Isabelle Lucas 1960s, including "Miracle in Soho" (1957). Lucas's first major television role was in "The Fosters" (broadcast on ITV between 9 April 1976 and 9 July 1977), the first British sitcom to have an all-Black cast, in which she played the part of Pearl Foster, wife of Norman Beaton's lead character. Following this series she appeared in several minor British dramas and films. In 1985 she appeared in "EastEnders". At the end of the 1980s she joined the long-running BBC Schools' show "You and Me", and remained with it as a presenter until it finished in 1992. Lucas made several guest
Black sitcom the advertising agency BBDO which has analyzed ratings figures, to the failure of humor to translate. The high ratings achieved by Bill Cosby have been ascribed to humor that has appealed to both whites and blacks. In the early days of television, black actors were often cast in stereotypical roles, often as comic clowns in a tradition tracing back to the genre of black minstrelsy popular in the early 20th century. The first television sitcom to portray black people, "Amos 'n Andy", was widely popular among diverse audiences. The actors on the original radio show were both white, however the