List of My Family episodes

My Family is a British television sitcom, created and co-written by Fred Barron and broadcast on BBC One. The initial cast consisted of Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe and Gabriel Thomson, before Siobhan Hayes, Keiron Self, Rhodri Meilir and Tayler Marshall joined the series. Marshall was the only original cast member not to appear until the series' conclusion, as Denby-Ashe made a brief departure during its run before returning.

During the course of the programme, 120 episodes of My Family aired, including ten specials over eleven series, between 19 September 2000 and 2 September 2011.[1]

Series overview

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Series
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1819 September 2000 (2000-09-19)7 November 2000 (2000-11-07)
21331 August 2001 (2001-08-31)30 November 2001 (2001-11-30)
3136 September 2002 (2002-09-06)12 December 2002 (2002-12-12)
Special25 December 2002 (2002-12-25)
41321 March 2003 (2003-03-21)13 June 2003 (2003-06-13)
Special25 December 2003 (2003-12-25)
51412 March 2004 (2004-03-12)18 June 2004 (2004-06-18)
Specials24 December 2004 (2004-12-24)25 December 2005 (2005-12-25)
6710 March 2006 (2006-03-10)28 April 2006 (2006-04-28)
Special25 December 2006 (2006-12-25)
796 April 2007 (2007-04-06)8 June 2007 (2007-06-08)
Special26 December 2007 (2007-12-26)
8711 April 2008 (2008-04-11)23 May 2008 (2008-05-23)
Special24 December 2008 (2008-12-24)
992 April 2009 (2009-04-02)14 May 2009 (2009-05-14)
Special24 December 2009 (2009-12-24)
1099 July 2010 (2010-07-09)27 August 2010 (2010-08-27)
Special24 December 2010 (2010-12-24)
1191 July 2011 (2011-07-01)2 September 2011 (2011-09-02)

Episodes

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Series 1 (2000)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [2]
11"The Serpent's Tooth"Baz TaylorJames Hendrie and Ian Brown19 September 2000 (2000-09-19)8.48
22"Pain in the Class"Baz TaylorJames Hendrie and Ian Brown26 September 2000 (2000-09-26)7.46
33"Droit de Seigneur Ben"Baz TaylorFred Barron and Shawn Schepps3 October 2000 (2000-10-03)5.95
44"The Last Resort"Baz TaylorSteve Armogida, Jim Armogida, Ian Brown and James Hendrie10 October 2000 (2000-10-10)5.42
55"Farewell to Alarms"Baz TaylorSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida17 October 2000 (2000-10-17)6.89
66"Death Takes a Policy"Baz TaylorFred Barron and Penny Croft24 October 2000 (2000-10-24)6.19
77"The Awkward Phase"Baz TaylorFred Barron30 October 2000 (2000-10-30)8.38
88"Much Ado About Ben"Baz TaylorSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida7 November 2000 (2000-11-07)7.62

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Series 2 (2001)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [4]
91"All Roads Lead to Ramon"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown31 August 2001 (2001-08-31)8.94
102"The Unkindest Cut"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida7 September 2001 (2001-09-07)9.04
113"Parisian Beauty"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)8.24
124"Trust Never Sleeps"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown21 September 2001 (2001-09-21)9.55
135"Death and Ben Take a Holiday"Dewi HumphreysFred Barron28 September 2001 (2001-09-28)9.65
146"Driving Miss Crazy"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)11.00
157"I Second That Emulsion"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown12 October 2001 (2001-10-12)11.16
168"Age of Romance"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown19 October 2001 (2001-10-19)11.22
179"Get Cartier"Dewi HumphreysFred Barron26 October 2001 (2001-10-26)11.05
1810"'Tis a Pity She's a Whore"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida2 November 2001 (2001-11-02)11.06
1911"The Last Supper"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida9 November 2001 (2001-11-09)12.54
2012"Ben Wants to Be a Millionaire"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida23 November 2001 (2001-11-23)11.22
2113"Breakable"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown30 November 2001 (2001-11-30)11.15

