How I Met Your Mother: Season 8 (2012 - 2013)

The hit US sitcom starring Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Josh Radnor and Neil Patrick Harris returns to E4 for an eighth season. In a flash forward to Robin and Barney's future wedding day, Robin is suffering acute anxiety. Ted tries to reassure her by telling her about the time when he and Victoria were about to run away together and he had to deliver a note of apology to Victoria's jilted fiancé Klaus. Meanwhile, sleep deprivation means that new parents Lily and Marshall are struggling to focus on what's going on around them. And Barney reveals that he hasn't been entirely honest with Quinn about his romantic history with Robin.

On the advice of a colleague, Barney puts together an extensive pre-nuptial agreement that lays out the rules for behaviour within marriage, as well as the terms for divorce. Quinn is outraged, as are Victoria, Lily and Robin when Ted, Marshall and Nick side with Barney and each propose their own relationship amendments. The war of the sexes escalates when Quinn draws up a comprehensive pre-nup of her own. Can the four couples resolve their conflicts?

Lily and Marshall struggle to find a good nanny within their budget for baby Marvin. The best candidate declines their offer of work because she's about to run off to Paris with a wealthy single father. It turns out that the man in question is Barney, who is posing as a single dad to meet attractive young nannies. Could Lily's father Mickey step into the breach and take care of his grandson? Meanwhile, Robin and Ted compete over who has the best new relationship.

When Lily and Marshall almost get hit by a car on their first day out since becoming parents, they decide to make a will and find a godparent and potential legal guardian for baby Marvin. However, none of their family members are suitable contenders, so they hold a game show-style parenting skills contest between Barney, Robin and Ted to find the best candidate.

When Victoria drops hints to Ted about wanting more commitment in their relationship, he fails to notice and needs Lily and Marshall to explain the subtext to him. However, when Ted attempts to show his devotion to Victoria, she issues an ultimatum. Meanwhile, Barney becomes excessively fond of a dog that he finds in the street and, when the owner reclaims the lost hound, Robin grows concerned about his mental state.

Robin and Nick spend more time talking and less time having sex when Nick pulls his groin playing basketball. Robin then realises that Nick is not very intelligent and decides to break up with him. When she loses her resolve at the last moment, Barney takes matters into his own hands to help her end the relationship. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are desperate to kick-start their sex life, but the demands of parenthood get in the way.

Marshall runs into his old law school classmate Brad, who has fallen on hard times, and decides to help out by recommending him for a job at his firm. However, when Brad's interview for the position goes badly wrong, Marshall has to undertake some serious damage control with his boss. Robin helps negotiate a new strip club membership for Barney after his ex-girlfriend Quinn goes back to work at the Lusty Leopard, leaving him unable to visit his favourite nightspot.

Marshall takes on his old friend and new nemesis, Brad, in the biggest case of his career. Meanwhile, the gang reminisce about their own run-ins with the law, leading to a debate over who was the biggest trouble maker as a teenager.

When Ted fills in as Marvin's nanny, Marshall and Lily realise he's using the baby as a surrogate for the real object of his devotion: the GNB building. Meanwhile, Robin is determined to get Barney back, no matter what it takes.