The Fosters (1976 TV series) The Fosters (1976 TV series) The Fosters is a British television programme, produced by London Weekend Television which aired on ITV from 9 April 1976, until 9 July 1977. It was created and developed by Jon Watkins, who adapted the American sitcom, "Good Times", developed by Norman Lear, and created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans. It was one of the first British television programmes to have an entirely black cast. It was the predecessor to many future British television programmes that featured a predominantly black cast: ("The Real McCoy", "No Problem!", "Desmond's", "The Lenny Henry Show" and its subsequent
Norman Beaton He played the lead role of Willie Boy in the 1987 TV comedy "Playing Away" (directed by Horace Ové, from a screenplay by Caryl Phillips), about a West Indian cricket team invited to play a rural white team. Beaton also appeared in several movies, including "The Mighty Quinn" (1989). He appeared as a guest on "The Cosby Show" in 1991 (episode: "There's Still No Joy in Mudville"), and in the 1994 television serial "Little Napoleons". His autobiography, "Beaton But Unbowed", was published in 1986. After years of hard living began taking its toll on his health, in 1994 Beaton retired