Next of Kin (TV series)

Next of Kin
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jan Etherington Gavin Petrie
Starring	Penelope Keith William Gaunt Ann Gosling Matthew Clarke Jamie Lucraft
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	22
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	15 May 1995 (1995-05-15) – 20 February 1997 (1997-02-20)
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Next of Kin is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 15 May 1995 to 20 February 1997. It starred Penelope Keith in her last regular sitcom role. The plot follows well-to-do couple Maggie and Andrew Prentice who are forced to abandon their dreams of early retirement after they reluctantly become guardians of their orphaned grandchildren, after the death of their estranged son. It was written by Gavin Petrie and Jan Etherington.

It was announced in The Mirror newspaper in April 1997 that Next of Kin had been axed by the BBC and that Penelope Keith was furious.^[1]