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Families was a daytime soap opera produced by Granada Television and created by Kay Mellor. It followed two families; the Thompsons, based in Cheshire, England, and the Stevens, living in Sydney, Australia. Image File history File links Screenshot from the title sequence of Families, produced by Granada Television. ...
The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...
Kay Mellor (born 1950 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a British actress and scriptwriter, best known for her work on several successful television drama series. ...
Malcolm Stoddard (born 1 January 1948) is a British actor, noted for his appearances on television. ...
Morag Hood (born 12 December 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, died 5 October 2002 in London, England) is an actress. ...
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1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...
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Kay Mellor (born 1950 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a British actress and scriptwriter, best known for her work on several successful television drama series. ...
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The link in the storyline was businessman Mike Thompson (Malcolm Stoddard), who walked out on his family and flew to Australia to be with his true love Diana Stevens (Briony Behets), whom he had left years earlier. Unbeknownst to Mike, Diana had given birth to his son Andrew (Tayler Kane) and as complications ensued over the abrupt life changes for both families, Andrew travelled to England, where he met Mike’s daughter, Amanda (Laura Girling), by his English wife Sue (Morag Hood), and they fell in love, not realising that they were half-brother and sister. Malcolm Stoddard (born 1 January 1948) is a British actor, noted for his appearances on television. ...
Briony Behets (born in 1952, United Kingdom) is a British-born actress who found fame acting in Australian soap operas of the 1970s. ...
Tayler Kane is an Australian actor. ...
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Morag Hood (born 12 December 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, died 5 October 2002 in London, England) is an actress. ...
The first episode was broadcast on 23 April 1990. After the series achieved poor viewing figures in the afternoon slot, it was relaunched and moved to a late night slot. Both the Thompson and Stevens families - and the UK-Australian crossover angle - were dropped. In their place came the wealthy Bannerman family, who were introduced during the summer of 1992, as they moved into the Thompsons' Cheshire mansion. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ...
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The series subsequently followed the intrigues involving the new family. Head of the Bannerman household was successful barrister Charles (Terence Harvey). The rest of the family comprised Charles' decorative wife Isabelle (Helen Bourne) and their four children - upstanding heir to the family law firm Simon (Thomas Russell), irresponsible teenager Matthew (Oliver Milburn), angelic countrywoman Rebecca (Karen Westwood) and go-getting vamp Juliette (Emma Davies). Juliette's best friend and Simon's fiancee Fiona Lewis (Claire Marchionne) also appeared, and turned out to be Charles' mistress. Karen Westwood is a Scottish actress most famous for her role as Meg Paterson in BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. ...
To add balance to the series, the Richards family, who ran the local pub, were also prominently featured, having been introduced during the latter Thompson family era. They comprised: Larry (John Bowe), Jane (Margot Leicester) and daughters Chelsea (Tara Moran) and Louise (Victoria Finney). John Bowe (born 1 February 1950 in Cheshire, England) is an actor best known for his performances on television. ...
The new characters nevertheless failed to gel and the show was axed in 1993 after 320 episodes. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
The theme music was by Matthew Scott. Several of those who worked on the series went on to higher-profile later careers: Jude Law was a regular cast member (as Nathan Thompson) and Russell T. Davies wrote for the programme. The theme music of a radio or television program is a piece that is written specifically for that show and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ...
Law in The Wisdom of Crocodiles (US title: Immortality) David Jude Law (born December 29, 1972, in Lewisham, South London, England) is an Academy Award nominated English actor. ...
Russell T. Davies, interviewed for the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential in 2005. ...
Main cast
- Mike Thompson - Malcolm Stoddard
- Sue Thompson - Morag Hood
- Mark Thompson - Graham Mourie
- Nathan Thompson - Jude Law
- John Thompson - Tim Woodward
- Amanda Thompson - Laura Girling
- Diana Stevens - Briony Behets
- Christian Stevens - Simon Edward Stokes
- Andrew Stevens - Tayler Kane
- Justine Stevens - Imogen Annesley
- George Davidson - Harry Littlewood
- Ruby Davidson - Madge Ryan
- Rachel Grandby - Anna Welsh
- Corinne Todd - Tessa Humphries
- Barbara Todd - Lyn Ashley
- Lisa Shepherd - Jane Hazlegrove
- Jackie Williams - Amanda Wenban
- Brian Williams - Murray Mexted
- Paul Williams - Craig Black
- Jade Williams - Sascha Huckstepp
- Don McLeod - Bruce Hughes
- Anton Vaughan - Rhett Walton
- Larry Richards - John Bowe
- Jane Richards - Margot Leicester
- Chelsea Richards - Tara Moran
- Louise Richards Victoria Finney
- Neil Brooks - Patrick Cremin
- Charles Bannerman - Terence Harvey
- Isabelle Bannerman - Helen Bourne
- Rebecca Bannerman - Karen Westwood
- Simon Bannerman - Thomas Russell
- Juliette Bannerman - Emma Davies
- Matthew Bannerman - Oliver Milburn
- Fiona Lewis - Claire Marchionne
- Tom Shepherd - Thomas Lockyer
- Steve Harvey - Terence Hillyer
- Linda Harvey - Louise Plowright
- Gary Harvey - Jim Shepley
- Daniel Fielding - Gary Turner
- Chris Harrison - Richard Standing
- Dot Downing - Joan Campion
- James Proctor - David Elliott
Malcolm Stoddard (born 1 January 1948) is a British actor, noted for his appearances on television. ...
Morag Hood (born 12 December 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, died 5 October 2002 in London, England) is an actress. ...
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Law in The Wisdom of Crocodiles (US title: Immortality) David Jude Law (born December 29, 1972, in Lewisham, South London, England) is an Academy Award nominated English actor. ...
Tim Woodward (born 24 April 1953 in London, England) is a British actor and the son of actor Edward Woodward. ...
Briony Behets (born in 1952, United Kingdom) is a British-born actress who found fame acting in Australian soap operas of the 1970s. ...
Simon Edward Stokes is a British actor. ...
Tayler Kane is an Australian actor. ...
Imogen Annesley is an Australian actress. ...
Tessa Humphries is an Australian actress, best known for her appearances in television soap opera. ...
Lyn Ashley is an Australian actress who worked in the United Kingdom on television during the 1960s. ...
Amanda Wenban is an actress who has worked in television in both the United Kingdom and Australia. ...
Murray Graham Mexted (born 5 September 1953 in Wellington) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1985. ...
Rhett Walton is an Australian actor who has appeared in the soap opera Families and Paradise Beach and he is married to Sophie Monk. ...
John Bowe (born 1 February 1950 in Cheshire, England) is an actor best known for his performances on television. ...
Karen Westwood is a Scottish actress most famous for her role as Meg Paterson in BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. ...
Louise Plowright is a British actress, who first came to prominence playing abrasive hairdresser Julie Cooper in the television soap opera EastEnders from 1989 to 1990. ...
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