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As I'm always apt to remind readers, Science Fiction and Fantasy understandably comes in products for all shapes and sizes. On this day in 1999 (in the United Kingdom) a family-friendly sitcom gave the young and old a chance to come together under the idea of My Parents Are Aliens ... something all of us have no doubt thought of our own at one time or another. Created by Andy Watts, this BAFTA-nominated Comedy / Sitcom starred Tony Gardner, Alex Kew, Charlotte Francis, Carla Mendonça, Danielle McCormack, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the series' premise:
"The day-to-day lives of three orphaned children who are adopted by aliens that have trouble adjusting to the local culture."
-- EZ
From Google.com:
- The Recasting of Sophie: The alien mother, Sophie, was originally played by Barbara Durkin in Series 1, but she left the show. To explain the change in-universe, the writers penned a storyline where Sophie had trouble morphing back into her original human disguise and permanently transformed into a new face played by Carla Mendonça. Fans affectionately dubbed the eras "Blonde Sophie" and "Redhead Sophie".
- Only One Cast Member Appeared in Every Episode: Tony Gardner, who played the bumbling alien dad Brian Johnson, is the only actor in the entire series to appear in every single episode across all eight seasons.
- A Surprising Family Connection: Carla Mendonça (the second Sophie) comes from a very famous and eclectic family. Her brother Jorge Mendonça was the youngest-ever British Army colonel, and her other brother, Jason Mendonça, is the lead singer of the extreme blackened death metal band Akercocke.
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