cannonballsean1992 it is no surprise that this series has been running for eight series. it is an absolutely amazing hilarious comedy. many critics look down on the series, but i personally love it. every episode is funny, providing almost continuous laughs. there is a really good chemistry between the main characters, making it believable that they are a really family. the jokes are short but often. this is what it has been panned for, lazy writing, but it is still a hilarious series.the only thing that sometimes annoys me is that supporting characters some how move in to the home, and it doesn't really make sense at times. despite this, every episode offers a plot that develops quick and provides comical value. the actors are great, my favourite character is Ben. you will probably find that a lot of the watcher reviews are good, and this is because the show is excellent, and can be watched over and over again. one of the most popular comedy series going, and it is no surprise. give it a go!

michaelrustage Having read that there are more series of My Family on the way I can't help but be concerned. The show has been rapidly declining with each series and has unfortunately already past it's peak point. With the show now heading dangerously close to the edge of ridiculousness and the majority of people fast losing interest I personally think that the BBC should think very carefully before proceeding with more episodes. It was OK up to about series 3 but since then it has just headed further away from reality and with each series there seems to be less and less family. Series 6 was a huge mistake. Only half the number of episodes and Robert Lindsay missing from most of them. What was the point in making it? The show is very soon going to come to an end because people no longer enjoy it which is a shame. The reason is because like I said, it's unreal and very unoriginal. Think about it. A dentist called Ben who doesn't understand his kids and he has an eccentric wife who can't cook. We've seen it before. Remember a sitcom called Butterflies? Also, the majority of jokes have also been done before. Remember when Ben is looking for the spider and he thinks he's spotted it but it turns out to be a black woolly glove? - same thing happened to Victor in One foot in the grave. I hope people continue to enjoy this show but I personally think they should call it a day as I and many other people are now ready to move on to something else.

chris manley my family has to be one of the best comedy's that the world has ever seen. the cracking story lines and acting given by some of the best performers make this brilliant. Kris Marshall is (i think)one of the greatest comedy actors ever and the role is brilliant for him, its just a shame that he didn't stay around for all 6 season. the Christmas specials are also great to. bringing back previous actors (such as Janey) to give this great comedy an added spark. there are times when the storyline is a bit stupid, but the laughs still come out all the same. I'm glad that they will all be out on DVD by the end of the year, so that i will be able to complete my collection, including all the Christmas special which are coming out in November. its just a shame that the American audience don't get them out on DVD as much as us, because they are missing out on this great British comedy. it stands out with comedy's such as only fools and horses and faulty towers. this is easily one of the best comedy's of the 21st century.

basford My Family emerged onto our screens in 2000 and has been a real hit. I love it, it is absolutely hilarious. It is about the stark raving bonkers Harpers family and all the fiascos that they encounter with each other. They are, Susan the mother who is the worst cook in the world played brilliantly by Zoe Wannamaker (showing her hidden talent for comedy) and who also thinks that she is the modern laid back mother but she is the most controlling and bossy person in the household. There is also the father Ben, who is a sarcastic and grumpy and misanthropic dentist who cannot stand any of his patients and cannot stand his family at all, he is played by Robert Lindsay who is one of Britain's best actors, Ben Harper is in the mold of Basil Fawlty and Edmund Blackadder. There is Nick, the eldest son who is my personal favourite and probably the star of the show, he is a gormless, un-employable idiot who is working on one hair-brained scheme to another, constantly running up huge bills for his father played to an absolute 'T' by Kris Marshall. Nick is possibly the stupidest and strangest person in the world, yet he is somehow always one step ahead of his family, and the spats he has with Ben always has me in stitches. Then there is Janey, who is the fashion loving, money grabbing, shallow, bitchy daughter played very well by Daniela-Denby Ashe. Then there is Michael, the youngest child who is oddly the most intelligent character in the show. He has transformed from geeky schoolkid to some sort of shady businessman again played very brilliantly by Gabriel Thompson. He has some very funny sarcastic lines and manages to out-wit everyone else in the show. The other family member is Abbie, another gormless idiot who is quite amusing but no way near is good as the others, but she is played very well by Siobhan Hayes. Another additional character is Roger Bailey, Ben's dental neighbour who is in love with Abbie and nature who Ben bullies, he is a bit annoying at some moments but he works well with Abbie, and when he pretends to be quite clichéd it does make me laugh.There are some killingly funny episodes, namely the one where Nick and Ben spend the night in a hotel in Leeds and end up having to share a bed, that episode had me and my dad wetting ourselves, another one where they have a burglar alarm installed at Susan's request and it drives the whole street mad and Nick becoming a male stripper and moons a police officer, another where Ben, Susan, Michael and Nick are stuck on a tube train and Ben makes enemies with two pensioners and Susan makes enemies with two Estonian men, Nick goes into business by selling bottles of water and Michael gets himself a girlfriend from one of the other carriages. Richard Whiteley also has a cameo role as himself in that episode, telling us how much he hates fame. And there was an xmas one i saw on UK GOLD where all I remember was that Nick managed to stuff the house completely with xmas trees, I would dearly love to see that one again.It is hard to decide who is the best in this show, they are all played very well. Un-fortunately, the show has become a bit far fetched now because the characters are getting a bit too old and Nick has left so it is not nearly as amusing as it used to be Nick comes back with a cameo role every now and then and Janey comes in and out, it doesn't really surprise me, they can't be immature forever because after a while it just looks silly. But the old episodes are shown on UK GOLD every other week and I really recommend watching it. We do not get enough quality stuff like this anymore, so make the most of it while it lasts!