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The Fosters is a British sitcom created and written by Jon Watkins and Eric Monte. It showcases the early work of Lenny Henry as the budding artist son of easygoing family man Samuel Foster (Norman
Season 1
7.6/1010 votesGod's Business Is Good Business
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/1976
Shirley gets a shock when she sees a Black face on the broken television, Samuel recognises the preacher as someone he knew in Guyana, and Pearl's far from pleased when the swindler offers her husband a job.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.5/109 votes
Buy Now, Pay Later
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/4/1976
Vilma has to take messages when Samuel forgets to pay the phone bill, a blind encyclopaedia salesman is shown pity when he comes knocking, and a closer look at the contract suggests that signing it was a mistake.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.5/109 votes
Benjamin's Rebellion
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/2/1976
Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.3/109 votes
The Man I Most Admire
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/1976
Benjamin tries to pick a man to write about for an English composition, Shirley insists that women are just as worthy of admiration as men, and Samuel returns home miserable after he chickens out of a job interview.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.2/109 votes
Black Jesus
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/1976
Sonny decides to enter a new art competition at the West Indian Centre, Pearl's unhappy when her special picture of Jesus changes colour, and an old drunk gets all the credit when the family have a run of good luck.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.1/1010 votes
Situations Vacant
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/1976
Pearl's told that an older woman has been given the job that she wanted, Samuel's left fuming when sexual discrimination laws get in his way, and the kids have to cook for themselves when their mum goes out to work.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.0/1012 votes
Sex and the Black Community
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/1976
Sonny goes out to get a bottle of mouthwash ahead of his latest big date, Pearl's unhappy about Shirley's involvement with a 21-year-old, and Samuel comes under fire when he changes his mind about an obscene book.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.0/109 votes
The Check Up
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/1976
Shirley ends up with the wrong hours when she gets a job at a chip shop, Benjamin finds that his father's irritability might be due to hypertension, and Pearl knows that being laid off from work will make him even worse.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.0/108 votes
Sonny Gets a Patron
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/28/1976
Pearl and Shirley get sick of finding art equipment left around the house, Samuel discovers that his son's patron is a scammer, and Benjamin's not the only one to miss Sonny when he decides to move out.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 7.0/108 votes
The Windfall
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/1976
Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 6.8/109 votes
My Son the Lover
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/1976
Pearl refuses to think about what life will be like when the nest is empty, Shirley ridicules the idea that a popular girl could be interested in Sonny, and talk of popping the question suggests that things are pretty serious.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 6.8/108 votes
The Matchmaker
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/25/1976
Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- 6.6/108 votes
Over the Hill
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/1976
Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins
- N/A/100 votes
New Year with the Fosters
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1977
The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jon Watkins