My Family

As BBC One's hit comedy enters it's 9th year, how desperately do we think it needs a TOTAL revamp?
The titlecard looks a little bland. The storylines don't make as big an impact as they used to.
It's not as FUNNY!

Many would say that they lost interest when Kris Marshall left in 2005, saying that he was the funniest.

At the start of the last series, RadioTimes reported that some of the cast were surprised to be asked to make another series.

Although I still find it amusing, I hope they don't continue it past it's ideal sell-by-date.

ISTR reading somewhere that Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wannamaker aren't as pleased with the newer episodes in comparison to the earlier ones.

I agree it went downhill after Kris Marshall left, they should have ended the programme on a high there, it's never been a comic gen, but for a standard BBC One comedy, it wasn't bad.

Never watched it regularly but agree it should have ended when or soon after Kris Marshall left. It's still a good half-hours viewing though if there isn't anything else on.


Talking of BBC comedies outstaying their welcome, I assume My Hero was axed after the dreadful idea to replace Father Dougal. What's happening with The Green Green Grass too - has that been recommissioned?

After You're Gone isn't too bad, but I think now Corrie has taken up the 8.30pm slot on Fridays which was home to most these programmes the BBC aren't going to be throwing as much in the way of family comedy onto our screens.

I hope not. It makes a mockery of Only Fools and Horses in my opinion and the writing is naff.

Back to My Family, thought the weekest link episode on the other week was really amusing. The show is still funny IMO, however it would be good if they could reunite the original cast if only for one episode.

According to Richard Lindsay, he and his co-star even refused to film an episode recently because it was so poor!

Oh dear god, humanity has no hope!

Robert Lindsay my friend...

Your friend? You move in impressive circles, Rob.

You must be joking...