
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Air Date: 1976-06-11
Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.
Air Date: 1976-06-18
Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.
Air Date: 1976-06-25
Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.
Air Date: 1976-07-02
Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.
Air Date: 1977-01-01
The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?