''The Robinsons'' is a British comedy television series that debuted on

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on 5 May 2005. The show's central character is a divorced

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, Ed Robinson (played by

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), who realises that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life. The series is written and directed by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni. The show's executive producers include

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and Michele Buck.

Plot

''The Robinsons'' revolves around Ed Robinson's relationship with his family, including his bickering parents (Anna Massey and Richard Johnson), his successful older brother George ( Hugh Bonneville) and his perfectionist sister Vicky (

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). After he is fired from his long-term job, Ed moves in with his aunt and tries to find both a career that he prefers to the reinsurance business and a steady girlfriend. His family's efforts to meddle in his affairs further complicate his life.

Cast

as Ed Robinson * Hugh Bonneville as George Robinson *

as Victoria "Vicky" Robinson *

Anna Massey Anna Raymond Massey (11 August 19373 July 2011) was an English actress. She won a BAFTA Award for the role of Edith Hope in the 1986 TV adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel ''Hotel du Lac'', a role that one of her co-stars, Julia McKenzie, h ...

as Pam Robinson *

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as Hector Robinson *

Amanda Root Amanda Root (born 1963) is an English stage and screen actress and a former voice actress for children's programmes. Root is known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Persuasion'', her role in the Britis ...

as Maggie Robinson * Jamie Hawkins-Dady as Albert Robinson

Episode list

References

External links

* * 2005 British television series debuts 2005 British television series endings 2000s British comedy television series BBC television comedy Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television English-language television shows {{comedy-tv-prog-stub

Plot

Cast

Episode list

See also

References

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