My Family is a British television sitcom created by Fred Barron and produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions which follows the fortunes of the Harpers, a highly dysfunctional middle-class British family.
The series aired in the UK on BBC One from 19 September, 2000 to 2 September, 2011. There are 120 episodes in 11 seasons.
My Family premiered in South Africa on SABC3 on Wednesday 1 May 2002, at 20h30. It later aired on DStv's BBC Prime channel, which became BBC Entertainment in 2008. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 11 premiered on SABC3 on Monday 18 February 2013, at 21h00. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are nine episodes in the eleventh and final season.
The show changed time to 20h00 on SABC3 on Monday 1 April 2013.
Synopsis
Meet the Harpers, a prefectly normal family. Or are they?
Father Ben is a dentist who'd like to see his children move out of the house as soon as possible because all he wants is peace and quiet.
His eldest son Nick - who later on in the series does move out - is a complete idiot and a no-good who can't hold on to any of the various jobs he has.
Daughter Janey is very shallow and not very picky when it comes to boys while son Michael is way too smart for Ben and doesn't feel the need to communicate much with his father.
His curious wife Susan clearly makes all the decisions in the household.
Later on in the series Ben gets an assistant at work, goofy and naive Roger, and when Janey finally moves out, no-brainer Abi moves in, while Janey keeps visiting, sometimes bringing along her little son, Kenzo.
So much for Ben's peace and quiet.
Seasons
Note: broadcast details for BBC Prime/BBC Entertainment are incomplete, due to unavailability of information.
Season 1 (8 episodes)
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 1 May 2002 | Finale: 19 Jun 2002 | Wednesdays, 20h30
Channel: BBC Prime | Premiere: 4 Sep 2006 | Finale: 23 Oct 2006 | Mondays, 20h00
Season 2 (13 episodes)
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 20 Nov 2002 | Finale: 12 Feb 2003 | Wednesdays, 21h00
Channel: BBC Prime | Premiere: 30 Oct 2006 | Finale: 22 Jan 2007 | Mondays, 20h00
Season 3 (14 episodes)
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 19 Feb 2003 | Finale: 28 May 2003 | Wednesdays, 21h00
Channel: BBC Prime | Premiere: 29 Jan 2007 | Finale: 30 Apr 2007 | Mondays, 20h00
Season 4 (14 episodes)
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 8 Aug 2004 | Finale: 7 Nov 2004 | Sundays, 20h30
Season 5 (16 episodes)
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 17 Dec 2005 | Finale: 25 Mar 2006 | Sundays, 20h30
Season 6 (8 episodes)
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 19 Dec 2006 | Finale: 6 Feb 2007 | Tuesdays, 20h00
Season 7 (9 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 14 May 2009 | Finale: 9 Jul 2009 | Thursdays, 20h00
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 25 Oct 2010 | Finale: 20 Dec 2010 | Mondays, 19h30
Season 8 (7 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 24 Sep 2009 | Finale: 5 Nov 2009 | Thursdays, 20h30
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 27 Dec 2010 | Finale: 7 Feb 2011 | Mondays, 19h30
Season 9 (9 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 15 Apr 2010 | Finale: 10 Jun 2010 | Thursdays, 20h00
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 14 Feb 2011 | Finale: 11 Apr 2011 | Mondays, 20h30
Season 10 (10 episodes)
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 12 Sep 2011 | Finale: 14 Nov 2011 | Mondays, 20h30
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 27 Dec 2011 | Finale: 28 Feb 2012 | Tuesdays, 20h00
Season 11 (9 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 6 Mar 2012 | Finale: 1 May 2012 | Tuesdays, 20h00
Channel: SABC3 | Premiere: 18 Feb 2013 | Finale: 22 Apr 2013 | Mondays, 21h00