The Robinsons
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2005
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom following the life of Ed Robinson, the youngest son of a well-to-do south London family. Stars Martin Freeman, Hugh Bonneville, Abigail Cruttenden, Anna Massey, Richard Johnson and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
The bizarre death of popular Uncle Edmund - explorer, adventurer, philanthropist and all-round good bloke - has Ed and George struggling to come to terms with their own morality.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 12th May 2005
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Martin Freeman | Ed Robinson |
| Hugh Bonneville | George Robinson |
| Abigail Cruttenden | Vicky Robinson |
| Anna Massey | Pam Robinson |
| Richard Johnson | Hector Robinson |
| Amanda Root | Maggie Robinson |
| Jamie Hawkins-Dady | Albert Robinson |
| Jack Dawes | Young Ed Robinson |
| Anthony Calf | Peter |
| Jack Stanley | Young George Robinson |
| Amy King | Young Vicky Robinson |
| Hugh Futcher | Edmund Robinson |
| Valerie Cutko | Sofia Robinson |
| Simon Wright | Vicar |
| Tom Anderson | Tom |
| Gus Brown | Graham |
| Laurence Howarth | Ollie |
| Kenneth Hadley | Interviewer |
| Carolyn Pertwee | Interviewer |
| Eric Nordell | Interviewer |
| Christopher Reeks | Teacher |
| Rochelle Gadd | Bakery Girl |
| Philippa Sarll | Waitress |
| Dan Skinner (as Renton Skinner) | Gym Rat |
| Jan Lower | Commuter |
| Sadie Shimmin | Commuter |
| Mark Bussell | Writer |
| Justin Sbresni | Writer |
| Mark Bussell | Director |
| Justin Sbresni | Director |
| Mark Bussell | Producer |
| Justin Sbresni | Producer |
| Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
| Michele Buck | Executive Producer |
| Ian D. Tootle | Line Producer |
| Nigel Williams | Editor |
| Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Sally Plum | Costume Designer |
| Peter Edwards | Director of Photography |
| Helen Barrett | Make-up Designer |
| Nina Humphreys | Composer |
| Sam Dawking | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
The Robinsons has the curious effect of making me shout with laughter between yawns. I can't explain this. Perhaps I'm tired. Perhaps I'm going to die.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 13th May 2005