TV series
The Kids from 47A
1973–1974 · 3 seasons
A gentle, good-humoured slice of 1970s family life where small domestic crises are met with pluck and warmth.
- Created by
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Starring
- Christine McKenna, Gaynor Hodgson, Russell Lewis
- Overview
- The Gathercole family live in number 47A, a flat in a small block. When the widowed mother is suddenly taken to hospital and hurried plans for an aunt to look after the children fall through, they decide to take care of themselves. When the Welfare authorities learn what is happening, a constant battle to prove they can take care of themselves, and avoid being but in the care of the local council commences.
- How it feels
- Warm, light, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, found family, coming-of-age, politics
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Starring
- Christine McKenna, Gaynor Hodgson, Russell Lewis
