The Fosters

The Fosters(1976–1977)

Ended
April 9, 1976
30 min/episode

2

Seasons

27

Episodes

TMDB5.67

Overview

The Fosters is a British sitcom created and written by Jon Watkins and Eric Monte. It showcases the early work of Lenny Henry as the budding artist son of easygoing family man Samuel Foster (Norman Beaton). The series follows the day-to-day trials of Samuel, his lively wife Pearl (both immigrants from Guyana) and their three children on a South London housing estate.

Seasons

Series 1

14 episodes • 1976

Series 2

13 episodes • 1977

Cast

Crew

Director

Stuart Allen

Producer

Stuart Allen

Networks

ITV1

Details

Original Language

en

Country of Origin

GB

Type

Scripted

Production

LWT

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