User:The Family History

The Family was a television drama, broadcast on ITV between 1985 and 1997. The show was based in a Liverpool children's care home, and saw how the lives of the children were affected. Five cast members were in the show for twelve of the series, with the thirteenth seeing a whole new cast bought in as the previous actors, Aaron Gerrard (played Jason Cowell), Reece Cletheroe (played Nick Rogers), Maddy May (played Abi Helm), April Morgan (played Elizabeth Ankers) and Daniel Smith (played Jake Horton) disliked the way the show was heading for it's thirteenth series.

After the final episode was aired, ITV announced that the show had not lived up to it's expectations and a fourteenth series would not be commissioned. It was reported in 2010 that creator Mike Bullen and the series thirteen executive producer Lauren Monroe wanted to revive the show, but would only consider it if original stars Gerrard and Cletheroe would return to the series.

Main Cast

 * Aaron Gerrard as Jason Cowell (Resident) [S1-S12]
 * Reece Cletheroe as Nick Rogers (Resident) [S1-S12]
 * Maddy May as Abi Helm (Resident) [S1-S12]
 * April Morgan as Elizabeth Ankers (Resident) [S1-S12]
 * Daniel Smith as Jake Horton (Resident) [S1-S12]
 * Jenny Nifton as Jennie Taylor (Care Home Manager) [S1-10]
 * Paul Mason as Phil Ashley (Care Home Worker) [S1-13]
 * Michael Bailey as Nicholas Dawson (Care Home Worker) [S1-13]
 * Murphy Morris as Jay Cowell (Resident & Jason Cowell's Child) [S9-S12]
 * Michaella Allen as Carlene Cliff (Care Home Manager) [S10-13]
 * as Jason Cowell (Resident) [S13]
 * Reece Cletheroe as Nick Rogers (Resident) [S13]
 * Maddy May as Abi Helm (Resident) [S13]
 * April Morgan as Elizabeth Ankers (Resident) [S13]
 * Daniel Smith as Jake Horton (Resident) [S13]