Episodes 14

1 Sex and the Black Community

April 9, 1976

30m

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

2 My Son the Lover

April 16, 1976

30m

Sonny the artist falls in love with his model.

3 God's Business Is Good Business

April 23, 1976

30m

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

4 The Check Up

April 30, 1976

30m

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

5 Black Jesus

May 7, 1976

30m

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

6 The Man I Most Admire

May 14, 1976

30m

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

7 Situations Vacant

May 21, 1976

30m

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

8 Sonny Gets a Patron

May 28, 1976

30m

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

9 Buy Now, Pay Later

June 4, 1976

30m

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

10 The Windfall

June 11, 1976

30m

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

11 Over the Hill

June 18, 1976

30m

Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.

12 The Matchmaker

June 25, 1976

30m

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

13 Benjamin's Rebellion

July 2, 1976

30m

Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.

14 New Year with the Fosters

January 1, 1977

30m

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

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