Family Affairs: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On its launch night (30th March 1997), Channel 5 broadcast the first episode of its original soap opera: Family Affairs. The series was Britain's first 5-days-a-week soap and has been broadcast every weekday since its launch. Family Affairs: The Hart Years (From Pilot to Episode 480) The show followed the lives of the Hart family from Charnham, Kent, story lines surrounded Chris, Annie and their children Duncan, Holly, Melanie and Jamie Hart as well as Chris's father Angus, Annie's parents Elsa and Jack Gates and their friends and neighbours for 2 years. Friends and neighbours included Roy Farmer, Nick Trip and Maria Simons. However, ratings were low and it wasn't long before Channel 5 threatened to axe Family Affairs. Drastic action was needed if the show was to survive, and so drastic action was taken: Brian Park, then producer of Britain's no. 1 soap Coronation Street, was hired at...

Series details

• Title: Family Affairs
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1997-03-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-07-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6079
• IMDb ID: tt0183068
• TVDB ID: 77979

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-03-31; final listed air date 1997-12-31.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-01-01; final listed air date 1998-12-31.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-01-01; final listed air date 1999-12-31.
• Season 4: premiered 2000-01-03; final listed air date 2000-12-29.
• Season 5: premiered 2001-01-01; final listed air date 2001-01-26.
• Season 6: premiered 2002-03-25; final listed air date 2002-03-25.
• Season 7: premiered 2003-03-19; final listed air date 2003-12-31; episode order: 91.
• Season 8: premiered 2004-01-01; final listed air date 2004-12-31; episode order: 262.
• Season 9: premiered 2005-01-03; final listed air date 2005-07-22; episode order: 145.

Source and licence

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