Meet the Dobsons & the Jamiesons: two ordinary families on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Joe Dobson left his wife & kids when his young girlfriend Nina discovered she was pregnant. Now he feels like a cliche & Nina feels like a drudge swapping her wild nights out with friends for mild nights in wiping baby sick off the carpet. So when Joe announces that hes booked a weeks luxury holiday in Italy Nina is thrilled
- until she realises Joes kids Saul & Tabitha are coming along for the ride. Meanwhile Guy Jamieson is sure this will be his last family holiday; he plans to leave his wife Alice on his return. Guy is a high-powered advertising director & Alice
- with her elasticated skirts inedible mince suppers & unshaven legs
- just doesnt fit his image. But Alice has a secret plan of her own: to have another baby... Funny smart & refreshingly honest HAVING A LOVELY TIME is all about infidelity jealousy resentment recriminations & just occasionally love.