TV series
My Family
Overview
Ben Harper is a moderately successful family man and dentist. He is also undergoing a mid-life crisis and trying to cope with the bizarre reality of raising teenage children. His wife Susan seems quite happy, enjoys her job as a London tour guide, however at home her ability to find her way around a cookbook or pantry is less successful. Their three children Nick, Janey, and Michael are as different as chalk and cheese. Nick (19) is on his gap year, but doesn't get much further than the sofa or job centre, Janey is as sharp as a tack and 16 going on 25, while Michael is a very bright, computer-nerdish 12 year old who is just discovering girls.
Details
- First air date
- 2000-09-19
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 11 seasons
- Episodes
- 110 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- Rude Boy Productions, DLT Entertainment
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Lindsay as Ben Harper
- Zoë Wanamaker as Susan Harper
- Gabriel Thomson as Michael Harper
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Janey Harper
- Keiron Self as Roger Bailey
- Siobhan Hayes as Abi Harper
- Kris Marshall as Nick Harper
- Tayler Marshall as Kenzo Harper
- Daisy Donovan as Brigitte McKay
- Rosemary Leach as Grace
- Colin Prockter
- Rufus Jones
Creators and crew
- Fred Barron - Creator
- Geoffrey Perkins - Producer
- Ed Bye - Director
- Jay Sandrich - Director
- Fred Barron - Writer
- Darin Henry - Writer
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