Family Affairs (1949 TV serial)

Family Affairs was the first television serial. It was broadcast by BBC Television in six episodes from 1949–1950.^[1]

Family Affairs
Genre	Television comedy
Written by	Eric Maschwitz
Starring	Heather Thatcher Michael Shepley Denis Goacher Betty Blackler David Preston Madoline Thomas
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Michael Mills (British producer)
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC Television Service
Release	1949 (1949) – 1950 (1950)

Among the actors who appeared in this comedy series are Daphne Oxenford,^[2] Heather Chasen and Michael Shepley. Chasen and Shepley had minor roles.^[3]

The episodes of Family Affairs are lost broadcasts; no recordings are known to remain.

See also

• List of lost television broadcasts
• List of lost television broadcasts in the United Kingdom

References

1. Parliamentary papers, Volume 6. Great Britain: House of Commons, HMSO. 1950. p. 26. television's first serial "Family Affairs" made its appearance
2. Hayward, Anthony (16 January 2013). "Daphne Oxenford: Actress who was the voice of 'Listen With Mother' for over two decades". The Independent. London: Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
3. Makepeace, M. "Radio and Television Personalities S". Swalwell. M. Makepeace. Retrieved 29 November 2013.