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2point4 children : Season 6
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Air date: 14 Nov '96 - 8 episodes2point4 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 ...
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List of Episodes (8)
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2point4 children (1991)
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1. Dog Day Afternoon
14 Nov '96With nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon, Bill and Rona compete with Ben and David to solve Jenny's latest boyfriend problems. But the contest gets rather out of hand.
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2point4 children (1991)
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2. The Lady Vanishes
21 Nov '96On a spooky Halloween evening, the Porters consider the implications of the disappearance of Mrs. Crudaal, their next door neighbour, and the delivery of a rather large box to the same address. The appearance of bats, a power cut and a lightning storm lead them to a horrifying conclusion.
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2point4 children (1991)
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3. Vertigo
28 Nov '96Bill's Aunt Belle, now living in a tower block is the unwitting cause of an argument between Bill and Rona as to whether horoscopes come true or not. But only the outcome of a terrifying ordeal can prove it one way or the other.
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2point4 children (1991)
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4. The Trouble With Harry
05 Dec '96Bowing to Ben's longtime desire to have a family dog, Bill agrees against her better judgment to have an imaginary dog for a trial period. Unfortunately this novel concept totally runs away with itself until Bill's very sanity is questionable.
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2point4 children (1991)
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5. Two Years Before The Mast
26 Dec '96Tina has booked herself on a luxury cruise, but when Bill and company give Ben’s tactless sister a lift to the ship they end up crashing into the Captain and his crews’ cars. Later they board the ship and it shortly after sets sail. Bill, Ben, David and Rona have to disguise themselves to prevent the Captain from recognising them.
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2point4 children (1991)
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6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1)
19 Dec '96While Ben's mid-life crisis increases, Bill is astonished to be left two items by a distant relation: a strange looking wardrobe and its contents, a genuine fur coat. Disapproving of the latter she is persuaded against her better judgment to wear it for a special reason-- only to find herself caught up in own most hideous nightmare.
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2point4 children (1991)
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7. And Now the Screaming Starts (2)
20 Dec '96Ben is still missing and Rona has discovered something under a bush on a visit to the local hospital ... a baby. Bill is caught between these two crises as she attempts to solve them both.
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2point4 children (1991)
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8. Two Years Before the Mast
26 Dec '96Seeing off Tina, who is going on a Christmas cruise results in the Porters being accidentally left on board the ship when it sails, and Ben has just unwittingly attacked the Captain. How will they stay hidden on board until it safely returns?
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