Gary is on serious dad duty this week, as CBBC strums up another tuneful edition of the musical comedy series which focuses on the Swanns – a large family who not only live together but also play together as the house band on top daytime chat show The Totally Annabelle Show.

Gary is under pressure and is struggling to satisfy all his children’s demands on his time. He is determined not to miss Hadley’s football but he has also committed himself to play in the father and son basketball match with Isaac. The ever resourceful Shalondra comes to the rescue and devises a fridge magnet chart to keep everything to plan but, when she slams the fridge door shut, the magnets fall off and she puts them back in the wrong place. Will Gary be able to meet all his commitments in time?

Toyah, meanwhile, becomes hooked on her celebrity status when she discovers her rating on a website.

Gary is played by Andrew Clover, Toyah by Naomi Battrick, Hadley by Angus Harrison, Aretha by Dominique Moore, Isaac by Matt Morgan, and Shalondra by Rakie Ayola.

My Almost Famous Family is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC’s High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

Porcine capers and sudden hearing loss feature in this week’s episode of CBBC’s all-singing, all-dancing comedy-drama, following the exploits of the Swann family.

Isaac is won over by Annabelle’s latest publicity stunt involving Pixie, a cute pet piglet. However, when he realises that she doesn’t really care for Pixie he kidnaps the animal.

Gary is busy redecorating his bedroom so Issac has to share with Hadley. He desperately tries to keep Pixie quiet before Hadley’s suspicions are aroused.

Meanwhile, Aretha loses her hearing just as a record company executive is due to hear her perform, so Toyah and Martha try to help her rediscover her voice.

Isaac is played by Matt Morgan, Annabelle by Alice Henley, Gary by Andrew Clover, Hadley by Angus Harrison, Aretha by Dominique Moore, Toyah by Naomi Battrick and Martha by Rachel Bradley.

Gary (Andrew Clover) ends up knee-deep

in trouble in My Almost Famous Family

Chaos reigns in the Swann household when Gary and Shalondra decide to spend some time alone together, as CBBC’s all-singing, all-dancing comedy-drama series continues.

Gary’s father, Terry – an ageing former rock star – becomes a rather unsuitable babysitter when he seems more concerned with reliving his rock star past and playing loud guitar than looking after his grandchildren. Unfortunately, Toyah needs to practise for her grade 8 cello exam and, to make matters worse, Aretha becomes distraught when Terry insists he joins the band to perform his old embarrassing hit from the Seventies.

Unaware of the issues at home, Gary and Shalondra have their own troubles to contend with when they maroon their camper van in a muddy field full of angry cows.

Gary is played by Andrew Clover, Shalondra by Rakie Ayola, Hadley by Angus Harrison, Aretha by Dominique Moore, Isaac by Matt Morgan, Martha by Rachel Bradley and Terry by Alan Ford.