Series Guide

*For the technical category containing each series' page, see Category:Series*

Throughout the 11 years of the shows run, much changed within the walls of 7 Larkswood Lane.

This article links to each individual series, and contains a summary of the events of that series.

## Series Guide

### Thames Television era (Series 1 - 4)

#### Series 1

However, Mike finds intrigue in a mysterious wardrobe 'left behind' in his new house. The wardrobe opens to reveal Angelo, a human-like being with incredible abilities such as being able to walk on the ceiling, the ability to teleport and a whole lot more. Unfortunatly, he remembers nothing about his past nor as to where he has ended up, so it is up to Mike to teach him about Earth.
Mike initially tries to keep Angelo secret from his mother, however she quickly discovers him. After dealing with the issues arising from this, both of them strive to keep Angelo's secret from spreading beyond 7 Larkswood Lane, whilst also telling Angelo about how life on Planet Earth is.

#### Series 2

In this series, some high jinks include the arrival of Angelo's Fuzzball and the distruption it causes, and Angelo entering a talent show singing Elvis hits.
The series ends with Tony arriving from America to bring Mike back for a holiday. However, they end up sneakily buying tickets for Rita and Angelo to come with them, so all four head off to California together.

#### Series 3

This is the series in which Angelo first builds his Time Machine - a reoccuring device which can transport people back and forth between time periods. For it's "maiden voyage" it is used for neighbor Mr Pinner to meet his ancestor Sir Cedric de Pinner from all the way back in 1264. Angelo would not use his time machine again onscreen until Series 7.
Other events include Brett Douglas, Rita's friend, shrinking himself with one of Angelo's inventions; Angelo disgising himself as Rita to stop Mike from getting in trouble, and Charlie, a ventriloquist's dummy brought to life by Angelo, raging havoc in 7 Larkswood Lane on a stormy night.
The series ends with Mike being accidentally turned invisible by Angelo's invisible paint.

#### Series 4

Rita and Angelo are both initially saddened but respectful of Mike's descision. Angelo soon finds new sidekicks in the form of Ellie, a young girl staying at 7 Larkswood Lane while her mother is away, and neighbour Lucy Hope.
Some events in this series involve Angelo inviting Marjorie, a blob-like alien from space, down to Earth for a party at Mr Pinner's; Van Gough's Sunflowers being stolen from the National Gallery with Angelo as the prime suspect; and Angelo splitting the house in half in an effort to re-kindle the relationship between Rita and her mother.

### Tetra Films era (Series 5 - 12)

#### Series 5

This changes quickly with the arrival of Mike Mason, who is in London with his mother for a quick visit whilst she is on a business trip tour of Europe. He ends up meeting Angelo, and after an initial misunderstanding becomes friends with him. He then decides to stay with them for the rest of his mother's trip after she has a breakdown from the amount of stress she is under.
Some occurences within 7 Larkswood Lane in this series include Angelo getting stuck in the Phantom Zone ( a place much like the one featured in DC's comics) after having an argument with Rita; and the invention of a mind swap device - which eventually gets used to prove to Mr Fogle that his nephew is a sham.
In this series, Mike meets Melanie Pinner - niece of Mr Pinner - they date each other in this series and the next.
At the end of ths series, Mike goes back home to Boston, however it wouldn't be long till he would return.

#### Series 6

Early on in the series, Angelo recieves an unexpected guest in the form of his dad, who beckons him to come home to which Angelo refuses; and Mike and Melanie become models for a shoe company's campaign.
Mike's parents return in the final episode of the series after Patti, his mother, recieves notice of a job at Chill Billy's Ice Cream. She goes for an interview - but because of a misunderstanding made by Barney, Mike's dad, she believes she has messed up the interview and that Barney is at fault. This causes a rift between them - threatening their marriage and the security of the family, a matter which Angelo takes into his own hands to fix.

#### Series 7

After a few weeks, Bob Mancini - brother of Rita and Patti and Uncle to both Mikes, checks in on them whilst passing through for work. He discovers that the two of them have ran out of food, haven't done any washing up and have generally been poor at maintaining the house. After this, he decides to hire a housekeeper to ensure that the two of them are looked after by someone, and he eventually settles on Katy Andrews, a drama student from Glasgow looking for somewhere to stay.
Some incidents in this series include Mike accidentally being sent roughly 200 years into the past, Mike joining a band to be with his crush Sam, and Katy falling out with Mike and Angelo - resulting in her going to work with new neighbour Daphne Fawkes-Bentley.
Katy, on the hunt for acting jobs, auditions for a role in a Hollywood movie. To her own surprise, she ends up getting the part - meaning that she is going to have to cease being housekeeper to Mike and Angelo to follow her dream. This upsets Mike - and he, Angelo and Bob band together to stop her from going. This ends up working too well- and Katy ends up upset, defeated and unwilling to go. They all regret what they have done, so they end up trying to convince her to follow her dream again. They succeed, and Katy leaves Cricklewood for Hollywood.

#### Series 8

After fixing this mess, some other events which occur this series include Angelo's creation of his very own radio station - which eventually leads to a rivalry with Katy, Angelo writing a sitcom about an American kid befriending a "charming and helpful" alien with the help of a certain 16th century playwright , and Mike and Angelo banding together to save Katy's failing acting career.

#### Series 9

Other events in this series involve Katy pretending to be a posh English lady in order to gain the attention of a rich French man, Angelo summoning Cleopatra via his time machine to help Katy play her in a play, and Katy's parents arriving at 7 Larkswood Lane enroute to a dance competition.
The series ends with the arrival of Mr X, a galactic librarian who ends up arresting Angelo for being disruptive to Earth's history. Angelo is sent to galactic court, and is nearly found guilty - but Katy and Mike manage to convince the judge to let him go.

#### Series 10

More events this series include Angelo becoming enraged at alien stereotypes in Earth media, to the point he wishes to out himself to change perceptions; the trio getting stuck 100 years in the past and Angelo meeting his evil doppleganger - Freddy Fawkes-Bentley, nephew of Daphne Fawkes-Bentley.
This series also features the creation of Hank Sinatra, the country singer alter ego of Angelo in the episode "Stars in His Eyes". Angelo ends up donning the costume again a few years later.
This is the final series to feature Mike Mason.

#### Series 11

Katy gains a new job in advertising, and frequently works with businessman Tony Bamber in this series.
Some events in this series include Angelo, Katy and Mickey faking an Egyptian holiday for an unsuspecting Daphne after booking tickets for the wrong date; Daphne, Katy and Mickey trapping themselves in the basement, and Angelo putting on his best Jim Carrey impression after a mix up.
This is the only series to feature Mickey as the titular Mike.

#### Series 12

Some storylines this series include Mike and Angelo summoning a battle-hungry knight after a game of Kanchinjunga goes wrong, Freddy Fawkes-Bentley attempting to blend in at 7 Larkswood Lane as Angelo whilst on the run, and a mix up over a "new, state-of-the-art widescreen digital TV" resulting in it having to be in two places at once.
Finally, after nearly 11 years of chaos, the show ends with Katy's rich ice cream businessman client, Travis B. Huckleberry taking interest in Angelo's country singer alter ego Hank Sinatra. He asks for Hank to create a version of "Ten Gallon Hat" to advertise his ice cream. After being pushed to do it by Katy, Angelo agrees - and performs "Ten Gallon Tub" to 100 million viewers on live TV. This goes horribly wrong, and they believe they have ruined the campaign. However, Huckleberry declares it a success after the crowd finds it utterly hilarious, and so asks for the campaign to continue.