The Family (UK TV series) 3066128 206670756 2008-04-19T11:19:19Z Grafen 307602 ref to U.S. series {{for|the ABC 2003 reality show|The Family (U.S. TV series)}} '''''The Family''''' was a [[1974]] [[BBC television]] series made by producer [[Paul Watson (documentary film-maker)|Paul Watson]], and directed by [[Franc Roddam]]. It was a [[fly-on-the-wall]] [[Television documentary|documentary]] series, seen by many as the precursor to [[reality television]]. It followed the [[working-class]] Wilkins family of [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] through their daily lives, warts and all, and culminated in the [[marriage]] of one of the daughters, which was plagued by fans and [[paparazzi]] alike. The show was the basis for two parodies: ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', in their very last episode which aired [[December 5|5 December]] [[1974]], featured a sketch called "The Most Awful Family in Britain 1974"; and [[Benny Hill]], on one of his [[1975]] specials, did a takeoff called "That Family." == External links == * {{Screenonline TV title|id=444743|name=The Family}} [[Category:BBC television documentaries|Family, The]] {{BBC-TV-stub}}