The Fosters. Sonny Foster (Lenny Henry). Copyright: London Weekend Television
The Fosters
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1976 - 1977
- 27 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom following the day-to-day trials and tribulations of a black family living in a London tower block. Stars Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, Carmen Munroe, Lenny Henry, Sharon Rosita and Lawrie Mark
The Fosters trivia
Most episodes were adapted from scripts for US sitcom Good Times.
The all-black cast helped to break new ground for sitcoms in the UK, but The Fosters received almost as much criticism for stereotyping as it did for promoting racial equality.