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About The Fosters

The Fosters is a comedy TV series that premiered on ITV1 on April 9, 1976. It has 2 seasons and 27 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 13 "The House Guest", aired on July 9, 1977.

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.

  • Comedy

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Episodes

27 episodes · 2 seasons

Series 1

1976 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

The Fosters Series 1 release dates →
  1. E14

    14. New Year with the Fosters

    Finale

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

  2. E13

    13. Benjamin's Rebellion

    Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.

  3. E12

    12. The Matchmaker

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

  4. E11

    11. Over the Hill

    Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.

  5. E10

    10. The Windfall

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

  6. E9

    9. Buy Now, Pay Later

    Vilma has to take messages when Samuel forgets to pay the phone bill, a blind encyclopaedia salesman is shown pity when he comes knocking, and a closer look at the contract suggests that signing it was a mistake.

  7. E8

    8. Sonny Gets a Patron

    Pearl and Shirley get sick of finding art equipment left around the house, Samuel discovers that his son's patron is a scammer, and Benjamin's not the only one to miss Sonny when he decides to move out.

  8. E7

    7. Situations Vacant

    Pearl's told that an older woman has been given the job that she wanted, Samuel's left fuming when sexual discrimination laws get in his way, and the kids have to cook for themselves when their mum goes out to work.

  9. E6

    6. The Man I Most Admire

    Benjamin tries to pick a man to write about for an English composition, Shirley insists that women are just as worthy of admiration as men, and Samuel returns home miserable after he chickens out of a job interview.

  10. E5

    5. Black Jesus

    Sonny decides to enter a new art competition at the West Indian Centre, Pearl's unhappy when her special picture of Jesus changes colour, and an old drunk gets all the credit when the family have a run of good luck.

  11. E4

    4. The Check Up

    Shirley ends up with the wrong hours when she gets a job at a chip shop, Benjamin finds that his father's irritability might be due to hypertension, and Pearl knows that being laid off from work will make him even worse.

  12. E3

    3. God's Business Is Good Business

    Shirley gets a shock when she sees a Black face on the broken television, Samuel recognises the preacher as someone he knew in Guyana, and Pearl's far from pleased when the swindler offers her husband a job.

  13. E2

    2. My Son the Lover

    Pearl refuses to think about what life will be like when the nest is empty, Shirley ridicules the idea that a popular girl could be interested in Sonny, and talk of popping the question suggests that things are pretty serious.

  14. E1

    1. Sex and the Black Community

    Sonny goes out to get a bottle of mouthwash ahead of his latest big date, Pearl's unhappy about Shirley's involvement with a 21-year-old, and Samuel comes under fire when he changes his mind about an obscene book.

Series 2

1977 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

The Fosters Series 2 release dates →
  1. E13

    13. The House Guest

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. The Family Way

  3. E11

    11. That's My Boy

  4. E10

    10. Who Needs Friends?

  5. E9

    9. Home and Away

  6. E8

    8. The Diet

    Hearing that her ex-fiance is to visit U.K. from Guyana, Pearl Foster decides to go a crash diet. However, after 10 days of salad and cottage cheese, Sam is ravenous and furious when he discovers the reason.

  7. E7

    7. The Bargain

  8. E6

    6. The Family Business

  9. E5

    5. That Lovely Weekend

  10. E4

    4. Take Your Partners

  11. E3

    3. Give a Little Whistle

  12. E2

    2. Up in Arms

  13. E1

    1. The Nude

Cast & crew

Created by Jon Watkins and Eric Monte

  • Joseph Charles

    Mathew

  • Patti Boulaye

    Patti Boulaye

    Charlotte

  • Val Pringle

    Reverend Steve Smith

  • Archie Pool

    Archie Pool

    The Chauffeur

  • Lindsay Campbell

    The Doctor

  • Jimi Rand

    Jim

  • John Barron

    John Barron

    Mr Hudd

  • Anne Jameson

    Anne Jameson

    Mrs Dale

  • Yemi Goodman Ajibade

    Mr Fuller

  • Rudolph Walker

    Rudolph Walker

    Andrew Henderson

  • Frank Singuineau

    Reverend Bradford

  • Trevor Butler

    Ernie

  • Herbert Norville

    Herbert Norville

    Fred

  • Leonard Kavanagh

    Managing Director

  • Fraser Kerr

    The Newscaster

  • Arnold Peters

    The Interviewer

The Fosters FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Fosters?

The Fosters has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 9, 1977.

When did the latest episode of The Fosters come out?

The most recent episode of The Fosters, Season 2 Episode 13 "The House Guest", aired on July 9, 1977.

How many seasons of The Fosters are there?

The Fosters has 2 seasons with 27 episodes in total.

When did The Fosters first air?

The Fosters first aired on ITV1 on April 9, 1976.

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