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Title: The Family
Genre: Documentary, Reality
Country: United States of America
Studio: BBC One
Cast: Heather Wilkins, Margaret Wilkins, Marian Wilkins, Terry Wilkins, Gary Wilkins, Chris Wilkins
Crew: Franc Roddam (Director), Paul Watson (Director), Paul Watson (Producer)
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Keyword: bus driver, tenement, british pub, united kingdom, marriage engagement, cinéma vérité, family problems, fly-on-the-wall, teenage marriage, crowded house, uk, reality, working class family, reality tv, 70's, public assistance

Overview:The Family was a 1974 BBC television series made by producer Paul Watson, and directed by Franc Roddam. It was a fly-on-the-wall documentary series, seen by many as the precursor to reality television. It was similar to an American documentary which had aired the previous year in 1973, called An American Family. It followed the working-class Wilkins family of six of Reading, through their daily lives, warts and all, and culminated in the marriage of one of the daughters, which was plagued by fans and paparazzi alike. The show was the basis for two parodies: Monty Python's Flying Circus, in their very last episode which aired 5 December 1974, featured a sketch called "The Most Awful Family in Britain 1974"; and Benny Hill, on one of his 1975 specials, did a takeoff called "That Family." Margaret re-married and became Margaret Sainsbury; she died of a reported heart attack in Berkshire on 10 August 2008, aged 73. The format was revived in 2008.

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First Air Date: Jan 01, 1974 Last Air date: Mar 19, 1974 Season: 1 Season Episode: 12 Episode Runtime: 30:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 10 / 10 by 0 users Popularity: 0.3108 Language: en

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Season 1

1. Episode 11974-01-01
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2. Episode 21974-01-08
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3. Episode 31974-01-15
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4. Episode 41974-01-22
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5. Episode 51974-01-29
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6. Episode 61974-02-05
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7. Episode 71974-02-12
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8. Episode 81974-02-19
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9. Episode 91974-02-26
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10. Episode 101974-03-05
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11. Episode 111974-03-12
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12. Episode 121974-03-19
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