Wendy Agate has three daughters: 10-year-old Marie, 9-year-old Amie, and 7-year-old Mary-Anne. While the eldest two are generally well-behaved, Mary-Anne rules the house with her tyrannical grip on her family. She is rude, violent, loud, has no respect for anyone in the house and pushes them to the brink. Marie and Amie feel left out and neglected as their mother is busy dealing with Mary-Anne's bad behaviour, and resent their sister as a result.
129"The Young Family" Witham, Essex 14 September 2005 (2005-09-14)5.06
Sue and Paul Young have five sons: 8-year-old Nathaniel, 7-year-old Caleb, 6-year-old Benjamin, 3-year-old Jacob, and 8-month-old Joel. With five out of control boys, Sue and Paul have resorted to physical punishment, by smacking their boys with slippers and wooden spoons.
1310"The Ball Family" South London 21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)5.31
Michelle Ball has two sons: 3-year-old Ryan and 1-year-old Kyle. Ryan has a vice-like grip over Michelle, wears nappies, uses dummies, and violently bullies his baby brother, Kyle. Even with her mother, Iris' full time help, Michelle is completely lost.
1411"The Bixley Family" Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)5.57
Heather and Alex Bixley have two sons: 7-year-old Brandon and 4-year-old Zak. As a result of experiencing gastric flu as a baby, Brandon avoids any food except crisps or chips. Zak has picked up Brandon's behavior, whilst Heather and Alex fail to see eye to eye.
1512"The Woods Family revisited" Grantham, Lincolnshire 5 October 2005 (2005-10-05)4.86
Charlie Woods, now 3 years old, has improved his behaviour since Jo's previous visit with his family a year earlier, with his parents, Lucy and Steve, still using her techniques.

Series 3 (2006)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)  [3]
161"The Hillhouse-Docherty Family" Ayr, (Scotland)29 August 2006 (2006-08-29)3.29
Kerry Hillhouse has a 9-year-old son named Ryan, and her live-in boyfriend, Steven Docherty, has 3-year-old identical twin sons, David and Declan. Ryan kicks, swears and is disrespectful to Kerry and Steven. David and Declan have picked up Ryan's behavior, as they are very aggressive and are prone to violent tantrums.
172"The Howat Family" Shenley near Radlett, Hertfordshire 5 September 2006 (2006-09-05) [13] 3.44
Tara Howat has three children: 8-year-old Casey, 7-year-old Shannon, and 4-year-old Rhys. Rhys is the ringleader, as he swears and disrespects his mother. Shannon and Casey are overlooked because of their brother. While Casey gives up, Shannon demands her mum's attention.
183"The Brown-Smith Family" Warrington, Cheshire 12 September 2006 (2006-09-12) [14] 3.13
Simon Brown and Stephanie Smith have three children: 7-year-old Lewis, 5-year-old Rhys, and 9-month-old baby Lucy. Lewis and Rhys are brawl brothers, as they constantly fight one another, and never listen to their mother. Simon is house-proud and does not take any disrespect from the boys either.
194"The Bates Family" Evesham, Worcestershire 19 September 2006 (2006-09-19) [15] 3.05
Sarah and Stuart Bates have four children: 7-year-old Hadyn, 5-year-old Callum, and 3-year-old identical twins Erin and Orla. Erin and Orla rule the house as they bicker, scream their heads off at their mother, and bully other children at their nursery school. Meanwhile, good boys Hadyn and Callum never get any time with their mother and are often blamed for Erin and Orla's mess because they are forgotten (sometimes literally) and Erin and Orla blame them.
205"The Williams Family" Birmingham 26 September 2006 (2006-09-26) [16] 3.08
Natalie and Martin Williams have four children: 7-year-old Bethany, 6-year-old Tyler, 5-year-old Lori, and 4-year-old Tia. Ringleader only son Tyler is very aggressive and disrespects his mother and sisters. The eldest, Bethany, refuses to sleep on her own. The baby of the family, Tia, has picked up Tyler's aggression. While all the kids misbehave, while Martin just sits looking on his computer as well as fixing the mobile takeaway.
216"The Pollard-Morris Family" Tadworth, Surrey 3 October 2006 (2006-10-03) [17] 2.91
Trisha Pollard and Darren Morris have four children: 12-year-old Luke, 8-year-old James, 3-year-old Matthew, and 18-month-old Francesca. Matthew is spreading misery around the home, as he whinges to get his own way, and is mollycoddled by Trisha with dummies and hugs. Second eldest James is physically aggressive toward Matthew, believing he is punishing him, as Trisha and Darren rarely discipline him.

