• Air date: 05 Sep '94 7 episodes
      2point4 children is a 1990s British sitcom that was created and written by Andrew Marshall. It follows the lives of the Porter family; an average family that is persistently faced with surreal situations and sheer bad luck. The show was originally broadcast on BBC One from 1991 to 1999, and ran for eight series, ending in a special Millennium edition that would be the last due to the death of Gary Olsen, who died from cancer in 2000. The show is now repeated regularly in the UK on Gold, and in Australia on UKTV. The title of the show refers to the once average size of a UK family. There are two children in the Porter family, however Andrew Marshall has indicated that the father, Ben, could be considered almost another child, making up the "point four". The show regularly picked up large audiences of up to 14 million in the early 1990s, with an average of between 6 - 9 million, the final episode was viewed by 9.03 million people. In 1997 a remake of the show debuted in the Netherlands: 'Kees ...
  • List of Episodes (7)
    • 1. The Parent Trap

      05 Sep '94
      Bill promises Jenny that she won't do anything embarrassing when meeting her latest boyfriend's parents; but some frozen cockroaches and an inflatable Pope intervene.
    • 2. Family Plot

      12 Sep '94
      In order to enjoy an evening without the TV, the radio and the stereo, Bill disposes of the fuse wire. Then the troubles really start.
    • 3. Fortuoisty

      19 Sep '94
      Bill receives a chain letter threatening dire bad luck if not continued. Against Ben's wishes she tears it up, and unlikely events begin occurring. When another four copies of the letter arrive, suspicion falls upon Rona causing an argument. Meanwhile, Ben is about to jump out of an aeroplane on his very first parachute jump.
    • 4. Curiosity Killed the Cat

      26 Sep '94
      Bill is sick in bed and worried sick about what's going on outside her bedroom. Ben is looking after the Grimes's cat during their latest holiday, and its imperative nothing happens to it. Then it wanders out of the house. And just what is Rona up to as viewed through Bill's telescope?
    • 5. Frenzy (1)

      03 Oct '94
      Bill's new kitchen is finished at last. But she is too busy working in it to deal with Jenny's problems with a well-developed rival at the school show. Rona's baby making attempts have now become so strange that Tony is planning to leave. The discovery by Bill and Rona of two escaped cobras trapping them in the living room gives them time to consider their lives. The Bill spots something out of the window that will alter everything.
    • 6. You Only Live Twice (2)

      10 Oct '94
      The house is on fire. After the fire brigade leave, Bill realizes that she has a second chance to sort out her life. Meanwhile, Rona has suggested to Tony that he stays whether or not they have a baby. But starting afresh is not as easy at it sounds.
    • 7. Relax-ay-voo

      26 Dec '94
      Bill is determined to spend Christmas at home this year where nothing can happen. Unfortunately, David has hooked up his computer to the Internet and a sinister program seems to have invaded their cyberspace. It even knows Bill's name. The Christmas musical number: Relax-ay-voo.