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Summary

Samuel Foster (Norman Beaton) and his wife Pearl (Isabelle Lucas) are immigrants fron Guyana who now live in a tower block in London.

They have three children - Sonny (Lenny Henry), Benjamin (Lawrie Mark) and Shirley (Sharon Rosita).

This programme was a UK version of the US sitcom Good Times. The latter was a spin-off from Maude, which was itself a spin-off from All In The Family, the US version of the UK sitcom Till Death Us Do Part.

Cast List

  Norman Beaton as Samuel Foster
  Isabelle Lucas as Pearl Foster
  Lenny Henry as Sonny Foster
  Lawrie Mark as Benjamin Foster
  Sharon Rosita as Shirley Foster
  Carmen Munro as Vilma

Production Details

Written by:
Jon Watkins, Jack Elinson, Norman Paul, Roland wolpert, Lou Derman, William Davenport, John Donley, Kurt B Taylor, Others

Directed by:
Stuart Allen

Produced by:
Stuart Allen

2 series, 27 episodes

Transmitted: 1976-77

TV Channel: ITV

London Weekend Television