TV series

The Fosters

1976–1977 · 2 seasons

A gentle, good-natured sitcom that ambles through everyday family life with easy warmth and mild laughs.

Overview: The Fosters is a British sitcom created and written by Jon Watkins and Eric Monte. It showcases the early work of Lenny Henry as the budding artist son of easygoing family man Samuel Foster (Norman Beaton). The series follows the day-to-day trials of Samuel, his lively wife Pearl (both immigrants from Guyana) and their three children on a South London housing estate.
How it feels: Measured and fine in the background.
About: Family, class, work, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
work
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild