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Parents is a British television comedy series written by Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf and directed by Simon Delaney due to debut on Sky1 in July 2012. It concerns the misadventures of three generations of a family living under one roof. The situation arises when a London based high flying businesswoman loses her job and house and is forced to move herself and her family in with her parents in Kettering.

Conception
The series was created and developed by Tucker and Woolf alongside Ben Farrell at Objective Productions to meet a request from Sky 1’s head of Comedy Lucy Lumsden, who had been “...on the hunt for smart comedies about family life.” The series has an initial run of six episodes.

Cast and characters
Parents employs an ensemble cast. The show revolves three generations living in the same house:

Main cast

 * Sally Phillips as Jenny Pope, a high flying businesswoman who is fired after an altercation with a colleague.
 * Darren Strange as Jenny's husband Nick, an optimistic but inept entrepreneur.
 * Christian Lees as Sam, a shy and retiring 14 year old.
 * Jadie Rose Hobson as Becky, a tough, no nonsense 13 year old.
 * Tom Conti as Len, Jenny's straight laced father.
 * Susie Blake as Alma, a kind but slightly dizzy 'professional housewife'.

Recurring cast

 * Daisy Haggard as Chrissie, Jenny’s waggish sister, who delights in reminding Jenny of her new straightened circumstances.