Launched back in March 1997 – this progromme was the first to be
broadcast on the then brand new channel and what’s more is that it was
the first British soap to transmit 5 days a week (5 on 5, we get it).

It’s won British Soap Awards twice earlier this year, it went
interactive in 2004 when viewers had the opportunity to determine the
outcome of a storyline but all this couldn’t keep the family together
anymore.

So sadly it’s the end of Five’s weekday serial drama, Family Affairs
and will broadcast its final episode at the end of the year after a
whooping 2250 episodes of people glued to their sets spanning more than
8 years.

[Ed: I hopefully will get to see my girlfriend more often]

Five’s Director of Programmes, said: "I’d like to thank every single
member of the cast and crew of Family Affairs, and talkbackTHAMES, for
their tremendous hard work and creativity over the last eight years.

"This was a very difficult decision to make but we felt the series had
come to the end of its natural lifespan and the time was right to try
something new.

"We remain committed to original drama and will be using the budget
allocated to Family Affairs to fund a range of programming including
several new primetime drama projects and scripted comedy."