Series 4 (2007)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)  [3]
221"The Smith-Clarke Family" Northampton 29 August 2007 (2007-08-29) [18] 3.01
Nicky Smith and Chris Clarke have two sons: 4-year-old Cameron, who was born with ADHD, and 1-year-old Mackenzie. Before Mackenzie was born, Nicky and Chris had another son named Josh, who died from cot death just a month before his first birthday. Cameron's violent outbursts are out of control and extreme, to the point that his nursery place is now in jeopardy, placing himself in borrowed time. As a result, Supernanny's naughty step isn't even an option, and Nicky and Chris fail to see eye to eye.
232"The Gormley-Brickley Family" West London 5 September 2007 (2007-09-05) [19] 2.94
Ann Gormley and Steve Brickley have four children: 4 and 3/4- year-old fraternal twins, Aiden and Ella, and 2 and 1/2-year-old identical twins, Louis and Ciaron. Aiden and Ella fight like cat and dog, and they still drink from baby bottles and still wear nappies (despite Ella not wanting to wear them), while Louis and Ciaron still eat puréed food as they refuse to eat normal solid food.
243"The Wynne-Jones Family" Llandudno, Conwy (Wales)12 September 2007 (2007-09-12) [20] 2.38
Lin Wynne and Ronny Jones have four children: 13-year-old Simone, 10-year-old Andrew, 4-year-old Ben, and 2-year-old Georgia. Simone and Andrew are constantly bickering, Ben has a dangerous obsession with stealing household appliances, whilst Georgia gets into mischief. While Lin looks after the children, Ronny is always out either at a football game or the pub, and never bothers to help out.
254"The Cooke Family revisited" Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire 19 September 2007 (2007-09-19) [21] 2.26
Two years after Supernanny's last visit with the Cooke family, her techniques have worked out hugely with eldest daughter Meghann, now 11 years old, who is now rarely naughty, Gabriella is now 8, but the youngest daughter, Erin, now 6, has started to pick up her older sister's past behaviour.
265"The Douglas Family revisited" Staines-upon-Thames 26 September 2007 (2007-09-26) [22] 2.19
Fraternal twin siblings George and Nicole Douglas, now 6 years old, are less aggressive toward their parents, Sandra and Doug, than they were two years earlier.

Series 5 (2008)

Notably, Season 5 had a fourth episode named 'The Dakin Family', that would have aired after The Porter Family. For unknown reasons however, the episode did not air.

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)  [3]
271"The Hancox-Smith Family" Liverpool, Merseyside 24 September 2008 (2008-09-24) [23] [24] 2.60
Jenny Hancox and Simon Smith have three children: 8-year-old Cameron, 5-year-old Flynn, and 2-year-old Madison. Cameron and Flynn fight like cat and dog, while the baby of the family, Madison, has a vice grip over Jenny, as she is still being breastfed and sleeps in the same bed as Jenny, despite having a room of her own.
282"The Porter Family" Bridgwater, Somerset 1 October 2008 (2008-10-01) [25] [26] 2.22
Hayley and Merrill Porter have two children: 9-year-old Maddison and 7-year-old Harry. Princess Maddison rules the household, as her ferocious temper is becoming unmanageable. Harry feels left out and has picked up his sister's behaviour. Hayley constantly does everything for Madison, including brushing her teeth, choosing clothes for her and cutting up her food for her. Hayley's previous child (before Maddison was born) died before he was two, and this may have contributed to Hayley's overprotectiveness over Madison.
293"The Tomlin Family" Portishead, North Somerset 8 October 2008 (2008-10-08) [27] [28] 2.46
Claire, 38, and Paul Tomlin, 40, have three children: 3-year-old Amelia, and 2-year-old identical twins George and Freddie. George and Freddie fight like cat and dog and are clingy toward Claire. Freddie and George also throw up if they don't get the attention they crave, which can happen several times a day, while Amelia is becoming aggressive because she feels left out. Claire and Paul recently cancelled a family holiday to France, because the thought of travel was too stressful because of the kids. At night time, Claire and Paul resort to locking the twins in their rooms.

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