Families (TV series)
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.
The first episode was broadcast on 23 April 1990, though it only lasted a couple of years. After poor viewing figures in the afternoon slot, it was relaunched and moved to a late night slot. The show was axed in 1993 after 320 episodes.
A new family was introduced during the summer of 1992 — the Bannermans.
The theme music was by Matthew Scott.
Main cast
- Mike Thomson - Malcolm Stoddard
- Sue Thompson - Morag Hood
- Mark Thomson - Martin Glyn Murray
- Nathan Thompson - Jude Law
- John Thompson - Tim Woodward
- Amanda Thompson - Laura Girling
- Dianna Stevens - Briony Behets
- Christian Stevens - Simon Edward Stokes
- Andrew Stevens - Taylor Kane
- Justine Stevens - Imogen Annesley
- Jackie Williams - Amanda Wenban
- Charles Bannerman - Terence Harvey
- Isabelle Bannerman - Helen Bourne
- Rebecca Bannerman - Karen Westwood