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Series 3 (2002)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [6]
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221"Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)8.10
232"Shrink Rap"Dewi HumphreysFred Barron and Sophie Hetherington13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)8.28
243"Desperately Squeaking Susan"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)8.23
254"Of Mice and Ben"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida27 September 2002 (2002-09-27)8.12
265"Imperfect Strangers"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown3 October 2002 (2002-10-03)7.34
276"The Second Greatest Story Ever Told"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida10 October 2002 (2002-10-10)8.14
287"Waiting to Inhale"Dewi HumphreysFred Barron17 October 2002 (2002-10-17)6.16
298"Misery"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons24 October 2002 (2002-10-24)8.57
309"Auto Erotica"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida7 November 2002 (2002-11-07)7.94
3110"A Handful of Dust"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown21 November 2002 (2002-11-21)7.82
3211"The Lost Weekend"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown28 November 2002 (2002-11-28)7.23
3312"Ghosts"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons5 December 2002 (2002-12-05)7.68
3413"One Flew Out of the Cuckoo’s Nest"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida12 December 2002 (2002-12-12)7.24
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35S"Ding Dong Merrily"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown25 December 2002 (2002-12-25)8.57

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Series 4 (2003)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [8]
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361"Fitting Punishment"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown21 March 2003 (2003-03-21)8.77
372"They Shoot Harpers, Don’t They?"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown28 March 2003 (2003-03-28)9.76
383"The Great Escape"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida4 April 2003 (2003-04-04)10.17
394"Return of the Prodigal Prat"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida11 April 2003 (2003-04-11)9.56
405"Owed to Susan"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida18 April 2003 (2003-04-18)8.57
416"Deliverance"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons25 April 2003 (2003-04-25)7.32
427"Blind Justice"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons2 May 2003 (2003-05-02)8.31
438"Friday the 31st"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown9 May 2003 (2003-05-09)8.47
449"Sitting Targets"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown16 May 2003 (2003-05-16)9.89
4510"Loco Parentis"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons23 May 2003 (2003-05-23)6.79
4611"Canary Cage"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown30 May 2003 (2003-05-30)6.72
4712"May the Best Man Win"Dewi HumphreysGeorgia Pritchett6 June 2003 (2003-06-06)7.28
4813"It's a Window Filled Life"Dewi HumphreysFred Barron and Sophie Hetherington13 June 2003 (2003-06-13)6.61
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49S"Sixty Feet Under"Jay SandrichJames Hendrie and Ian Brown25 December 2003 (2003-12-25)8.66

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Series 5 (2004–05)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [10]
Special
50S"Reloaded"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons12 March 2004 (2004-03-12)7.50
Series
511"The Mummy Returns"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown19 March 2004 (2004-03-19)9.17
522"You Don't Know Jack"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons26 March 2004 (2004-03-26)7.69
533"What's Up, Docklands?"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown2 April 2004 (2004-04-02)7.24
544"Luck Be a Lady Tonight"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown16 April 2004 (2004-04-16)7.63
555"First Past the Post"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown23 April 2004 (2004-04-23)7.58
566"My Will Be Done"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons30 April 2004 (2004-04-30)6.05
577"My Fair Charlady"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida7 May 2004 (2004-05-07)8.13
588"The Mouthtrap"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons14 May 2004 (2004-05-14)6.53
599"While You Weren't Sleeping"Dewi HumphreysDarin Henry21 May 2004 (2004-05-21)7.40
6010"Dentist to the Stars"Dewi HumphreysJames Cary28 May 2004 (2004-05-28)4.48
6111"A Wife Less Ordinary"Dewi HumphreysSophie Hetherington4 June 2004 (2004-06-04)4.98
6212"The Book of Love"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida11 June 2004 (2004-06-11)5.19
6313"Going Dental"Dewi HumphreysJames Hendrie and Ian Brown18 June 2004 (2004-06-18)5.62
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64S"Glad Tidings We Bring"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons, James Hendrie and Ian Brown24 December 2004 (2004-12-24)8.91
65S"...And I'll Cry If I Want to"Dewi HumphreysBrian Leveson and Paul Minett25 December 2005 (2005-12-25)5.85

