The Family(1974)
Overview
The Family was a 1974 BBC television series made by producer Paul Watson, and directed by Franc Roddam. It was a fly-on-the-wall documentary series, seen by many as the precursor to reality television. It was similar to an American documentary which had aired the previous year in 1973, called An American Family. It followed the working-class Wilkins family of six of Reading, through their daily lives, warts and all, and culminated in the marriage of one of the daughters, which was plagued by fans and paparazzi alike. The show was the basis for two parodies: Monty Python's Flying Circus, in their very last episode which aired 5 December 1974, featured a sketch called "The Most Awful Family in Britain 1974"; and Benny Hill, on one of his 1975 specials, did a takeoff called "That Family." Margaret re-married and became Margaret Sainsbury; she died of a reported heart attack in Berkshire on 10 August 2008, aged 73. The format was revived in 2008.
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12 episodes • 1974
Series 1
12 episodes • 1974
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 1, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 8, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jan 15, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Jan 22, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Jan 29, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Feb 5, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Feb 12, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Feb 19, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Feb 26, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Mar 5, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Mar 12, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Mar 19, 1974 | 0.0 |
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