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BBC cancel television comedy series 'My Family'
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March 25, 2011
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The BBC have made the decision to cancel , a televised  series which
airs on  in the United Kingdom. , who is the Controller of the
television channel, stated: "Now that all the Harper children have fled
the nest we feel it's time to make room for new comedies".

The programme, which was created by , launched in September 2000. It was
the first  series of this genre to make use of production methods
originating from the United States, including a group of employed
writers and the studio being used solely for the purposes of the sitcom
during the process of production. Over one hundred episodes of the show
have been created since that time.

Series ten of ''My Family'', which was broadcast in the summer of 2010,
received approximately 4.6 million viewers on average. The eleventh and
final series of the show is expected to be broadcast on BBC One later in
2011. Cohen has stated that  and , who both feature in the TV show, will
continue to be "part of our BBC One comedy family."

Meanwhile, Cheryl Taylor, commissioning controller for comedy at the
BBC, explained: "Now that almost a generation of British children have
grown up with the Harper brood, played over the years by Kris Marshall,
Daniela Denby-Ashe and Gabriel Thompson, we're looking to the future
with new families and new comedies that we hope will prove equally
popular." Speaking to '''', actor Robert Lindsay explained how he was
"amazed by the public's love for the series." "When Kris Marshall left
in 2005 I was convinced that was it. But somehow Zoe and I have kept the
essence of it together," he said.

In response to the announcement of the cancellation of ''My Family'',
English actress  made comments about the story in an audio clip
available on ''''. "After 10-11 years, it's not a slight to be taken
off-air. It's an amazing achievement and I think it's done a lot for
studio audience sitcoms," she said. "It became a bit 'uncool', for one
to address a word, but I always stood by it. [...] Having that many
viewers says it all, really. [...] I think it's amazing what they
achieved." Hart thought that the show will be remembered "[p]robably
with Robert and Zoë. You know, they put a lot of work in and they did
fantastic performances, you know, that really endeared the nation to
them," describing Lindsay and Wanamaker as "great comedy actors."

== Sources == 
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12859085
* http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5j2S3WdyVasZVUCUYEbh6YkyFCZ-g?docId=N0216931301049422690A



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