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4/5 Cinema Paradiso Created by Jon Watkins Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 9 April 1976 Network ITV | 8/10 IMDb 3.4/10 TV Based on Good Times Original language(s) English Final episode date 9 July 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developed by Jon Watkins (adaption)
Based on Good Times
(created by Mike Evans and Eric Monte) Starring Norman Beaton
Isabelle Lucas
Carmen Munroe
Sharon Rosita
Lawrie Mark
and
Lenny Henry
as Sonny Cast Lenny Henry, Norman Beaton, Carmen Munroe, Isabelle Lucas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lenny henry gets his big break in sitcom the fosters series 1
The Fosters is a British television programme, produced by London Weekend Television which aired on ITV from 9 April 1976, until 9 July 1977.
Contents
- Lenny henry gets his big break in sitcom the fosters series 1
- The fosters the complete series 2
- Overview
- Cast
- References
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 fosters the complete series 2
Overview
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.
Including in the show's cast was teenager Lenny Henry, in his first regular series, playing Sonny Foster, Pearl and Samuel's oldest child and son, a painter. J.J. Evans was the American equivalent.
Sharon Rosita played Sonny's younger sister, Shirley Foster (in the US: Thelma Evans), the only daughter in the family, and the second oldest. Samuel and Pearl's younger son, Benjamin, was played by Lawrie Mark. In the American series, Michael Evans was Benjamin's double.
The series' episodes (and titles) were derived from scripts from the original Good Times episodes. The series produced 27 episodes and two series, ending its year-long run on 9 July 1977.