{"id":337797,"date":"2011-03-25T12:27:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T12:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/25\/my-family-flees-the-nest-bbc-axes-long-running-sitcom-after-11-years-on-screen\/"},"modified":"2011-03-25T12:27:38","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T12:27:38","slug":"my-family-flees-the-nest-bbc-axes-long-running-sitcom-after-11-years-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/25\/my-family-flees-the-nest-bbc-axes-long-running-sitcom-after-11-years-on-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"My Family flees the nest: BBC axes long-running sitcom after 11 years on screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"120.929487179\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 12:27 PM on 25th March 2011<\/p>\n<p>Long-running sitcom hit My Family is to be axed by the BBC after 11 years.<\/p>\n<p>The much-loved series, which stars Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker as Ben and Susan Harper, has run for more than 100 episodes.<\/p>\n<p>But executives thought it was time to move on now the couple&#8217;s three children have left the family home.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/53f23e6c96_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Flying the nest: BBC sitcom My Family has been axed after 11 years\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Flying the nest: BBC sitcom My Family has been axed after 11 years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f42aa916703_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"The way they were: The sitcom started in September 2000 with Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker starring at the Harpers with Gabriel Thomson, Daniele Denby-Ashe and Kris Marshall as their children\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The way they were: Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker starred as the Harpers with Gabriel Thomson, Daniela Denby-Ashe and Kris Marshall as their children<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>BBC1 controller Danny Cohen said: &#8216;Now that all the Harper children have fled the nest we feel it&#8217;s time to make room for new comedies on BBC1.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said the 11th series, to be screened later this year, will be the final outing.<\/p>\n<p>The show was the launchpad for actor Kris Marshall, well known for his BT ads and his role in movie hit Love Actually.<\/p>\n<p>It has also starred former EastEnders actress Daniela Denby-Ashe.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/b255fcc6901_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Moving on: Kris Marshall, who played eldest son Nick, left the show in 2005 and now stars in the BT commercials\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moving on: Kris Marshall, who played oldest son Nick, left the show in 2005 and now stars in the BT commercials<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cheryl Taylor, controller of comedy commissioning, said: &#8216;Now that<br \/>\nalmost a generation of British children have grown up with the Harper<br \/>\nbrood, played over the years by Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe and<br \/>\nGabriel Thompson, we&#8217;re looking to the future with new families and new<br \/>\ncomedies that we hope will prove equally popular.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But Taylor hinted that stars Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker may not have to dust off their resumes just yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We look forward to Zoe and Robert continuing to being part of our comedy family in the years to come,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/8a391cc4795_468x637.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"637\" alt=\"Hit show: Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker collected the gong for Best Comedy at the TV Choice Awards in 2007\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hit show: Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker collected the gong for Best Comedy at the TV Choice Awards in 2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The series was launched in September 2000 and it was the first BBC<br \/>\nsitcom to introduce US production methods such as writing teams, under<br \/>\nthe stewardship of American creator Fred Barron.<\/p>\n<p>Zoe Wanamaker<br \/>\nhas made brief appearances in the Harry Potter films as Quidditch coach<br \/>\nMadame Hooch, while Lindsay starred in the Hornblower TV movies.<\/p>\n<p>Coronation Street star Sherrie Hewson recently opened up about her romance with the actor during their drama school days in her memoirs.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0fcbed97651_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Cameo: Miss Wanamaker has appeared in the Harry Potter films as Quidditch coach Madame Hooch\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cameo: Miss Wanamaker has appeared in the Harry Potter films as Quidditch coach Madame Hooch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She says: &#8216;In my first year at Rada I went to see the second years in Romeo and Juliet &#8211; starring a young Robert Lindsay,&#8217; she said. &#8216;Watching his passionate portrayal I fell instantly in love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He asked me on a date and within weeks we were in love and decided to move in together\u2026 in a very shabby flat.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;d been in our little love nest for a year when we decided to get married. I was 20 and Bob was 21 but we thought it was real love and we\u2019d be together for ever.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But the couple&#8217;s romance was short-lived, and Hewson recalls being broken hearted when he became distance and the relationship fizzled out.<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/53f23e6c96_468x286.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1369837\/My-Family-flees-nest-BBC-axes-long-running-sitcom-11-years-screen.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"My Family flees the nest: BBC axes long-running sitcom after 11 years on screen\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Family flees the nest: BBC axes long-running sitcom after 11 years on screen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:27 PM on 25th March 2011 Long-running sitcom hit My Family is to be axed by the BBC after 11 years. 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