2point4 Children
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1991 - 1999
- 56 episodes (8 series)
The Porters seem to be a perfectly average bunch - mum, dad, son and daughter. This family, however, are anything but ordinary. Stars Belinda Lang, Gary Olsen, Julia Hills, Clare Woodgate, Clare Buckfield and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated at 5pm on U&Drama
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Series 7, Episode 7 - The Heart Has Its Reasons
Having dropped off Jenny at university in the East End, Bill and Ben find the van being looted by a group of pre-teen tearaways. They manage to catch one of the group, Declan, but are more moved than angry when he explains he has no parents.
Notes
This episode appears to have been intended for broadcast as episode 5 in the series, featuring Jenny's departure for university. Episodes 5 and 6 as broadcast, When Did You Last See Your Father? and The Italian Job, are both centred around her bedroom being empty.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 9th April 1998
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Belinda Lang | Bill |
| Gary Olsen | Ben |
| Julia Hills | Rona |
| Clare Buckfield | Jenny |
| John Pickard | David |
| Mitchell Ray | Declan |
| James Lance | Keith (Jenny's neighbour) |
| Neil Henry | Student |
| Mari-Claire Turley | Kirsty |
| Felicity Goodeson (as Felicity Goodson) | Kirsty's Mother |
| Andrew Marshall | Writer |
| Nick Wood | Director |
| Andrew Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| Valerie Warrender (as Val Warrender) | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |