"My Family" (2000) TV series 2000-????

Creator:

Fred Barron

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

19 September 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Comedy about Ben, a dentist, and his family. They don't exactly get along well.

Plot Keywords:

Dentist | Mother Son Relationship | Father Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

4 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Robert Lindsay	...	Ben / ... (99 episodes, 2000-2009)
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Susan / ... (97 episodes, 2000-2009)
Gabriel Thomson	...	Michael Harper (97 episodes, 2000-2009)
Daniela Denby-Ashe	...	Janey Harper (74 episodes, 2000-2009)
Siobhan Hayes	...	Abi Harper / ... (57 episodes, 2002-2008)
Keiron Self	...	Roger Bailey Jnr. / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2009)
Kris Marshall	...	Nick Harper (45 episodes, 2000-2005)

Runtime:

50 min (2 episodes) | 5 min (1 episode) | 30 min (63 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

DLT Entertainment Ltd.

Trivia:

Kris Marshall, who plays Nick, wanted to be killed off the series, but the writers decided it would be better for him to have moved away.

Quotes:

Ben: [grabs Michael on the neck from behind] Right, gotcha!
Michael: How long have you been waiting there?
Ben: Hours. Where's my £60?
Michael: I put it in the bank.
Ben: At this time of night?
Michael: Erm... I did it online.
Ben: [looking puzzled] I gave you cash!
Michael: It's got a holographic modem.
Ben: What's that?
Michael: Well... you scan the bank notes into the feeder slot, which then converts them into cyber-pennies... which, then transmatterates them directly into my account.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Extras: Ross Kemp (#1.2)" (2005)

Yes. it is surprising!

Robert Lindsay on our TV screens at present in two roles so vastly different from each other- Captain Pellew of Hornblower fame and as the "insane" dentist - father - family man of My Family! I am a great fan of RL ever since first seeing him in Nightingales, another quite insane comedy of quite a different calibre.

After last seeing Zoe Wannamaker as the love of Adam Faith it makes a change to see her as less 'Ms' Prim and Proper and more as 'Mrs' Avant Gard Dentist's wife. She does both so well in my opinion.

Anyway, I love My Family, it will appeal to an audience who likes the humour of Seinfeld mixed with the madness of someone of the ilk of Lenny Henry and it does really work. The wit is very clever, very in your face and not as subtle as english humour can be at times but nevertheless it is great fun.