The Fosters
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1976 - 1977
- 27 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom following the day-to-day trials and tribulations of a black family living in a London tower block. Stars Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, Carmen Munroe, Lenny Henry, Sharon Rosita and Lawrie Mark
- Series 1, Episode 10 repeated Saturday at 7:40am on Gold
The Fosters trivia
Most episodes were adapted from scripts for US sitcom Good Times.
The all-black cast helped to break new ground for sitcoms in the UK, but The Fosters received almost as much criticism for stereotyping as it did for promoting racial equality.