• Air date: 02 Oct '95 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. Greed

      02 Oct '95
      The Porter family spend the entire evening arguing about how to spend the lottery money if they won.
    • 2. We'd Like to Know a Little Bit About You for Our Files

      09 Oct '95
      Just where was David when he was presumed to be in bed asleep? Discovering a piece of paper with a cryptic clue while out looking for a warehouse in which to continue her business, Bill begins to follow a trail which ultimately leads to some surprising answers.
    • 3. The Deep

      16 Oct '95
      Looking after the Grimes's house now that they have no more pets to worry about can't cause Bill and Ben any problems ... can it?
    • 4. Mayday

      23 Oct '95
      Bank Holiday Monday is complicated by the arrival of Jenny's boyfriend's grandmother to meet the family or a prospective grand daughter-in-law. There's just one thing Jenny forgot to tell them: she's German.
    • 5. Seven Dials

      30 Oct '95
      David's performance at the school acting competition relies upon both parents being in the audience to support him. But Bill, still on the lookout for a suitable warehouse has stumbled into a most peculiar place, and Ben has foolishly aroused the ire of his arch enemy Jake Klinger, waking up in a strangely familiar village ...
    • 6. The Truth is out There

      06 Nov '95
      Rona is in danger of losing her house unless her late Mother manifests herself somehow, amid Ben and David's pathetic attempts at psychical research. Against all expectations, Rona discovers she is not alone after all.
    • 7. Porky's

      24 Dec '95
      Ben has failed to buy the Christmas turkey for a very good reason he was keeping as a surprise: earlier on in the year he won a piglet. Unfortunately, piglets grow.