The first sitcom written both for and starring black actors, The Fosters showcased the early work of Lenny Henry (riding high on a recent win in talent series New Faces) as the budding artist son of easy going family man Samuel Foster (Norman Beaton, who would go on to gain fame in ‘90s comedy Desmond’s). The series follows the day-to-day trials of Samuel and his lively wife Pearl (both immigrants from Guyana) and their three children on a South London housing estate. It was created and developed by Jon Watkins, who adapted the American sitcom, Good Times, developed by Norman Lear, and created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans. It was the first British sitcom to have an entirely black cast. It was the predecessor to many future British television programmes that featured a predominantly black cast:.
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Sonny the artist falls in love with his model.
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Sonny attracts the attention of a patron who offers him his own studio.
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Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.
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Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.
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Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.
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The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?
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Hearing that her ex-fiance is to visit U.K. from Guyana, Pearl Foster decides to go a crash diet. However, after 10 days of salad and cottage cheese, Sam is ravenous and furious when he discovers the reason.
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The family try to convince Samuel that he needs to see a doctor.
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Mum and Dad are unhappy with sixteen-year-old Shirley going out with a twenty-one-year.
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Samuel has an opportunity to join the staff of a fashionable West End store.
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Benjamin has to write an essay on “The Man I Most Admire”.
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The Foster’s finances are already overstretched, but are they near breaking point?
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Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.
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