The Fosters was a launching pad for Lenny Henry after his success in talent show New Faces.
It was an adaptation of the US sitcom Good Times. That was a spin off of a spin off from All in the Family. A sitcom that itself was an adaptation of British comedy Till Death do us Part.
So it is all the fault of Alf Garnett!
It was a landmark show as it was the first all black sitcom I could remember watching.
The first episode has a loud performance from Lenny Henry, louder than the clothes he later wears.
The main plot involves daughter Shirley who is 16 years old, going out with a 21 year old postgraduate student.
Both mum and dad are concerned about the intentions of an older man taking their daughter out. Especially when they learn that he has written a thesis about sexual attitudes in the black community.
Pearl, the mother is concerned that such as book is in the house. Samuel, the father is ok when he thinks that Sonny the older son had the book. Only to be aghast that Shirley bought it home.
The first episode was more about the introduction of the characters as well as neighbour Vilma played by Carmen Munro.
The episode had a moral message which might have been uncontroversial at the time but would raise eyebrows nowadays. Families with a strong father figure are less likely to have unwanted pregnancies.
It was an adaptation of the US sitcom Good Times. That was a spin off of a spin off from All in the Family. A sitcom that itself was an adaptation of British comedy Till Death do us Part.
So it is all the fault of Alf Garnett!
It was a landmark show as it was the first all black sitcom I could remember watching.
The first episode has a loud performance from Lenny Henry, louder than the clothes he later wears.
The main plot involves daughter Shirley who is 16 years old, going out with a 21 year old postgraduate student.
Both mum and dad are concerned about the intentions of an older man taking their daughter out. Especially when they learn that he has written a thesis about sexual attitudes in the black community.
Pearl, the mother is concerned that such as book is in the house. Samuel, the father is ok when he thinks that Sonny the older son had the book. Only to be aghast that Shirley bought it home.
The first episode was more about the introduction of the characters as well as neighbour Vilma played by Carmen Munro.
The episode had a moral message which might have been uncontroversial at the time but would raise eyebrows nowadays. Families with a strong father figure are less likely to have unwanted pregnancies.