My Family

I'm not a huge fan of TV sitcoms, but I do find the BBC show My Family, starring Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker, stupidly funny.

But despite drawing in nearly five million loyal viewers, the BBC has decided to swing the axe.

As My Family contains no swearing, no violence, no rampant sex and a couple of stars in their sixties, it clearly has no place on the new BBC.

Robert Lindsay hits out at axing of My Family

Robert Lindsay told TV Times magazine: "It's got so many fans and the BBC has treated it appallingly. The ratings were great but they ruined it by putting it out after the 9pm watershed."

Why the writing was already on the wall for My Family

The BBC's decision to can the Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker sitcom after a decade has not come before time.

My Family should have been axed years ago

After 11 years My Family has finally been cancelled by the BBC. Catherine Gee thinks it's not a moment too soon.

Ten years of My Family: in pictures

Photo gallery depicting the history of My Family.

My Family and other poorly-scripted animals

My Family has been axed. You probably don't care. You're probably right not to. But what it once got right is where TV family comedy should go next.

Miranda Hart pays tribute to 'My Family'

Miranda Hart has said of My Family: "After 10 or 11 years, it's not a slight to be taken off air - it's an amazing achievement. And I think it's done a lot for studio-audience sitcoms."

Audio: Miranda Hart on news of My Family being axed

Long-running BBC One sitcom My Family, starring Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker, has been axed. Comedy actress Miranda Hart gave her reaction.

Zoe Wanamaker: Arts world is run by men for men

Zoe Wanamaker, the star of BBC sitcom My Family, says she laments the lack of opportunities for women in the arts.