Created and written by Andrew Marshall, the series follows the Porters, a working-class family who live in Chiswick, west London.
During the course of the programme, 56 episodes of 2point4 Children aired, including five specials over eight series, between 3 September 1991 and 30 December 1999.
Christine arrives at the Porter household to reveal that Ben is missing from work.
[58] The first three seasons were released individually on Region 2 DVDs by Eureka Video in 2005.
[58] A box set of the first three seasons was subsequently made available in 2008, again through Eureka Video.