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
Robert Lindsay (actor) roles in British films such as "That'll Be The Day" (1973), "Three for All" (1975), and "Adventures of a Taxi Driver" (1976). He came to prominence as the cockney layabout Jakey Smith in the ITV comedy series "Get Some In!" (1975–1977) and was given the starring role as delusional revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom "Citizen Smith" (1977–1980), which raised his profile. Towards the end of the run of "Citizen Smith", Lindsay won roles in the BBC Television Shakespeare series, including Lysander in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1981), Fabian in "Twelfth Night" (1980) and Benedick in "Much Ado About