The Fosters(1976)
Comedy
First Air Date: 1976-04-09
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 5.8
Votes: 8
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 27
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.
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Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
Episodes: 14E01
Sex and the Black Community
Air Date: 1976-04-09
Sonny goes out to get a bottle of mouthwash ahead of his latest big date, Pearl's unhappy about Shirley's involvement...
E02
My Son the Lover
Air Date: 1976-04-16
Pearl refuses to think about what life will be like when the nest is empty, Shirley ridicules the idea that a popular...
E03
God's Business Is Good Business
Air Date: 1976-04-23
Shirley gets a shock when she sees a Black face on the broken television, Samuel recognises the preacher as someone h...
E04
The Check Up
Air Date: 1976-04-30
Shirley ends up with the wrong hours when she gets a job at a chip shop, Benjamin finds that his father's irritabilit...
E05
Black Jesus
Air Date: 1976-05-07
Sonny decides to enter a new art competition at the West Indian Centre, Pearl's unhappy when her special picture of J...
E06
The Man I Most Admire
Air Date: 1976-05-14
Benjamin tries to pick a man to write about for an English composition, Shirley insists that women are just as worthy...
E07
Situations Vacant
Air Date: 1976-05-21
Pearl's told that an older woman has been given the job that she wanted, Samuel's left fuming when sexual discriminat...
E08
Sonny Gets a Patron
Air Date: 1976-05-28
Pearl and Shirley get sick of finding art equipment left around the house, Samuel discovers that his son's patron is ...
E09
Buy Now, Pay Later
Air Date: 1976-06-04
Vilma has to take messages when Samuel forgets to pay the phone bill, a blind encyclopaedia salesman is shown pity wh...
E10
The Windfall
Air Date: 1976-06-11
Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.
E11
Over the Hill
Air Date: 1976-06-18
Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.
E12
The Matchmaker
Air Date: 1976-06-25
Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.
E13
Benjamin's Rebellion
Air Date: 1976-07-02
Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.
E14
New Year with the Fosters
Air Date: 1977-01-01
The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?
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