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At Home with the Braithwaites

At Home with the Braithwaites

20006.44 Seasons26 EpisodesEnded

Overview

At Home with the Braithwaites is a British comedy-drama television series, created and written by Sally Wainwright. The storyline follows a suburban family from Leeds, whose life is turned upside down when the mother of the family wins 38 million pounds on the lottery. It was broadcast on ITV, for 26 episodes, from 20 January 2000 to 9 April 2003. At the beginning of the first series, each member of the Braithwaite family has an issue. Alison has to decide what to do with the winnings, and when to tell her family. David is having an affair with Elaine, his secretary at work. Virginia is on the verge of flunking out of university. Sarah has a crush on her drama teacher. Charlotte suspects that her mother may be the mystery lottery winner.

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Top Cast

Peter Davison

Peter Davison

David Braithwaite

Amanda Redman

Amanda Redman

Alison Braithwaite

Sarah Churm

Sarah Churm

Sarah Braithwaite

D

Damian Zuk

Phil Skidmore

S

Scott Cooper

Jordan Fishwick

Sarah Smart

Sarah Smart

Virginia Braithwaite

K

Keeley Fawcett

Charlotte Braithwaite

I

Ishia Bennison

Denise Skidmore

Julie Graham

Julie Graham

Megan Hartnoll

Kevin Doyle

Kevin Doyle

Mike Hartnoll

Themes & Keywords

englandlotterynorthern englandgreedmarriage crisisyorkshiredysfunctional familywealthmillionairegold diggermanipulativelottery ticket

About At Home with the Braithwaites

At Home with the Braithwaites is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2000 exploring themes of england, lottery, northern england, greed, marriage crisis, yorkshire. it stars Peter Davison, Amanda Redman, Sarah Churm. At Home with the Braithwaites is a British comedy-drama television series, created and written by Sally Wainwright. The storyline follows a suburban family from Leeds, whose life is turned upside down when the mother of the family wins 38 million pounds on the lottery. It was broadcast on ITV, for 26 episodes, from 20 January 2000 to 9 April 2003. At the beginning of the first series, each member of the Braithwaite family has an issue. Alison has to decide what to do with the winnings, and when to tell her family. David is having an affair with Elaine, his secretary at work. Virginia is on the verge of flunking out of university. Sarah has a crush on her drama teacher. Charlotte suspects that her mother may be the mystery lottery winner.

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