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| 2point4 Children | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Andrew Marshall |
| Written by | Andrew Marshall |
| Directed by | Richard Boden |
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| Theme music composer | Howard Goodall[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 56 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Richard Boden |
| Camera setup | Video; Multiple camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 3 September 1991 – 30 December 1999 |
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2point4 Children is a BBC Television sitcom that was created and written by Andrew Marshall. It follows the lives of the Porters, a seemingly average, working-class London family whose world is frequently turned upside-down by bad luck and bizarre occurrences.[2]
The show was originally broadcast on BBC One from 1991 to 1999, and ran for eight series, concluding on 30 December 1999 with the special episode "The Millennium Experience". The show is regularly repeated in the UK. In Australia showings are on UKTV. The name of the show comes from the stereotypical average size of a typical nuclear family in the UK at the time of the writing of the first series.[3]
The show regularly picked up audiences of up to 14 million throughout the 1990s, with an average of between 6 and 9 million.[4] The final episode was viewed by 9.03 million people.[5]
Lead actor Gary Olsen died in 2000, effectively ruling out a return of the show for any further series.[6]
- ^ "Howard Goodall – big bangs for television". mfiles. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - 2 Point 4 Children". 5 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 December 2004.
- ^ "Whatever happened to 2 Point 4 Children". Office of National Statistics.
- ^ Bettridge, Daniel (21 May 2012). "Six to watch: TV's best parents". The Guardian.
- ^ "Top 30 Programmes". BARB. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Sitcom star Olsen dies".