Programme:	The Crouches
Broadcast:	2003 - 2005    (BBC1)
Episodes:	12 (2 series)
Starring:	Robbie Gee, Jo Martin, Rudolph Walker, Mona Hammond
Written by:	Series 1: Ian Pattison Series 2: Patricia Elcock, Lisselle Kayla, Paul McKenzie
Directed by:	Nick Wood
Production:	British Broadcasting Corporation
Synopsis:	An intimate sitcom about the trials and tribulations of a black family living in Walworth, south-east London. Childhood sweethearts Roly and Natalie Crouch have been married for 18 years. With two demanding teenagers, Aiden and Adele, plus live-in parents Langley and Sylvia, the pressure on the extended Crouch household sometimes reaches boiling point.
BSG Review:	The first series of this sitcom wasn't seen by many and was critically mauled by the press, the BBC gave it a second chance and used new writers for series 2. The reason for this change in staff is that Ian Pattison, a white Scotsman, was chosen to pen the scripts for the first series which attracted a lot of criticism from the press. The Crouches is the first black BBC sitcom and a great showcase for some new talent however it is lacking that vital ingredient - consistently funny scripts.

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