My Family

My Family
Title card (2009–2011)
GenreSitcom
Created byFred Barron
Directed byBaz Taylor
Jay Sandrich
Dewi Humphreys
Nic Phillips
Ed Bye
StarringRobert Lindsay
Zoë Wanamaker
Kris Marshall
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Gabriel Thomson
Siobhan Hayes
Keiron Self
Rhodri Meilir
Tayler Marshall
Opening theme"My Family"
ComposerGraham Jarvis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series11
No. of episodes120 (+ 1 short) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDonald Taffner Jr.
Geoffrey Perkins (2000–01)
Fred Barron (2000–08)
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise (2002–04)
Ian Brown (2003–04)
James Hendrie (2003–04)
Tom Leopold (2006)
Michael Jacob (2006–09)
Tom Anderson (2007–11)
ProducerJohn Bartlett
Production locationsChiswick, London, England
Running time113x 30 minutes
3x 50 minutes
4x 60 minutes
Production companiesRude Boy Productions
DLT Entertainment
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release19 September 2000 (2000-09-19) –
2 September 2011 (2011-09-02)
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My Family is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadcast from 2002 onwards. My Family was voted 24th in the BBC's "Britain's Best Sitcom" in 2004 and was the most watched sitcom in the United Kingdom in 2008.[1] As of 2011, it is one of only twelve British sitcoms to pass the 100-episode mark.[2] In April 2020, BBC One began airing the series from the first episode in an 8 pm slot on Friday nights; along with this all 11 series were made available on BBC iPlayer.[3]

The show chronicles the lives of the Harpers, a fictional middle-class British family. Set in Chiswick in west London, it stars Robert Lindsay and Zoë Wanamaker as husband and wife Ben and Susan Harper, with Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe and Gabriel Thomson as their children Nick, Janey and Michael.

  1. ^ Dessau, Bruce (5 May 2009). "Robert Lindsay and Zo Wanamaker on My Family's 100th episode". The Times. London.[dead link]
  2. ^ BBC axes My Family sitcom after 11 years The British Comedy Guide, 25 March 2011.
  3. ^ "My Family returns to BBC One on Friday nights". Digital Spy. 24 April 2020.