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My Family Series 7 
My Family Series 7 DVD CoverCountry of origin UK No. of episodes 9
+ Christmas SpecialBroadcast Original channel BBC Original run 6 April 2007 – 26 December 2007 Home video release DVD release date 2008 Series chronology ← Previous
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8The seventh series of BBC family sitcom My Family originally aired between 6 April 2007 and 26 December 2007. The series was commissioned following consistently high ratings from the sixth series. The opening episode, "The Ego Has Landed", re-introduces the seven main characters. All episodes from the seventh series are thirty minutes in length, with the exception of the Christmas special. 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 74 – 7.1 6 April 2007 "The Ego Has Landed" Tom Anderson 75 – 7.2 13 April 2007 "Four Affairs And A Funeral" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 76 – 7.3 20 April 2007 "Once More With Feeling" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 77 – 7.4 27 April 2007 "Dutch Art And Dutch Courage" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 78 – 7.5 4 May 2007 "Susan Of Troy" Ed Dyson 79 – 7.6 11 May 2007 "One Of The Boys" David Cantor 80 – 7.7 18 May 2007 "Abi Ever After" George Jeffrie & Bert Tyler-Moore 81 – 7.8 25 May 2007 "Breaking Up Ain’t Hard To Do" Brian Leveson & Paul Minett 82 – 7.9 8 June 2007 "Life Begins At Fifty" George Jeffrie & Bert Tyler-Moore 83 – 7.10 26 December 2007 "Ho Ho No" Tom Anderson Reception
Viewers
The series was once again given a prime-time Friday evening slot, with most episodes airing at 8:30pm. No episodes in the series managed to attract over 6.8 million viewers, a considerable loss compared to previous series.[5]. The final episode of the series, "Life Begins at Fifty", was aired in a Tuesday evening slot due to international football, losing around 1.5 million viewers. The seventh series averaged 5.92 million viewers for each episode.
Rank Episode Viewership Audience Percentage 1 One Of The Boys 6.76 million 2 The Ego Has Landed 6.65 million 3 Susan Of Troy 6.48 million 4 Ho Ho No 6.14 million 5 Abi Ever After 5.86 million 6 Dutch Art And Dutch Courage 5.72 million 7 Once More With Feeling 5.64 million 8 Four Affairs And A Funeral 5.58 million 9 Breaking Up Ain’t Hard To Do 5.57 million 10 Life Begins At Fifty 4.84 million Critics
Tom Simpson, of My Family Online, reviewed that one particular episode from the series stands out. He states that "One Of The Boys", written by the mate of Jason, David Cantor, is a "brilliant, lively, funny episode that also contains a rare moment of emotion", and that the episode brought a tear to his eye.[6]
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 8 Apr. 2007". http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklyterrestrial.
- ^ "My Family Online Review". http://www.freewebs.com/myfamilytv/reviews.html#oneoftheboys-ts.
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