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Series 6 (2006)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
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661"Bliss for Idiots"Dewi HumphreysBrian Leveson and Paul Minett10 March 2006 (2006-03-10)7.17
672"The Spokes Person"Dewi HumphreysBrian Leveson, Paul Minett, Bert Tyler-Moore, George Jeffrie and Tess Morris17 March 2006 (2006-03-17)7.42
683"Dentally Unstable"Dewi HumphreysAndrea Solomons31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)6.41
694"Living the Dream"Dewi HumphreysTom Leopold7 April 2006 (2006-04-07)6.28
705"An Embarrassment of Susans"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida14 April 2006 (2006-04-14)6.10
716"And Other Animals"Dewi HumphreysTom Leopold21 April 2006 (2006-04-21)6.17
727"The Art of Being Susan"Dewi HumphreysBrian Leveson and Paul Minett28 April 2006 (2006-04-28)6.22
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73S"The Heart of Christmas"Dewi HumphreysBrian Leveson and Paul Minett25 December 2006 (2006-12-25)5.09

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Series 7 (2007)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [14]
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741"The Ego Has Landed"Dewi HumphreysTom Anderson6 April 2007 (2007-04-06)6.65
752"Four Affairs and a Funeral"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida13 April 2007 (2007-04-13)5.58
763"Once More With Feeling"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida20 April 2007 (2007-04-20)5.64
774"Dutch Art and Dutch Courage"Dewi HumphreysSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida27 April 2007 (2007-04-27)5.72
785"Susan of Troy"Dewi HumphreysEd Dyson4 May 2007 (2007-05-04)6.48
796"One of the Boys"Dewi HumphreysDavid Cantor11 May 2007 (2007-05-11)6.76
807"Abi Ever After"Dewi HumphreysGeorge Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore18 May 2007 (2007-05-18)5.86
818"Breaking Up Ain't Hard to Do"Dewi HumphreysBrian Leveson and Paul Minett25 May 2007 (2007-05-25)5.57
829"Life Begins at Fifty"Dewi HumphreysGeorge Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore8 June 2007 (2007-06-08)4.84
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83S"Ho Ho No"Baz TaylorTom Anderson26 December 2007 (2007-12-26)6.14

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Series 8 (2008)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
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841"The Parent Trap"Baz TaylorBrian Leveson and Paul Minett11 April 2008 (2008-04-11)5.56
852"Let's Not Be Heisty"Baz TaylorEd Dyson18 April 2008 (2008-04-18)5.43
863"Cards on the Table"Baz TaylorBrian Leveson and Paul Minett25 April 2008 (2008-04-25)5.23
874"The Wax Job"Baz TaylorSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida2 May 2008 (2008-05-02)5.13
885"Neighbour Wars"Baz TaylorDarin Henry9 May 2008 (2008-05-09)5.02
896"Can't Get No Satisfaction"Nic PhillipsDavid Cantor16 May 2008 (2008-05-16)4.89
907"The Abi Habit"Nic PhillipsTom Anderson23 May 2008 (2008-05-23)4.74
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91S"Have a Unhappy Christmas"Nic PhillipsBrian Leveson and Paul Minett24 December 2008 (2008-12-24)7.12

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Series 9 (2009)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [18]
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921"Bully for Ben"Nic PhillipsBrian Leveson and Paul Minett2 April 2009 (2009-04-02)6.72
932"Bringing Up Janey"Nic PhillipsAmy Shindler9 April 2009 (2009-04-09)4.93
943"A Very Brief Encounter"Nic PhillipsSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida16 April 2009 (2009-04-16)4.69
954"The Psyche of Mikey"Nic PhillipsEd Dyson19 April 2009 (2009-04-19)4.48
965"A Difficult Undertaking"Nic PhillipsAndrew Kreisberg19 April 2009 (2009-04-19)4.48
976"Dog Dazed"Nic PhillipsSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida23 April 2009 (2009-04-23)5.14
987"It's Training Men"Nic PhillipsRobyn Taylor30 April 2009 (2009-04-30)5.15
998"The Guru"Nic PhillipsDarin Henry7 May 2009 (2009-05-07)5.24
1009"Kenzo's Project"Nic PhillipsTom Anderson and Darin Henry14 May 2009 (2009-05-14)4.91
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101S"2039: A Christmas Oddity"Ed ByeTom Anderson and David Cantor24 December 2009 (2009-12-24)5.59

