My Family is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadcast from 2002 onwards. My Family was voted 24th in the BBC's "Britain's Best Sitcom" in 2004 and was the most watched sitcom in the United Kingdom in 2008. As of 2011, it is one of only twelve British sitcoms to pass the 100-episode mark. In April 2020, BBC One began airing the series from the first episode in an 8pm slot on Friday nights, along with this all 11 series were made available on BBC iPlayer. The show chronicles the lives of the Harpers, a fictional middle-class British family. Set in Chiswick in west London, it stars Robert Lindsay as Ben Harper, Zoë Wanamaker as his wife Susan, and Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe, and Gabriel Thomson as their children Nick, Janey and Michael.
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Fred Barron |
| Directed by | Baz Taylor, Jay Sandrich, Dewi Humphreys, Nic Phillips, Ed Bye |
| Starring | Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Gabriel Thomson, Siobhan Hayes, Keiron Self, Rhodri Meilir, Tayler Marshall |
| Opening theme | "My Family" |
| Composer(s) | Graham Jarvis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 120 (+ 1 short) |
| Executive producer(s) | Donald Taffner Jr, Geoffrey Perkins (2000–01), Fred Barron (2000–08), Sophie Clarke-Jervoise (2002–04), Ian Brown (2003–04), James Hendrie (2003–04), Tom Leopold (2006), Michael Jacob (2006–09), Tom Anderson (2007–11) |
| Producer(s) | John Bartlett |
| Location(s) | Chiswick, London, England |
| Running time | 113x 30 minutes, 3x 50 minutes, 4x 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Rude Boy Productions, DLT Entertainment |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | (SDTV) 576i |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround (2000-2002) Stereo (2003-2008) Dolby Digital (2009-2011) |
About My Family
British sitcom centered around a misanthropic dentist and his wife and three children. It was the most watched sitcom in the United Kingdom in 2008.
Achievement of My Family
It was one of the first twelve British sitcoms to surpass 100 episodes, finishing with a total of 120 episodes plus one short film.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About My Family
Works about dentistry.. Chiswick.. Television series about siblings.. Television series about dysfunctional families.. BBC television sitcoms.. Television shows set in London.
