It's now been well over 20 years since hit BBC sitcom My Family first hit our screens. it was the show that always seemed to be on. It first aired in 2000 and continued for well over a decade until 2011.
The show was centred around the day-to-day lives of the Harper family who lived in London. The cast was also added to over the years due to some members leaving, A much-loved sitcom, 120 episodes were filmed during its time in the spotlight. Here, we take a brief look and what they did next.
This list isn't intended to be comprehensive. But if you have a favourite My Family character or moment, Ben Harper - Robert Lindsay Robert Lindsay played dentist Ben Harper throughout the entire run of My Family and, when he wasn't being bossed about by his wife or fleeced out of money by his children, all he wanted to do was relax. However, something or other would occur and he would never actually get to put his feet up.
Robert has been on our TV screens for around 50 years with roles such as Wolfe Smith in Citizen Smith. He has won many awards, including Baftas and Tonys throughout his illustrious career. Since the show ended in 2011, Robert has kept busy with appearances in Atlantis, Galavant, Genius, Bounty Hunters, Plebs and McDonald & Dobbs.
He also was among the main cast in 2015's Bull, along with Maureen Lipman. In 2014 and 2019, he played King John in the Maleficent film franchise, alongside Angelina Jolie Susan Harper - Zoe Wanamaker The boss of the Harper clan was played by .
