Eureka! … Since 1981

Eureka! TV | Statistically, the Porters may just be an ordinary family. But there’s nothing average about this razor-sharp comedy – an endearingly demented portrait of modern family life by Andrew Marshall, writer of the Emmy-winning Alexei Sayle’s Stuff.

Head of the household is Ben, a dedicated central-heating engineer and easy-going husband and father. His idea of helping in the house is to change TV channels, provided the remote control is within easy reach.

Mainstay of the household is Bill, a full-time working wife and mother. In the few odd moments she gets time to think, she wonders whether life would be better if she were more like her long-time friend Rona, who has had more men than Imelda Marcos has had shoes.

Daughter Jenny is a typical teenager, into boyfriends, pop music and vegetarianism. Last, but not least, there’s David, the youngest member of the family and a chip off the old block.

As Bill and Ben struggle with the demands of modern life, their offspring rush headlong through adolescence, increasingly embarrassed by their parents’ chaotic lifestyle.

Series Three -

Episode 1 – The Secret Diary of David Porter
Episode 2 – When The Children Are Asleep
Episode 3 – Badger’s Bend
Episode 4 – Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
Episode 5 – Beam Me Up, Scotty
Episode 6 – Whoopee, We’re All Going To Die
Episode 7 – Christmas Special – Babes in the Wood

2point4 children proved to be a success for the BBC as it was first screened in 1991 and by this, the third series in 1993 it was attracting ratings of more than 13 million.

The series ends in 1999 with the millennium special. Tragically, the premature death of Gary Olsen, aged only 42, from cancer on 13th September 2000 ensured this special would be the last.