Next of Kin

1995-05-15 Comedy NR

Andrew and Maggie Prentice have taken early retirement and plan to move to France, however when tragedy strikes they are left to care for their three grandchildren: Georgia, Jake and Michael and are going nowhere fast.

Storyline

First Aired

1995-05-15
Last Aired

2002-01-09
Creator
Genre

Comedy, Drama
Seasons

3
Episodes

22
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

grandchildren retirement middle class family death sitcom

Stream and watch Next of Kin

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

1. Accidental Death

Maggie and Andrew are looking forward to an early retirement in France, but due to the death of their ...More

Maggie and Andrew are looking forward to an early retirement in France, but due to the death of their son and daughter-in-law, their grandchildren arrive, totally disrupting their plans as they take on their family duties as next of kin.Less

30mins 1995-05-15

2. Harry

Philip has to take a visit to casualty, while Jake's hamster dies, and Georgia falls for the builder, ...More

Philip has to take a visit to casualty, while Jake's hamster dies, and Georgia falls for the builder, whose interest lies with the cleaner.Less

30mins 1995-05-22

3. Enjoyment

Andrew takes the kids out to entertain them, only to get himself arrested. Andrew tells Maggie to rel...More

Andrew takes the kids out to entertain them, only to get himself arrested. Andrew tells Maggie to relax and enjoy having their grandchildren around, while Georgia is devastated to find Tom kissing Liz.Less

30mins 1995-05-29

4. Expansion

The drastic changes to the family's living conditions has put a financial strain on Maggie and Andrew,...More

The drastic changes to the family's living conditions has put a financial strain on Maggie and Andrew, plus the lack of living space exacerbates the problem, so Tom decides to transform the garage into a bedroom prompting Andrew to make a tearful goodbye to his garage wine collection.Less

30mins 1995-06-05

5. The New Term

Maggie's looking forward to some time to herself now the children are going back to school, but chicke...More

Maggie's looking forward to some time to herself now the children are going back to school, but chicken-poxes intervenes.Less

30mins 1995-06-12

6. Adoption

Maggie and Andrew decide to legally adopt their three grandchildren; however this news doesn't go down...More

Maggie and Andrew decide to legally adopt their three grandchildren; however this news doesn't go down too well. Plus, Liz has doubts after her first date with Tom.Less