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Series 10 (2010)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
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1021"Wheelie Ben"Ed ByeAmy Shindler9 July 2010 (2010-07-09)4.33
1032"The Son'll Come Out"Ed ByeTom Anderson16 July 2010 (2010-07-16)4.78
1043"Desperately Stalking Susan"Ed ByeBrian Leveson and Paul Minett23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)4.42
1054"The Melbourne Identity"Ed ByeBrian Leveson and Paul Minett30 July 2010 (2010-07-30)4.66
1065"He's Just Not That into Ben"Ed ByeDan Staley6 August 2010 (2010-08-06)4.89
1076"Slammertime"Ed ByeGeorge Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)4.70
1087"Ben Behaving Badly"Ed ByeTom Anderson27 August 2010 (2010-08-27)4.09
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109S"Mary Christmas"Ed ByeBrian Leveson, Paul Minett & Darin Henry24 December 2010 (2010-12-24)6.40

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Series 11 (2011)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [22]
1101"Janey's Choice"Ed ByeAndrew Kreisberg17 June 2011 (2011-06-17)[a]4.37[b]
1112"Labour Pains"Ed ByeDarin Henry1 July 2011 (2011-07-01)4.42
1123"Accusin' Susan"Ed ByeRobin Taylor8 July 2011 (2011-07-08)3.62
1134"Germs of Endearment"Ed ByeEd Dyson15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)3.81
1145"Harper vs. Harper"Ed ByeSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida22 July 2011 (2011-07-22)[c]4.13[d]
1156"Relationship Happens"Ed ByeEd Dyson29 July 2011 (2011-07-29)3.83
1167"Facebooked"Ed ByeSteve Armogida and Jim Armogida5 August 2011 (2011-08-05)4.01
1178"A Decent Proposal"Ed ByeDavid Cantor12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)3.79
1189"Darts All, Folks"Ed ByeDarin Henry19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)3.70
11910"Susan for a Bruisin'"Ed ByeDarin Henry26 August 2011 (2011-08-26)3.74
12011"A Night Out"Ed ByeDavid Cantor2 September 2011 (2011-09-02)3.89

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Comic Relief special

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A special five-minute sketch, titled "The Erroneous Storm", was included as part of Comic Relief and broadcast on 11 March 2005. The story takes place during a thunderstorm in which, after being scared, Michael and Janey join Ben and Susan in their bedroom. They are soon joined by Nick who, thanks to now being a party reviewer, brings with him Adam Hart-Davis, Anthony Head, Myleene Klass, Nell McAndrew, Dermot Murnaghan, Clive Russell and Jamie Theakston. It was directed by Dewi Humphreys and written by James Hendrie and Ian Brown. The short special attracted 10.94 million viewers.[24]

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally unaired by the BBC, the ninth episode of the tenth series, Janey's Choice ", was first released on the series 10 DVD and eventually went to air on 17 June 2011 during the run of the eleventh series.
  2. ^ Based on its 17 June 2011 broadcast.
  3. ^ Originally unaired by the BBC, the eighth episode of the tenth series, "Harper vs. Harper", was first released on the series 10 DVD and eventually went to air on 22 July 2011 during the run of the eleventh series.
  4. ^ Based on its 22 July 2011 broadcast.

References

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  1. ^ Lewishohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Worldwide. ISBN 0-563-48755-0.
  2. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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  10. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ^ "BBC One - My Family - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ^ "BBC One - My Family - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. ^ "BBC One - My Family - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  17. ^ "BBC One - My Family - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  19. ^ "BBC One - My Family - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  21. ^ "BBC One - My Family - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  23. ^ "BBC One - My Family - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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