The Fosters
1976•12•2 Seasons•27 Episodes•5.8•Ended
Comedy
The Fosters is a British sitcom created and written by Jon Watkins and Eric Monte. It showcases the early work of Lenny Henry as the budding artist son of easygoing family man Samuel Foster (Norman Beaton). The series follows the day-to-day trials of Samuel, his lively wife Pearl (both immigrants from Guyana) and their three children on a South London housing estate.
Creator
Jon Watkins, Eric Monte
Network
ITV1
Origin
GB
Cast
Norman Beaton
Samuel Foster
Isabelle Lucas
Pearl Foster
Carmen Munroe
Vilma
Lenny Henry
Sonny Foster
Sharon Rosita
Shirley Foster
Lawrie Mark
Benjamin Foster
Episodes
Recommended
7.7
American Housewife
2016
7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
7
Benson
1979
7.2
Green Acres
1965
7.4
Who's the Boss?
1984
7.1
Man About the House
1973
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
7.1
My Family
2000
6.7
Father Knows Best
1954
6.8
Another Period
2015
6.7
Family Affair
1966
7.9
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
6.6
Shifting Gears
2025
7.5
Mama's Family
1983
7.4
2Point4 Children
1991
7
The Cosby Show
1984
7.5
Raising Hope
2010
7.2
Last Man Standing
2011
6.4
Major Dad
1989
Similar Shows
7
¡Chócalas Compayito!
2023
The Island of Inis Cool
2004
5.9
Holliston
2012
6.2
Don't Forget to Write!
1977
9
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
6.3
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
1989
7.2
Catterick
2004
8
Peep Show
2003
6.5
Barbara
1999
7
End of the Line
2024
Semi-Tough
1980
8.4
Whoopi
2003
6.5
Home to Roost
1985
7.1
My Family
2000
6.3
Rhoda
1974
6.6
Reba
2001
6.2
No Job for a Lady
1990
6.8
Designing Women
1986
6.5
Get Real
1998
7.5
Apple Pie
1978