- My Family (series 5)
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My Family Series 5 
My Family Series 5 DVD CoverCountry of origin UK No. of episodes 13
+ Christmas Special 2004
+ Christmas Special 2005
+ Comic Relief Special
+ Best Of SpecialBroadcast Original channel BBC Original run 12 March 2004 – 25 December 2005 Home video release DVD release date 25 March 2006 Series chronology ← Previous
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6The fifth series of BBC family sitcom My Family originally aired between 19 March 2004 and 25 December 2005. The series was comissioned following consistently high ratings from the fourth series. The opening episode of the series, "The Mummy Returns", re-introduces the six main characters from the previous series, as well as Janey, played by Daniela Denby-Ashe, who was not seen on-screen since December 2002. The fifth series includes four specials: two-hour long Christmas specials, a 30-minute "best-of" special, and an exclusive 5-minute Comic Relief short. All thirteen regular episodes from the fifth series are thirty minutes in length. The series was once again produced by Rude Boy Productions[1], a company that produces comedies created by Fred Barron.[2] The series was filmed at Pinewood Studios in London,[3] in front of a live audience.[4]
Contents
Episode Information
Episode Number Broadcast Date Title Written by 50 – 5.1 12 March 2004 "Reloaded" Andrea Solomons 51 – 5.2 19 March 2004 "The Mummy Returns" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 52 – 5.3 26 March 2004 "You Don’t Know Jack" Andrea Solomons 53 – 5.4 2 April 2004 "What’s Up, Docklands?" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 54 – 5.5 16 April 2004 "Luck Be A Lady Tonight" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 55 – 5.6 23 April 2004 "First Past The Post" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 56 – 5.7 30 April 2004 "My Will Be Done" Andrea Solomons 57 – 5.8 7 May 2004 "My Fair Charlady" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 58 – 5.9 14 May 2004 "The Mouth Trap" Andrea Solomons 59 – 5.10 21 May 2004 "While You Weren’t Sleeping" Darin Henry 60 – 5.11 28 May 2004 "Dentist To The Stars" James Cary 61 – 5.12 4 June 2004 "A Wife Less Ordinary" Sophie Hetherington 62 – 5.13 11 June 2004 "The Book Of Love" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 63 – 5.14 18 June 2004 "Going Dental" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 64 – 5.15 25 December 2004 "Glad Tidings We Bring" Andrea Solomons & James Hendrie 64b – 5.15b 11 March 2005 "The Erroneous Storm" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 65 – 5.16 25 December 2005 "...And I’ll Cry If I Want To" Brian Leveson & Paul Minett Reception
Viewers
The series was once again given a prime-time Friday evening slot, with most episodes airing at 8:30pm. The first episode of the series gained 9.17 million viewers, considerably more than episodes in the previous series, becoming the most watched programme for the week.[5]. Ratings for the series were consistent, however, two episodes failed to reach the 5 million mark, and the christmas special failed to attract more than 5.5 million viewers. However, ratings were good enough for a sixth series of eight episodes to be commissioned.
Rank Episode Viewership Audience Percentage 1 The Mummy Returns 9.17 million 2 Glad Tidings We Bring 8.91 million 3 My Fair Charlady 8.13 million 4 You Don’t Know Jack 7.69 million 5 Luck Be A Lady Tonight 7.63 million 6 First Past The Post 7.58 million 7 My Family Reloaded 7.50 million 8 While You Weren’t Sleeping 7.40 million 9 What’s Up, Docklands? 7.24 million 10 The Mouth Trap 6.53 million 11 My Will Be Done 6.05 million 12 Going Dental 5.62 million 13 ...And I’ll Cry If I Want To 5.85 million 14 The Book Of Love 5.19 million 15 A Wife Less Ordinary 4.98 million 16 Dentist To The Stars 4.48 million References
- ^ "Sitcom Production Companies". http://www.sitcom.co.uk/list_production.shtml.
- ^ "Rude Boy Productions". http://www.imdb.com/company/co0104185/.
- ^ "My Family". http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/gen/z_sys_infoProduction.aspx?intProductionId=1071.
- ^ "Television Audiences". http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/gen/TV_Audiences.aspx.
- ^ "Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 14 Mar. 2004". http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklyterrestrial.
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Categories:- 2004 in British television
- Lists of British television series episodes
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