The Fosters (1976 TV series)
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The Fosters cast
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| Created by | Jon Watkins |
| Based on | Good Times |
| Developed by |
Jon Watkins (adaption) |
| Starring |
Norman Beaton Isabelle Lucas Carmen Munroe Sharon Rosita Lawrie Mark and Lenny Henry as Sonny |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | South London, London, England |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | London Weekend Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 9 April 1976 – 9 July 1977 |
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| Related shows | Good Times |
Jon Watkins (adaption)
Based on Good Times
The Fosters is a British television programme, produced by London Weekend Television which aired on ITV from 9 April 1976, until 9 July 1977.
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: (No Problem!, Desmond's, The Lenny Henry Show).
The series starred Norman Beaton as Samuel Foster, a hard-working man trying to support his family in a South London multi-storey council flat. The Samuel character was based on the fictional character James Evans Sr. in Good Times. Alongside Beaton was Isabelle Lucas, portraying Samuel's wife, Pearl Foster (Florida Evans in the original), who gossips with her best friend, Vilma, played by Carmen Munroe. Vilma was originally the character Willona Woods, who in the American version, gossips with Florida on every one inside (and outside) the housing projects, much to James' dismay. Munroe and Beaton would later star in Desmond's as married couple Shirley and Desmond Ambrose.
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