Fame goes to Angela's head and when she starts hanging around the McPhails to see Dad, Fergus gets the wrong idea and thinks she is interested in him. He responds in kind leaving Sophie and Lambert to pick up the pieces.
Fergus McPhail stumbles from crisis to crisis, mostly of his own making. His irrationally optimistic alter-ego acts as his conscience. The comedy series charts a year in the life of teenage Fergus McPhail at home with his erratic family, at school, among friends, and at play.