Season 1

1. Sex and the Black Community

Mum and Dad are unhappy with sixteen-year-old Shirley going out with a twenty-one-year.

1976-04-09 • 30 min

2. My Son the Lover

Sonny the artist falls in love with his model.

1976-04-16 • 30 min

3. God's Business Is Good Business

Samuel is impressed when an old acquaintance of his appears on TV.

1976-04-23 • 30 min

4. The Check Up

The family try to convince Samuel that he needs to see a doctor.

1976-04-30 • 30 min

5. Black Jesus

Benjamin hangs Sonny’s portrait of Jesus on the living room wall.

1976-05-07 • 30 min

6. The Man I Most Admire

Benjamin has to write an essay on “The Man I Most Admire”.

1976-05-14 • 30 min

7. Situations Vacant

Samuel has an opportunity to join the staff of a fashionable West End store.

1976-05-21 • 30 min

8. Sonny Gets a Patron

Sonny attracts the attention of a patron who offers him his own studio.

1976-05-28 • 30 min

9. Buy Now, Pay Later

The Foster’s finances are already overstretched, but are they near breaking point?

1976-06-04 • 30 min

10. The Windfall

Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.

1976-06-11 • 30 min

11. Over the Hill

Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.

1976-06-18 • 30 min

12. The Matchmaker

Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.

1976-06-25 • 30 min

13. Benjamin's Rebellion

Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.

1976-07-02 • 30 min

14. New Year with the Fosters

The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?

1977-01-01 • 30 min